03/05/2023Towards a Rainproof NYC: Turning the Concrete Jungle Into a Sponge ReportInformed by City Agencies, City Contractors, and representatives from global cities who have successfully prioritized planning for heavy rai…
10/17/2022NYC Resilience Mapper October 29, 2022 is the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. This map was developed to highlight the amazing community-led climate resili…
10/11/2022TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE SANDY, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND REBUILD BY DESIGN ANNOUNCE THE ARCHIVING OF THE HURRICANE SANDY DESIGN COMPETITION The competition led to $3.9 billion investment in climate infrastructure in the New York region. New York – The New-York Historical Soci…
09/01/2022FINANCIAL DISTRICT AND SEAPORT CLIMATE RESILIENCE MASTER PLAN 10-YEAR UPDATEIn response to the 2019 Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study, in December 2021, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Mayor…
09/01/2022BATTERY PARK CITY RESILIENCE (BPCR) PROJECTS 10-YEAR UPDATEThe Battery Park City Resilience (BPCR) projects consist of an integrated coastal flood risk management system that addresses storm surge an…
09/01/2022THE BATTERY COASTAL RESILIENCE 10-YEAR UPDATEThe Battery Coastal Resilience project will rebuild and elevate the wharf promenade in The Battery by approximately six feet to protect it f…
09/01/2022BROOKLYN BRIDGE MONTGOMERY COASTAL RESILIENCE (BMCR) 10-YEAR UPDATEIn the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge Montgomery Coastal Resilience (BMCR) project will install a combination of…
09/01/2022EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY 10-YEAR UPDATEThe East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project will reduce coastal flood risk on Manhattan’s East Side through an integrated 2.4-mile syste…
09/01/2022THE BIG U 10-YEAR UPDATEThe vision for the BIG U that began with the Rebuild by Design competition has given way to the planning, design, and implementation of vari…
09/01/2022NEW MEADOWLANDS 10-YEAR UPDATEThe Meadowlands project builds off the New Meadowlands vision to address a low-lying 5,000 acre area on the Hackensack River that encompasse…