01/22/2019NEW YORK CITY RELEASES SURPRISE PLAN TO BURY AND REBUILD EAST RIVER PARKArch Paper: Manhattan’s East River Park, home to sprawling fields, winding bike paths, and a landscaped promenade, was badly damag…
01/22/2019EAST RIVER PARK STEWARDSHIP STUDY RELEASEDThe long-term maintenance of parks is a challenge in New York City, just as in many other cities around the world. To address shortages in f…
01/18/2019TO SAVE EAST RIVER PARK, THE CITY INTENDS TO BURY ITNYTimes: The crowd at the recent meeting of Community Board 3 was agitated. Vaylateeba Jones, a 50-year Lower East Side resident and board o…
01/18/2019INSIDE A CITY REDESIGNED FOR CLIMATE CHANGEGrist: Check out how Grist's explains Hoboken's "Resist, Store, Delay, Discharge" project in "Inside a City Redesigned for Climate Chan…
01/18/2019ESCR PROJECT IN THE NYTIMESNYTimes: The crowd at the recent meeting of Community Board 3 was agitated. Vaylateeba Jones, a 50-year Lower East Side resident and board o…
01/17/2019CLEANING NEW YORK’S FILTHY HARBOR WITH ONE BILLION OYSTERSCNN Newsource: The New York Harbor for years has been polluted and depleted of marine life. But one nonprofit is working to clean the murky …
01/12/2019FLOOD PLAN MIGHT OPEN OPPORTUNITIES IN BRIDGEPORT’S SOUTH ENDCT Post: In a new plan to address flooding in the South End of Bridgeport, city officials see an opportunity to kick-start private inve…
01/09/2019COMMUNITY ORGANIZED MEETING FOR ESCRA group of community members have begun to host our own meetings to discuss the subgroups we should organized and plan around issues such as…
01/08/2019CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARING ON REVISED EAST RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION PLANThe Low Down:In the community, there are many unanswered questions about the city’s sudden decision to overhaul the plan for a flood barrier…
01/04/2019FORGE ALLIANCE ON EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PROJECTThe Villager: East River Park is expected to undergo massive changes in the coming years. As early as March 2020, the city could beg…
12/31/20182018 END OF YEAR SUMMARY NEWSLETTERWe can hardly believe another year has gone by. As we reflect on the year, we are reminded of some of the people and highlights that made th…
12/27/2018HOBOKEN IN 2018Hudson Reporter: Several public meetings and workshops were held to discuss possible features of the Rebuild by Design project. The …