How Much of the 2026 Westchester County Capital Budget Is Going to Yonkers Flooding?

Published by Dan D'Amico | June 29, 2026, | Categories: Infrastructure, Flooding

The Westchester County Executive's proposed 2026 capital budget includes 9 million dollars in new funding for flood mitigation projects countywide, with 4 million dollars of that specifically earmarked for the Lake Isle Dam in Eastchester. That leaves roughly 5 million dollars in new flood funding spread across the rest of the county, including Yonkers.

Is that enough for District 16?

I do not believe it is, and here is why. The Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility alone is receiving 150 million dollars for electrical upgrades and 35 million dollars for solids handling improvements under this same capital budget. That investment is necessary and I support it. But it tells you something important: when the county wants to fund a major infrastructure priority, it can move tens of millions of dollars quickly. Flood mitigation specifically for residential streets in District 16 has not received that same scale of urgency.

Politicians speaking on Warburton Ave after Hurricane Ida, 4 years later nothing has been done to mitigate the flooding that caused devastation for residents along the Warburton Ave corridor.

What is actually happening to homes in District 16?

Families on streets near the Warburton Avenue corridor have dealt with recurring flooding for years. The county's Flood Disclosure Law now requires landlords to tell tenants if a property has a flood history. That is useful information. It is not a fix.

What would I do differently?

I will push for a District 16-specific flood mitigation request, backed by a formal engineering study, submitted directly into the county capital budget process. I will demand the county show exactly how the 9 million dollars in new flood funding is allocated by district, not just by county-wide total. Residents deserve to know whether their street is in line for help or whether they are being asked to wait again.

👉 Related: Flooding Is Not a Weather Problem. It Is a Government Accountability Problem.

👉 Watch my recent video of flooding: Yonkers Flooding Crisis: Dan D’Amico Calls for Infrastructure Accountability in District 16

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