Deaths in apartments flooded by Hurricane Ida highlight dangers of basement living

… in their basement apartment Speaking to abc7 Shadia Nur who lives nearby says within minutes the water in her lowerlevel … associated with them Wednesday nights storm illustrates what is probably the most deadlya lack of adequate means of … for safety reasons Its estimated that 114000 New Yorkers live in basement apartments which leave a great many at risk …

By Jennifer White Karp |September 3, 2021 - 9:30AM