Daily Mail: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed a plan to protect Lower Manhattan from rising sea levels by surrounding it with earthen berms and extending its shoreline by as much as 500 feet (152 meters). The plan piggybacks on a climate resilience study released by the city today, which found that roughly […]
Politico: Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday unveiled his latest plan to protect Lower Manhattan from the threat of climate change, proposing to extend the existing shoreline into the East River to insulate the financial district from sea level rise and storm surges. But with a sticker price of $10 billion, de Blasio himself said it’s
NY1: A new climate resiliency plan announced by the mayor on Thursday would expand Manhattan’s southern shoreline up to 500 feet into the East River and build new flooding prevention measures to protect the shoreline from destruction like that unleashed by hurricane Sandy in 2012. “Global warming is an extraordinary threat to all of our country,
DE BLASIO LAYS OUT $10B PROPOSAL TO EXTEND SHORELINE TO PROTECT NYC FROM STORMS Read More »
A group of community members have formed the East River Alliance to discuss issues regarding the East Side Costal Resilience Plan such as: – Environmental concerns– Construction mitigation and nearby public space improvements– Stewardship and future park facilities (new construction, renovations and preservation of facilities)– Outreach Join community members on Wednesday, March 13th PS15 –
EAST RIVER ALLIANCE COMMUNITY MEETING MARCH 13 Read More »
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites the communities of Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken to an upcoming Design Zone Workshop on the Rebuild by Design – Hudson River Project. All are welcome! This workshop will focus on the southern alignment within Hoboken with portions of the alignment on Washington Street south of
HOBOKEN DESIGN ZONE WORKSHOP MARCH 12, 2019 Read More »
Join us on March 11, 2019 in San Juan Puerto Rico as we present on how Design can play a strong role in the reubilding of Puerto Rico. Marvel Marchand Architects 161 Calle San Jorge San Juan 4:30 PM
LEARNING FROM HURRICANE SANDY: THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN REBUILDING PUERTO RICO Read More »
Gothamist: Nearly six years after the Bloomberg administration proposed the idea of building a counterpart to Battery Park City, the de Blasio administration is poised to argue that new land needs to be created in the East River to protect Lower Manhattan from the threat of climate change. According to a planning document obtained by Gothamist,
TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, NYC MAY EXPAND LOWER MANHATTAN INTO EAST RIVER Read More »
Managing Director Amy Chester will speak at Van Alen’s roundtable: LICNYC: A Design Perspective Wednesday, March 6th, 7:00 p.mat Van Alen Institute30 West 22nd StreetFree with registration The competition among cities to be the site for Amazon’s HQ2 illustrated how modern industry and private enterprise are primary drivers of economic growth. The implications for urban
LICNYC: A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE Read More »
Patch.com: A massive $1.45 billion project designed to avoid a repeat of the devastation Hurricane Sandy wreaked on Downtown Manhattan will close the East River Park for years — and has left many locals furious. Nearly seven years after the storm left Downtown basements flooded and the South Street Seaport a virtual no-go area for
OVERHAUL OF STORM PROTECTION PLAN OUTRAGES DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS Read More »
This spring, the New-York Historical Society presents Hudson Rising, a unique exhibition that explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. On view March 1 – August 4, Hudson Rising reflects on how human activity has impacted the river and, in
SEE LIVING BREAKWATERS AT THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION “HUDSON RISING” Read More »
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