government builder so i won t go too far down the line, but as the borough president in brooklyn, we were hit hard as well as queens. i visited locations on staten island as well. first, we have to be honest with ourselves of what is needed, intervention and prevention, a term i use often. those are the long-term things. everything from closing our pica plants, cycling, buses, diesel fuel, a green infrastructure. i like to say a real green bond job initiative to shore up our water fronts. we have to be honest with yourselves that this did not come from high tides. it came from rain. mother nature is making it clear that we can t take shortcuts. and i believe some of the intervention that we can do now as we invest in building our sewer systems, but also let s look at what other countries are doing. i m in contact with the leaders