BY THE NUMBERS
The final tally on Sandy’s fallout Compiled by Evan Bleier
I
t’s been eight months since Hurricane Sandy touched down in New York City. Now the numbers about the epic storm are in. Read on to fi nd out if your home will be underwater in 2050.
$19 billion
Estimated cost of Hurricane Sandy in lost property, jobs and increased government expenditure.
1.1 million
Total size of 199 Water Street, in square feet.
800
$90 billion
Estimated cost of losses of a similar-strength storm in the 2050s.
Number of city buildings deemed structurally damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
33
$20 billion
Estimated cost of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed system of flood barriers to protect against future storms.
Post-Sandy changes to the building code proposed by the Resilient Buildings Task Force.
53,000
398,100
Properties that received tax reductions to account for property value losses.
800,000
Additional city residents now incorporated into hurricane evacuation zones.
Numbers of New Yorkers now living in the 100-year floodplain.
600,000
Number of New York City residents projected to be living in the 100-year floodplain by 2050.
20–30 percent
520
Miles of New York City coastline — more than Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco combined.
8 million
Gallons of water pumped out of the basement of the office tower at 199 Water Street after Sandy.
Increase in anticipated baby deliveries at New York– Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in late July through early August, nine months after Sandy struck.
$14 million
Emergency funds the Staten Island Ferry will receive to cover the cost of preparing for Sandy and re-establishing service after the storm.
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