(The Center Square) – This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy hitting the New York City area, and Mayor Eric Adams said the city will need the federal government’s help preparing for the next massive storm.

On Wednesday, Adams said New York has about $8.5 billion in critical infrastructure projects, such as moveable flood walls, that he wants the federal government to cover. That may sound like an astonishing amount, but the city’s losses from the storm that killed 44 people were estimated to be $19 billion.