How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy

Grist
By Jake BittleOct 26, 2022, 10:30 am260 pts
Almost every time it rains in New York City, the grounds of the South Jamaica Houses start to flood. As the storm drain system overflows, water collects across the sprawling public housing development in southeast Queens. Before long, floodwater pools up on the basketball court and in the yard behind the senior…

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