New York Times: Hurricane Sandy woke up New York City to an existential crisis. It made clear that climate change — rising seas, more powerful storms and extreme heat spurred by burning fossil fuels — is no abstract idea to a city built on islands and swamps. Leaders promised bold action: not just to repair […]
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NY Daily News Opinion: This week, every newspaper and TV news channel is talking about the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy and asking the same basic question: Are we any better off today than we were 10 years ago? However, it’s not a simple yes or no answer. The answer is that while New Yorkers are different
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A Green New Deal for the FDR Fall Series 2022 – Sustainability and Infrastructure. Feature Project: East Side Coastal Resiliency Plan with Courtney Worrall, President & CEO of the Waterfront Alliance | Frank Avila Goldman, LES East River Residents Committee | Sarah Neilson, Chief of Policy & Long-Range Planning, NYC Park | Amy Chester, Managing Director, Rebuild
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NY Times: A resiliency plan would tear down Wagner Park in Lower Manhattan and rebuild it on higher ground, but some residents say it goes too far. In the nearly three decades since Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, a 3.5-acre green oasis built for leisure, opened in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, it has
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SI Advance: Ten years ago Hurricane Sandy ravaged Staten Island’s shoreline, leaving damage that would take years to repair. In the years following the historic storm, the city, state and federal government created various programs to recover areas hit hardest and build infrastructure to mitigate flooding and potential damage from future storms. Programs, such as
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October 29th marks the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy – an occasion to reflect on all that has happened since the storm devastated our region, and to celebrate the incredible efforts of the many around the region who have spent the last 10 years rebuilding our communities and championing equitable adaptation to future storms. In
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October 29, 2022 is the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. This map was developed to highlight the amazing community-led climate resilience work undertaken by organizations across New York City. Mapping these plans, along with government-led place-based plans and those from academic institutions, lets us visualize the community-level response to risks like storm surge, extreme rainfall,
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 2:00–3:00 Eastern | 1:00–2:00 Central | 12:00–1:00 Mountain | 11:00–12:00 Pacific Register Now | Add to Calendar (iCal file) James Elliott, Rice University Max Besbris, University of Wisconsin–Madison Amy Chester, Rebuild by Design Ivis Garcia Zambrana, Texas A&M University In recent years, natural disasters driven by climate change have led to increased
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The competition led to $3.9 billion investment in climate infrastructure in the New York region. New York – The New-York Historical Society, the city’s first museum, and Rebuild by Design announce the public release of an archive of the Hurricane Sandy Design Competition, the effort leading to changes in physical and social infrastructure in the
RSVP is required. Please RSVP here. NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to a book talk on Soaking the Middle Class: Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster, featuring the authors Anna Rhodes and Max Bresbis in conversation with Daniel Aldana Cohen and Lori Peek, moderated by Amy Chester. This event is co-sponsored by Rebuild by
