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. …
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…