Sunday, November 11th1:30pm – 3:30pmSVA Theatre333 W 23rd StNew York, 10011 Rebuild by Design and NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge invite you to the world premiere of the film Cooked: Survival by Zip Code, featuring director Judith Helfand and author Eric Klinenberg, with two special screenings on Sunday, November 11, and Wednesday, November 14. In July 1995, Chicago was hit by […]
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Saturday, November 10th10:00am – 1:00pmFire Boat House East River Park New York, NY 10002 United States Join the LES Ecology Center for a Nature Walk in East River Park to explore the unique native flora and animals that call the Park home. From 12 – 2pm we will discuss most recent announcements about the East Coast
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Thursday November 8, 2018 6:30pm433 1st Ave (NYU College of Dentistry) Manhattan, New York Join Community Board 6’s Committee on Land Use and Waterfront to discuss and learn more about the updated ESCR plan.
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Engineering.com: The governor of New Jersey recently announced that the state finalized the plan for its $230 million flood prevention project, launched in the wake of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, and that it includes less-used green infrastructure practices. The system will shield the low-lying land around Weehawken Cove and Hoboken waterfront, including NJ Transit’s Hoboken Rail
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Downtown Express: In the days following Superstorm Sandy six years ago, Tanya Acevedo, a mother of two, remembers that it “felt like we were living in the end of the world.” While waiting for the power to return, her apartment in the Lillian Wald houses on Avenue D was dark and cold. “It felt so
Villager: In the days following Superstorm Sandy, Tanya Acevedo, a mother of two, remembers that it “felt like we were living in the end of the world.” While waiting for the power to return, her apartment in the Lillian Wald Houses on Avenue D was dark and cold. “It felt so surreal,” she said. She
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PBS: Discover how New York City – overwhelmed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy – has learned from that disaster, and must defend itself against rising seas and the next big storm. With 520 miles of shoreline and no coastal protection, engineers and urban planners are tackling the problem with urgency and creative engineering. See highlights from
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NJTV: Six years after Sandy, an ambitious plan is in place that would protect to protect Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken neighborhoods from again being inundated by storm surges. Hoboken’s northern flood wall will start at Weehawken Cove. When Sandy surged into the vulnerable city six years ago — causing $100 million worth of damage
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Befod & Bowery: Six years ago today, Superstorm Sandy hit New York City. Streets were flooded, buildings were destroyed, some $19 billion in damage occurred, and 43 people lost their lives. In the Seaport District, water levels reached four feet high. Six years after the city announced that it would build a U-shaped wall designed to protect
SIX YEARS AFTER SANDY, ELECTEDS SAY CURRENT FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN DOESN’T HOLD WATER Read More »
Saturday October 20, 2018 – Sunday October 28, 201811:00 – 9:00pmAtelier NLBergmannstraat 765615 KG Eindhoven This year the Embassy of Water premiers at the Dutch Design Week. This platform for water related design is a place for sharing knowledge and ideas, inspire each other and accelerate innovation. Connecting designers, government, knowledge and research institutes, enterprises
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