With the push of a button, New York City officials say they'll soon be able to deploy flip-up flood gates that are being placed underneath the FDR Drive to protect Manhattan from extreme floodwaters.

Tom Foley, the commissioner of the city's Department of Design and Construction, said the 90 barriers will be activated days before a storm. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.

New flood gates that flip up at the “touch of a button” will debut in the city this week. Local officials are touting the high-tech barriers as a key defense for Manhattan’s Two Bridges neig ...