I remember a concern was that water would seep in, freeze, and crack the pavement in the first winter. Is that not an issue now?

The 11,000 square feet of new pavement can reduce flooding by absorbing nearly 1.3 million gallons of stormwater each year, city officials said. The permeable concrete slabs let stormwater drain through the concrete and into the ground beneath it.

This is in Rockaway, Queens, NY