11/01/2018SIX YEARS LATER, DOWNTOWN NO SAFER: LOWER MANHATTAN STILL WAITING FOR PROTECTION OVER HALF A DECADEDowntown Express: In the days following Superstorm Sandy six years ago, Tanya Acevedo, a mother of two, remembers that it “felt like we were…
11/01/2018A FLOOD OF CONCERNS OVER RESILIENCY PLANS SIX YEARS AFTER SANDYVillager: In the days following Superstorm Sandy, Tanya Acevedo, a mother of two, remembers that it “felt like we were living in the end of …
10/31/2018SINKING CITIES: NEW YORKPBS: Discover how New York City – overwhelmed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy – has learned from that disaster, and must defend itself agai…
10/31/2018HOBOKEN FINALIZES FLOOD PLANS AT ITS TWO WEAKEST POINTSNJTV: Six years after Sandy, an ambitious plan is in place that would protect to protect Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken neighborhoods fr…
10/28/2018SIX YEARS AFTER SANDY, ELECTEDS SAY CURRENT FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN DOESN’T HOLD WATERBefod & Bowery: Six years ago today, Superstorm Sandy hit New York City. Streets were flooded, buildings were destroyed, some $19 billio…
10/27/2018PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AIMS TO PREVENT FLOODING IN HOBOKENNews 12 New Jersey: A massive construction project aims at keeping Hoboken safe as sea levels rise amid the effects of climate change. Th…
10/26/2018DEP ANNOUNCE MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR REBUILD BY DESIGN PROJECTNJ Business Magazine: Gov. Phil Murphy announced a critical step forward for a flood-resistant system to protect Hoboken and parts of Weehaw…
10/26/2018GOVERNOR MURPHY AND DEP ANNOUNCE MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR THE REBUILD BY DESIGN PROJECTInsiderNJ: Governor Phil Murphy today announced a critical step forward for a flood-resistant system to protect Hoboken and parts of Weehawk…
10/25/2018PROJECT TO REMOVE TREES AT HEMPSTEAD LAKE STATE PARK RAISE CONCERNSLI Herald: The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery hosted an environmental review hearing at the Rockville Centre Public Library last week o…
10/25/2018HERE’S HOW NEW YORK CITY IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT HURRICANE SANDYCurbed NY: Hurricane Sandy, which happened six years ago this week, notably exposed the dire need to improve New York’s infrastructure so th…
10/24/2018HOW LIBRARIES AND OTHER ‘PUBLIC PALACES’ CAN BRIDGE DIVIDES, SAFEGUARD DEMOCRACYJohn Hopkins University: If libraries didn't yet exist, the concept wouldn't stand a chance of getting off the ground in today's Americ…
10/19/2018OPINION: NJ TRANSIT’S TURNAROUND STORY SHOULD START IN HOBOKENnorthjersey: Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the results of his audit of NJ Transit. The audit, he said, found a “lack of critica…
10/18/2018DUTCH FLOOD CONTROL EXPERT HAS TOUGH LOVE FOR ATLANTIC CITYThe Press of Atlantic City: Dutch flood control expert Edgar J. Westerhof stood in front of hundreds of floodplain managers at Bally’s …
10/17/2018THE DUTCH CAN’T SAVE US FROM RISING SEASCityLab: In nearly every major coastal city on Earth, elected officials are going Dutch—placing their faith and the future of their com…
10/12/2018PLAN TO CLOSE EAST RIVER PARK DURING RESILIENCY CONSTRUCTION HAS RESIDENTS CONCERNEDNY 1: A new plan to prevent flooding in Lower Manhattan is not going over well with some residents. They voiced their concerns…
10/08/2018EAST SIDE FLOOD BARRIER DESIGN OVERHAULED BY CITYThe East Village Patch: EAST VILLAGE, NY — The city recently announced major changes to a 2.4-mile flood barrier designed to prevent th…