NYC surpasses Miami and Houston as America’s highest-risk city for hurricanes: Study

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 21, 2026 · 711 words · By Mary K Jacob

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NYC surpasses Miami and Houston as America’s highest-risk city for hurricanes: Study See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleNew York is America’s biggest hurricane bullseye — and last night’s floods prove it.

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The images were jarring: commuters clinging to the roofs of their submerged cars on the Jackie Robinson Parkway, subway lines grinding to a halt, and floodwaters swallowing the Grand Central Parkway as 60-mph winds tore through the five boroughs Wednesday…

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Claim 1: “The region also leads the nation in storm surge exposure, with over 631,000 homes vulnerable and roughly $329 billion in property value on the line.”

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Artemis.bm confirms that New York leads the US in storm surge exposure with over 631,000 homes at risk and roughly $329 billion in RCV, citing the same authoritative report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York most commonly refers to: New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

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Claim 2: “More than 927,000 homes nationwide, representing $405 billion in property value, carry high hurricane-related flood risk despite sitting outside the federal flood zones”

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Claim 3: “A transporter along the New Jersey coastline exploded, knocking down power lines.”

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Search results mention general power line damage from Hurricane Sandy and a gas station canopy in Pompton Lakes, but no specific mention of a 'transporter' exploding along the NJ coastline.

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web search NEUTRAL — Streets were flooded, trees and power lines knocked down and the city's famed boardwalk was ripped apart. Along the Jersey shore, people were left stranded in their homes and waited for rescue teams i…
https://www.livescience.com/24380-hurricane-sandy-status-dat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Downed power lines can be deadly if they are still active, therefore PG &E says it is imperative to stay away from them and assume that they are energized. All customers should automatically receive a…
https://abc7news.com/live-updates/live-updates-storm-impacts…

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web search NEUTRAL — high winds made a mess at a gas station in New Jersey. Take a look at this here. The Passaic County Sheriff's Office says wind knocked down the canopy over a fuel island in Pompton Lakes. It happened …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/gas-station-knocked-down-by-…

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Claim 4: “The five most exposed counties for this hidden risk are Orleans Parish, La. ($41.8 billion in unprotected value), Jefferson Parish, La. ($28.6 billion), Brevard County, Fla. ($18.2 billion), Harris County, Texas ($13.3 billion), and Suffolk County, N.Y. ($10.6 billion).”

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Claim 5: “Wait three weeks, and costs can balloon by 155% to 290%”

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Claim 6: “Metropolitan New York, the report concludes, is the single largest hurricane exposure zone in the United States, surpassing Miami, Houston, and every Gulf Coast market combined.”

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The claim that New York metro has the largest hurricane exposure concentration is corroborated by multiple sources citing Cotality's 2026 Hurricane Risk Report, including Bloomberg and Artemis.bm.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) is a temporarily-closed United States federal administrative detention facility in the Civic Center of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Correctional_Cent…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York metropolitan area, also called the Tri-State area and sometimes referred to as Greater New York or Metro New York, is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a gross metropoli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area

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Claim 7: “Bellerose recording 2.57 inches of rain in what one local called flooding that arrived within “a span of 25 minutes.””

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While a web search result mentions Queens was hit with 2.75 inches of rain and mentions Bellerose in the context of road closures, the specific figure of 2.57 inches for Bellerose is not independently corroborated by a second source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sixth and final season of Canadian Idol is the sixth and final installation of the Idol series in Canada and premiered on June 3, 2008, on the CTV Television Network. It is again hosted by Ben Mul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_season_6

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Dance Me to the End of Love" is a 1984 song by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen. It was first performed by Cohen on his 1984 album Various Positions. It has been recorded by various artists and in 2009 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Who Are You Now is the first studio album by American singer Madison Cunningham, released on August 16, 2019 by Verve Forecast. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Americana Album.
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Claim 8: “Over $12.26 trillion in residential reconstruction value sits at moderate or greater hurricane wind risk across 32.2 million homes in 20 tracked states.”

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Multiple sources (including a dedicated report summary and Bloomberg) confirm the figures of 32.2 million homes and $12.26 trillion in reconstruction value across 20 states from Cotality's 2026 report.

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 32.2 million homes across 20 states face moderate or greater risk from hurricane winds, representing over $12.26 trillion in reconstruction cost value, according to Cotality’s 2026 Hurricane…
https://programbusiness.com/news/hurricane-risk-in-2026-12-2…

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web search NEUTRAL — Across the 20 states that Cotality tracks, more than 32 million homes are at moderate or greater risk from hurricane winds.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/new-york-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cotality estimates that around 8.25 million homes in the state face moderate or greater hurricane wind risk, representing more than $2.56 trillion in reconstruction cost value.
https://www.artemis.bm/news/new-york-metro-has-largest-expos…

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Claim 9: “Those properties generate an estimated $1.73 billion in annual losses”

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Claim 10: “A seven-day delay in beginning mitigation efforts after a named storm raises the total repair bill by at least 53% and potentially more than doubles it.”

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Claim 11: “The I-495 in Fresh Meadows, the Cross-Island Expressway in Bellerose, and the Grand Central Parkway’s eastbound lanes were all shut down.”

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A web search result explicitly confirms that the I-495 in Fresh Meadows, the Grand Central Parkway eastbound lanes, and the Cross-Island Expressway in Bellerose were all closed during the storm.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. The roadway is named for Francis Lewis, a Queens resident who was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lewis_Boulevard

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 495 (I-495) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in southeastern New York state. It is jointly maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the New York City Depart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_495_(New_York)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island Motor Parkway, also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway, Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, or Motor Parkway, was a limited-access parkway on Long Island, New York, United States. It was the first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Motor_Parkway

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Claim 12: “Storm surge alone threatens more than 6 million homes and $2.1 trillion in property value.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the specific figures for nationwide storm surge threats.

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Claim 13: “Temperatures at Newark plunged 19 degrees in 35 minutes.”

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The search results provided general weather maps and tools but no specific data regarding a 19-degree temperature drop in Newark within 35 minutes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Our temperature map displays up-to-date readings for hundreds of cities, allowing you to easily compare current temperatures. The interactive tool makes it simple to find the temperature where you’re …
https://www.iweathernet.com/current-temperatures

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web search NEUTRAL — See United States current conditions with our interactive weather map. Providing your local temperature, and the temperatures for the surrounding areas, locally and nationally.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/current-weather-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Our HD satellite images of Ninnescah Township will show you whether there’s sunshine currently in the area, or if clouds are making for a more gloomy day. Finally, current observations will tell you w…
https://weather.us/weather/4276286-ninnescah-township

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Claim 14: “Texas follows Florida for wind exposure with nearly 4.8 million homes at risk, and North Carolina slots in third with over 3.1 million.”

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Claim 15: “Florida remains the undisputed capital of hurricane exposure with 8.25 million homes at wind risk and $2.56 trillion in reconstruction value — and 2.47 million homes vulnerable to storm surge”

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One search result mentions Florida's wind risk figures (8.25 million homes, $2.56 trillion), but there is no second independent source to corroborate the 'undisputed capital' claim or the storm surge figure of 2.47 million homes.

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Claim 16: “More than 3.27 million homes in the New York metro area face moderate or greater hurricane wind risk, carrying a reconstruction cost value of nearly $1.93 trillion.”

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Two independent sources (Bloomberg and Artemis.bm) explicitly confirm the figures of 3.27 million homes and $1.93 trillion in reconstruction costs from Cotality's 2026 report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murder Over New York is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. The cast also features Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery and Ricardo Cortez. Chan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Over_New_York

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