The fierce remnants of Hurricane Ida, which pounded New York nearly nine years after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc, offered more grim reminders that climate change is now a life-or-death issue for the city. As New Yorkers grapple with devastating loss, THE CITY tracks what threatens to be Ida’s long wake.

The Major Deegan Expressway from above 225th Street on Sept. 2, 2021
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