Paterson bid for $2.8M to build Passaic River flood wall denied

PATERSON — The city’s application for a $2.8 million grant to build a flood wall along the Passaic River failed to get state approval.The Paterson flood project was not among the 10 selected for $34.5 million in funding, said a New Jersey Department of Community Affairs announcement on Friday.Mayor Andre Sayegh frequently mentioned the flood…