New York City Begins Its Climate Change Reckoning on the Lower East Side, the Hard Way The city redesigned much of a $1.5 billion floodwall project along the East River without any community input, shattering trust. Now, New York is pursuing similar climate resiliency projects in Manhattan that Mayor Eric Adams calls “complex, novel and unparalleled compared to any other American city.” By Delaney Dryfoos
New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise By Brahmjot Kaur
At One of America’s Most Toxic Superfund Sites, Climate Change Imperils More Than Cleanup By ERIK ORTIZ, NBC NEWS