Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction ...

A. FEMA released advisory base flood elevations maps in December to serve as guidance for individuals rebuilding in the wake of Sandy. The federal agency — which had been working on overhauling ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- FEMA's new advisory base flood elevation maps are out -- and they show big changes for property owners along Staten Island's shoreline. Base flood elevations for a large ...

Over 50 people accepted the City’s invitation to come to its community meeting Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church to discuss the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map updates, which ...

Scarborough is one of several local communities impacted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood map changes going into effect this June. FEMA’s decade-long effort to remap the flood ...

Flood maps issued by FEMA go into effect Dec. 20, and according to the agency 5,000 properties have gone from low/medium flood risk to high risk in Palm Beach County.

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. People living in our area are now under a higher-risk for flooding ...

Around 6,000 homes were moved into FEMA's new flood zone mapping with up to 1,000 along the ... (FEMA) flood maps. ... of the reclassification because they're above the 16-foot base elevation.