How Should New York City Mark Low-Lying Areas?

In the weeks following the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, many questions regarding New York real estate and protocol have been asked as the city is still working to get things back in working order.

Cartographer Jim McMahon in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is one of the individuals that is calling on New York City to mark flood-prone areas of the city.

According to DNAinfo, McMahon’s research during Hurricane Sandy showed that “roughly 95 percent of Red Hook streets flooded — indicating, in part, that the neighborhood lies far closer to sea level than previously thought."
Red Hook, Brooklyn One Of The Hardest Hit Areas By Hurricane Sandy

“If they’re predicting a storm surge of 13 feet and people live at two feet, they can say, ‘I better get out of here,’ or at least move things out of the basement,” McMahon told DNAinfo.

FEMA is in the process of redrawing the borders of the flood zones in New York City.