10/04/2018NEW YORK CITY’S COASTAL PROTECTION PLAN RECEIVES A REDESIGNThe Architect's Newspaper: Manhattan’s East River Park is expected to receive a massive facelift—and sooner than expected. Last we…
10/01/2018LOWER EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT WILL GET FAST-TRACKED WITH AN UPDATED DESIGN6Sqft: In July, the city released an RFP for a stewardship partner for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR), …
10/01/2018CITY’S REDESIGNED FLOOD BARRIER SAVES TIME BUT DOUBLES COSTCrain's New York Business: The de Blasio administration on Friday announced major changes to a 2.4-mile barrier designed to protect the…
09/28/2018MANHATTAN’S EAST SIDE ‘RESILIENT PARK’ PLANS GETS OVERHAULEDCurbed: The city has announced major changes to the design for part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR), a pro…
09/28/2018DE BLASIO ADMINISTRATION PITCHES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PROJECTPolitico: The de Blasio administration on Friday unveiled a dramatically different plan for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project th…
09/28/2018CITY WANTS TO LIFT EAST RIVER PARK TO PREVENT FLOODINGNY Post: The city wants to lift up East River Park by several feet to prevent the FDR Drive and homes behind it from flooding, official…
09/26/2018WHERE NYC’S COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECTS STANDFOX5NY: In 2014, the federal government awarded New York City hundreds of millions of dollars to make improvements so that the next tim…
09/26/2018HENK OVINK FEATURED ON CBS 60 MINUTESCBS: Henk Ovink was recently featured on latest episode of 60 Minutes where he discussed innovative approaches to flooding and disaster…
09/24/2018STATE DECISION ON FLOOD WALL THREATENS MASSIVE HOBOKEN DEVELOPMENTPolitico: A massive economic development project that would sit on some of the last untapped real estate in downtown Hoboken appears to…
09/20/2018CITY MARKS MARIA ANNIVERSARY AMID MAJOR DELAYS WITH POST-SANDY REBUILDINGNY1: Winds and rain battered Puerto Rico. Many say the preparedness before, and recovery since, is offensively lacking. Mayor Bill …
09/14/2018SCAPE HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF OYSTERS ON STATEN ISLANDThe Architect's Newspaper: Sorry aquarium lovers, but the two massive fish tanks at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island…
09/12/2018DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR A WORLD OF RISING SEA LEVELS: A SHOWCASESF Chronicle: The formal events at this week’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco are closed to the public, but anyone can v…
09/04/2018NEXT CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR MUST FOCUS ON CLIMATE ADAPTATIONThe Mercury News: California’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions have made the state an icon in the fight against climate change, a s…
08/26/2018STATEN ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL FISH TANKS WILL GET A MAKEOVERSILive: The two giant fish tanks in the Staten Island Ferry terminal waiting room are getting a makeover. A specific plan for the tanks…
08/23/2018FACING DOWN THE FLOODS | NEW YORK AND LONDONNew Civil Engineer: New York and London are preparing for a wetter future with schemes to protect these world cities into the next century. …
08/19/2018HOBOKEN OFFICIALS COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF ‘OPTION 1’ REBUILD BY DESIGN PLANHudson County View: “My priority as Mayor is to protect the health and well-being of our residents,” Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in a statement. …