09/06/2019HOBOKEN IS SINKING — CAN WE SAVE IT?The Stute: Walking around Hoboken after returning from summer break, I took in some of the city’s classics. The smell of my favorite pi…
08/25/2019THE BATTLE FOR TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK: SKATEBOARDERS VS. ARTIFICIAL TURFNew York Times: For skateboarders, the rectangle of asphalt in Tompkins Square Park is a sanctuary, an open space in the densely popula…
08/24/2019KERALA NEEDS TO RAISE BAR IN DISASTER RESILIENCE: US EXPERTIndia Times: Governments across the world are looking at building resilient structures to counter the destruction caused by sudden chan…
08/09/2019FIGHTING FOR THEIR PARK, LES RESIDENTS CHALLENGE THE CITY’S CLIMATE CHANGE PLANThe Independent: It was a bright Sunday afternoon in early August when Yvette Mercedes looked out over East River Park from the entranc…
08/02/2019TWO BRIDGES HOCKEY RINK BODY-SLAMMED BY RESILIENCY PLANThe Villager: With East River Park set to close for three-and-a-half years as part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency flood-protection…
08/01/2019FUTURE OF EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN DEBATED AT HEATED HEARINGCurbed: The de Blasio administration’s plan to build flood protections along Manhattan’s east side ignited a firestorm of criticism whe…
08/01/2019FLOOD PROTECTION WILL COST LOWER MANHATTAN RESIDENTS TIME WITHOUT BELOVED EAST RIVER PARKNY1: Vocal opponents of a proposed $1.3 billion coastal resiliency project on lower Manhattan’s East Side outnumbered supporters six to…
08/01/2019FLOOD PLAN THAT REBUILDS EAST RIVER PARK DRAWS DOZENS TO MEETINGThe Patch: A plan to raze and rebuild the East River Park in the name of flood protection brought dozens to a City Planning Commission …
08/01/2019CONTINUING EDUCATION: COASTAL RESILIENCEArchitectual Record: Last November, New Bern, North Carolina, could not have looked more peaceful. Along a waterfront park, calm waters…
07/31/2019DEIS HEARING FOR FIRST SECTION OF BIG U (ESCR)A public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Eastside Coastal Resilience Plan will be held on July 31, 201…
07/31/2019PUBLIC HEARING ON EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY HOSTED BY GALE A. BREWER, MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENTand New York City Department of Design and Construction Public Hearing on East Side Coastal ResiliencyHosted by Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan…
07/24/2019IS N.Y.C. READY FOR THE NEXT SANDY?NY Times: Cars at a standstill, thwarted by floodwater on the Long Island Expressway. Others forced to navigate an intersection in…