The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a contractor to build Living Breakwaters is underway, which will result in a list of qualified contractors who will then receive an Invitation for Bids. New York State’s Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery plans to identify a contractor by late summer/early fall. The application for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) permit […]
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BRIDGEPORT – This month, Resilient Bridgeport project leaders informed the community Water Advisory Board and the team from the Trust for Public Land on the project’s progress. Project leaders answered questions regarding the expected dates for start of construction, historic preservation, pedestrian considerations, and insurance concerns for homeowners in the area. The Water Advisory Board leaders were interested in the environmental
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As part of the current implementation of a pilot project, NYCEDC hosted an Open House for the Hunts Point Resiliency Project to update the public on this phase of work and ensure there was a chance to ask detailed questions about the projects The initiative will install resilient and sustainable power to critical facilities at
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NJ Biz: New Jersey Transit is moving forward with a Hurricane Sandy resilience project with a call for bids on the construction contract for Phase One of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project adjacent to the Hudson Bergen Light Rail and Hoboken Yards. The project will allow Transit to operate train service longer leading into,
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites the communities of Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken to a Public Meeting on the Cove Park designs as part of the Rebuild by Design – Hudson River Project: Thursday, June 6th, 2019TIME: 7pm – 9pmLOCATION: Elysian Charter School, 1460 Garden St, Hoboken, NJ ABOUT THE PUBLIC
The City of New York would like to invite you to a two-day Community Open House for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. City agencies and members of the design team will be available to explain design elements and answer questions about the design, the associated Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) application, and the
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News 12: A new study suggests that nine New Jersey cities will be almost entirely underwater and uninhabitable by the end of the 21st Century. The study was conducted by Delaware-based financial firm 24/7 Wall Street. The company’s study named 35 American cities that are at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to flooding and climate change.
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There will be a Public Hearing on ULURP applications N 190356 ZRM & N 190357 PQM by the City of New York for the necessary land acquisitions and zoning changes required for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project in Community District 6When: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 – 6:30 pmWhere: 433 1st Avenue (NYU School of Dentistry), Room 210 Agenda:
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NY Times: In New York City, it’s often easy to think that ocean conservation is an issue for someplace else — tropical islands, coral reefs, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic. But New York City is an archipelago, a reality that can be obscured by the concrete jungle. The five boroughs — four of them on islands
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The Patch: Want to weigh in on the East River Park resiliency project? Have a specific question? Various meetings and hearings are scheduled in the coming weeks as the project, called the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, goes through the public review process called the uniform land use review procedure. The de Blasio administration has been planning a
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