<p>New York City's network of drains, pipes and water-treatment plants is one of the reasons the city keeps flooding during heavy rainfall. Ben Furnas, Executive Director of The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative and former director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability spoke with Newsline with Brigitte Quinn about what can be done.</p>

New York City's network of drains, pipes and water-treatment plants is one of the reasons the city keeps flooding during heavy rainfall. Ben Furnas, Executive Director of The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative and former director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability spoke with Newsline with Brigitte Quinn about what can be done.

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