COMPARING NY POST AND NYPIRG MAPS

COMPARING THE NEW YORK POST AND NYPIRG MAPS

"The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is cited in the New York Post article as the source of information. Let's compare the maps the Post published showing flooded areas and the map NYPIRG provided the Post!"

NEW YORK POST MAP (modified for clarity)	NYPIRG MAP (modified for clarity)

"It looks like the NYPIRG map was changed by the Post in three ways:
It was trimmed (a red rectangle indicates the area reproduced by the Post).
The orientation was 'flipped.'
Most important, the Post left out the NYPIRG caption!
"EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE FLOODING WITH 1 METER SEA LEVEL RISE, NEW YORK CITY"
Hmmnnn!!"