Updated NYC Flood Maps Give Hope To Jersey Shore Residents

What was left of a home in the Good Luck Point section of Bayville, New Jersey after the storm.  Credit PatriciaA.Miller

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berkeley-nj.patch.com - by Daniel Nee - June 11, 2013

Jersey Shore residents placed into the dreaded 'V' zone in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's advisory flood maps released in late 2012 may soon see some relief, if an updated round of maps released for New York City residents is any indication.

The federal agency released preliminary flood maps – generally, the second-to-last step before final maps are issued – on Monday.

According to a report by WNYC radio, major swaths of coastal land were removed from the 'V,' or velocity, zone there.

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