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AMNY: Despite strong opposition by area residents, the City Council on Thursday greenlighted a $1.45 billion proposal to raise the elevation of East River Park by 8 to 10 feet to protect it from future flooding. The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project was approved with 46 council members in favor, 1 against, and 1 abstention during […]

City Limits: Climate change is not a nebulous future threat. It landed on our shores violently and mercilessly seven years ago as Superstorm Sandy. Its impact hit home to many then and continues to be seen and felt all around us. New York City and New York State have made great strides this year passing bills

Curbed: A $1.45 billion effort to transform Manhattan’s east side with flood protections overwhelmingly passed the City Council Thursday, but local opponents are preparing a lawsuit against the city’s plan. The East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project will reconstruct a 2.4-mile stretch of waterfront including East River Park, which would be razed and rebuilt up to 10 feet

New York Post: There won’t be any cows floating away from downtown Manhattan if Mayor Bill de Blasio signs off on this just-passed plan. The City Council on Thursday approved a nearly $1.5 billion project aimed at weather-proofing the Lower East Side waterfront to ward off a future Superstorm Sandy, in part by raising East River Park to make it

The City: A transformational plan to fortify the Lower East Side waterfront against rising seas is poised to sail through a key vote this week. On Thursday, the City Council is expected to OK the $1.45 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency project, or ESCR. The controversial plan already has gotten stamps of approval from a Council

Hudson Reporter: Hudson County and the State of New Jersey awarded Hoboken more than $1.8 million in grant funding  for open space and park projects. Hoboken received $1,069,132 in Green Acres funding through the state for the creation of Cove Park as part of the city’s Rebuild by Design project, as well as the restoration of

Daily News: by Amy Chester and Tom Wright You only have to glance at the latest daily headlines or refresh your social media feed to find evidence that the devastating impacts of climate change are here and getting worse. New Yorkers experienced this seven years ago with Hurricane Sandy, a “superstorm” that left 147 dead and

WCBS 880: A New York City Council subcommittee has approved a plan to build flood barriers along two and half miles of East River Park in Lower Manhattan. The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project is aimed at preventing the type of flooding experienced during Superstorm Sandy. The final plan will elevate portions of the East River Park

The City: Seven years after Superstorm Sandy, the de Blasio administration has no plans for coastal flooding defense measures to protect the city’s largest food market — a $3 billion hub that sits on a low-lying peninsula in The Bronx. The Hunts Point Food Distribution Center — home to 8,500 workers at 115 companies that are