U.S. Senate leader Chuck Schumer and Congressman Jamaal Bowman secured $3 million in federal money, double what the city was asking for to begin addressing the problem.
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and impacted residents were also on hand for the big announcement., and while they may be smiling at the news, the issues have driven some of them to tears.
"When I see the Hutchinson River start to get high, I have five minutes before it's in my house," she said."She's been dealing with four decades -- not years, not months, not weeks -- four decades because of the antiquated sewage system," Bowman said.have been exacerbated by climate-fueled extreme weather events.
A pump helps prevent backups by bypassing the chokepoint, installed as a temporary fix 16 months ago.
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