09/21/2019THE SINKING CLASS: THE NEW YORKERS LEFT TO FIGHT THE CLIMATE CRISIS ALONEThe Guardian: Jainey Bavishi is all business as she takes off from Battery Park to walk the perimeter of lower Manhattan. It’s a muggy …
09/21/2019PROTESTERS HOLD MOCK FUNERAL TO URGE CITY TO SAVE EAST RIVER PARKNY Post: A city plan to temporarily destroy a beloved Manhattan park in a bid to prevent future flooding is so hated, hundreds of activ…
09/20/2019BRIDGEPORT BUILDING BARRIERS AFTER SWAMPED BY STORMWATERSCT Post: Bridgeport has seen the face of climate change and it is wet. The city’s South End had a gulp of that when it was swamped b…
09/20/2019AMID INCREASING THREAT FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, NEW YORK PREPARES FOR RISING WATERSFrance 24: This coming spring the City of New York will start the construction of the BIG U – a protective system to prevent flooding in Low…
09/20/2019LMCR/BMCR SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATEThe Mayor’s Office of Resilience and NYC Economic Development Corporation will hold a public meeting on the BK Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Res…
09/17/2019LESSONS FROM REBUILD BY DESIGN WITH SHAUN DONOVAN AND KATE ORFFIn the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Obama administration launched Rebuild by Design, an innovative design and planning competition for …
09/17/2019ESCR PUBLIC HEARING: ACTION PLAN AMENDMENTTuesday, April 46:30-8:30PMManny Cantor Center197 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002 The City of New York is the recipient of a Comm…
09/11/2019WHY PUBLIC PLACES LIKE LIBRARIES AND PARKS ARE CRITICAL FOR BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHERThe Globe and Mail: Last year, Calgary got a new central library. The building is a wonderful piece of architecture. But it’s also a pl…
09/10/2019OFFICIALS SEEK SECOND OPINION ON LOWER EAST SIDE FLOOD BARRIERCrains: Manhattan officials want a second opinion on a $1.3 billion flooding resiliency plan pushed by the de Blasio adm…
09/10/2019EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN WILL GET INDEPENDENT REVIEWCurbed NY: The $1.3 billion plan to reshape a swath of lower Manhattan’s east side waterfront with flood protections will get an independent…
09/10/2019CONNECTICUT RELEASES FEIS FOR RESILIENT BRIDGEPORTThe Connecticut Department of Housing (CTDOH) announces the release of the Resilient Bridgeport Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).…
09/06/2019TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK SKATE SPOT SAVEDThe Patch: A beloved skate spot in Tompkins Square Park is now saved from synthetic turf, the Parks Department said Friday afternoon. …