City Limits: To feed its 8.5 million residents, New York City relies on an interconnected food supply chain clustered around just six major distribution centers—the largest of which are located in flood hazard zones. These six distribution centers help stock the shelves of supermarkets, bodegas and other suppliers across the five boroughs, ensuring continuous food access for […]
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by Marie French ALBANY — A group created to oversee a resilient design competition after Hurricane Sandy is pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers to provide billions for infrastructure built to withstand the effects of climate change. The group, Rebuild by Design, is proposing the creation of a comprehensive planning process for communities and a new
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NYCEDCinvites you to the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency – Financial District and Seaport Interactive Open Houseon February 24 at Pace University, at 157 Williams Street from 4pm to 8pm. Join team members to learn and share ideas on climate risks, the City’s current plans, and how to be a part of the solution in the FiDi-Seaport
Amy Chester, Managing Director of Rebuild by Design will present the history of the Hurricane Sandy Design Competition and the original vision of the BIG U at Manhattan Community Board One’s Environmental Protection Committee. Monday, December 16th Location: Community Board 1 – Conference Room 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North For more information click here.
COMMUNITY BOARD 1 – THE HISTORY OF THE BIG U Read More »
The Hudson Reporter: A project that aims to protect Hoboken from flooding caused by storm surges like Hurricane Sandy may miss its funding deadline. According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which hosted a public meeting on the project on Dec. 12, the Rebuild By Design project team has already requested an extension from
The NJDEP and the City of Hoboken invites residents to a public meeting on the $230M Rebuild by Design project December 12, 2019 124 Grand St. Multi-Service Center, Community Room Hoboken, NJ 7 pm – 9pm The meeting will update the public on the flood protection design, which includes a new park at Harborside Cove.
NJ DEP & CITY OF HOBOKEN HOLD MEETING ON HUDSON RIVER PROJECT Read More »
—–Press Release—– In the past 10 years, every county in New York State was impacted by major flooding; more than half were affected five or more times, a total of 19 disaster declarations totaling $37 billion in State and Federal Funds. A Resilient Infrastructure Fund will connect planning and implementation to ensure new infrastructure reduce flooding, enhance
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Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands; Sherpa to the UN/WB High Level Panel on Water “We have no time to waste. Every indecisive day means more despair, more disasters and less time to mitigate and adapt. The situation is worsening fast and improving it is becoming more costly by
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CB 1’s Environmental Protection Committee will hold a discussion on Lower Manhattan’s resiliency plans Monday, November 18, 2019with speakers: Klaus Jacob, Columbia Earth InstituteKate Boicourt, Waterfront Alliance and Signe Nielsen, Principal, Landscape Architect, Mathew Nielson. Location: Manhattan Borough President’s conference room, 1 Centre Street, 19th floor at 6:00 pm.
COMMUNITY BOARD 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE FORUM Read More »
The Architect: The New York City Council voted to approve the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project yesterday, with little opposition from officials. Local councilwoman Margaret Chin, who represents the affected area, fell in favor of the $1.45 billion project, which will raise East River Park to 8- to-10 feet above sea level with landfill from Montgomery Street to 25th
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN Read More »
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