In the next 15 years, the New York area could lose more than 80,000 homes to floods, worsening the housing shortage, according to a new report.

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The metro region’s housing shortage is acute. But by 2040, dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs are likely to have lost thousands of homes to floods, a new report found.

Rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things.

The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector.

Scott Turner, a former pro football player and official during the first Trump administration, will make his case to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.

The number of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. topped 770,000, an increase of more than 18 percent over last year.