Credit: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office on Flickr

A long-neglected, low-lying area on the Brooklyn-Queens border known as “The Hole” may finally be getting attention from the city. On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced a $146 million investment in the area, also known as the Jewel Streets, to install a long-needed sewage system in the neighborhood, which regularly floods even after light rainfall. The plan also calls for a 17-acre city-owned site to become 1,400 housing units, a rezoning to unlock an additional 3,600 homes, and other flood-prevention infrastructure.

The neighborhood known as “The Hole” sits just a few feet above sea level—one of the lowest elevations in the five boroughs. A low-lying creek runs beneath many of its streets. Without a sewage system, the ar

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