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…
07/23/2019INVOLVE COMMUNITIES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SAYS U.S. EXPERTHindu Times: Communities have to be educated and made aware of collaborating in disaster management and mitigation endeavours. They sho…
07/18/2019NEIGHBORS BLAST EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN, HAVE TWO EXTRA WEEKS TO WEIGH INThe City Planning Commission hearing will still happen on July 31 Curbed: At a packed public hearing on Wednesday night, elected off…
07/18/2019EAST RIVER PARK REBUILD PLAN IS A ‘JOKE,’ SAY LOWER EAST SIDERSGothamist: The first stage of City Hall’s East Side Coastal Resiliency project to fortify lower Manhattan against future clim…
07/18/2019SOLAR GUERRILLA: CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGEJuly 19, 2019 - December 19, 2010 Tel Aviv Museum of Art will feature the BIG U in their exibition: "Solar Guerrilla: Constructive Respon…