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…
07/24/2019IS 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…
07/17/2019SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN AS EAST RIVER RESILIENCY PROJECT HEADS TO MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENTBowery Boogie: Back in mid-May, the Parks Department shared a presentation with the Community Board 3 Parks subcommittee regarding the&…
07/16/2019EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PLAN FACES KEY HEARINGCity Limits: The de Blasio administration has a plan to shore up the Lower East Side’s defenses against rising seawaters. It will also …
07/12/2019CITY UNVEILS PRELIMINARY EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN AT CB MEETINGCurbed: City officials presented a preliminary design for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) on Thursday night at a Commun…
07/10/2019MANHATTAN BP WANTS TO STALL RESILIENCY HEARING BY 2 MONTHSThe Patch: Manhattan's borough president wants the city to further delay a hearing on a massive storm protection project on the Lower E…