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which supplies one-half of New York City’s fish supply; three of the largest food distribution businesses; and
the Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant all lay within the area’s100-year floodplain. Other food distribution
facilities are located within the 500-year current or future floodplain.
Hunts Point Peninsula: Flood Vulnerabilities
This map depicts areas of the Hunts Point peninsula that are vulnerable to the fl ooding during the 100- and 500-year fl ood events.
The area’s physical vulnerability exacerbates economic and social vulnerabilities in the community as well.
The unemployment rate in Hunts Point is 20 percent, and South Bronx as a whole is the poorest congressional
district in the US. 2 Some local stakeholders are concerned that aging facilities in these areas may push the large
wholesale markets to leave Hunts Point as they look to invest in newer facilities. And while the residential
neighborhoods of Hunts Point are located upland and are therefore less vulnerable to flooding, some of the
residents depend on jobs in the industrial low-lying areas and would be economically harmed if these businesses
are forced to close due to flooding.
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