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DE BLASIO LAYS OUT $10B PROPOSAL TO EXTEND SHORELINE TO PROTECT NYC FROM STORMS

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, […]

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EAST RIVER ALLIANCE COMMUNITY MEETING MARCH 13

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 –

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TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, NYC MAY EXPAND LOWER MANHATTAN INTO EAST RIVER

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,

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LICNYC: A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

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

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SEE LIVING BREAKWATERS AT THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION “HUDSON RISING”

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

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ESCR UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2019

The City continues to refine the new plan for ESCR, including ecology and upland drainage. This month the City presented to the CB3 Parks committee and NYCHA Resident Association leaders. You can view the presentations here. As part of the mitigation for closing the park during construction, the City announced that it will transform the derelict LaGuardia Bathhouse

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