10/02/2019LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE: TWO BRIDGES PROJECT AREAPlease join NYC EDC for an evening of activities and food, and learn about the City’s project to protect the Two Bridges neighborhood from c…
10/02/2019EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT LEADERS GRILLED IN CITY COUNCIL HEARINGThe Villager: The question of how to protect lower Manhattan from the threat of rising sea levels is still up in the air, as activists …
10/02/2019DE BLASIO TO ALTER EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PROJECT, AGAINPolitico: The de Blasio administration will announce more changes Wednesday to a massive flood barrier planned for the Lower East Side …
10/02/2019CONTROVERSIAL LOWER MANHATTAN FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN MOVES FORWARDThe Architects Newspaper: New York City’s City Planning Commission met last Monday to vote on the future of the $1.45 billion resi…
10/01/2019PLAN TO EXTEND LOWER MANHATTAN INTO EAST RIVER TO BE STUDIED BY EXPERTSCurbed NY: The city is about to embark on a two-year process that will create a roadmap to expand nearly a mile of the lower Manhattan …
09/30/2019FLOODING IN NEW YORK STATENinety percent of New York State’s population resides in waterfront communities --along lakes, riverines, streams, or the ocean. What d…
09/28/2019MAYOR BLOWS OFF RESILIENCY MEETING WITH POLS FOR WALK IN THE PARKThe Patch: Hizzoner took an afternoon stroll through East River Park Friday, after bailing on a meeting with local council members over…
09/27/2019WHAT A HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY PROGRAM CAN TEACH CITIES ABOUT RESILIENCYCurbed NY: In the seven years since Hurricane Sandy, the conversation about how cities must address climate change has change…
09/27/2019ESCR SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATEThe East Side Coastal Resilience project is moving through the environmental and City’s land use processes and there have been numerous hear…
09/26/2019LIVING WITH THE BAY, SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATELONG ISLAND - The Living with the Bay project broke ground in April of this year. Crews have been on site at Hempstead L…
09/26/2019LIVING BREAKWATERS SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATEThe Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery is in the final stages of the procurement process to select a contractor to undertake the Living Bre…
09/24/2019DESPITE LOWER EAST SIDE PROTESTS, COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT GETS COMMISSION APPROVALThe Villager: The city’s $1.45 billion East Side flood protection plan is one step closer to becoming a reality after the New York City…