Press and News - LMCR

Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency


Press and News

LMCR Brochure
Glossary
Press and News
Contact Us
Website Accessibility

LMCR Brochure

Glossary

Press and News

Contact Us

Website Accessibility


Press and News

Browse recent press releases and news articles to learn more about New York City's targeted resilience investments in Lower Manhattan.
Read the press release announcing New York City's LMCR strategy
Read Mayor de Blasio's op-ed in New York Magazine

Recent news articles and editorials

City pumping $110M into climate change resiliency project for Seaport District (AMNY)

NYC Climate plan aims to prevent what could be daily flooding in Lower Manhattan (ABC 7)

FDR Drive Tear-Down and Manhattan Land Extension Eyed in Downtown Flood Plan (THE CITY)

New York City Set to Unveil Lower Manhattan Waterfront Protection Plan (CBS 2)

City reveals climate plan to prevent future flooding in Lower Manhattan (NY1)

Plan to extend lower Manhattan into East River to be studied by experts

Bill de Blasio Seeks to Flood-Proof Lower Manhattan by Adding Land (Bloomberg)

NYC Mayor: Extend Shoreline to Protect City from Storms (Associated Press)

New York City Plans Expansion of Lower Manhattan Shoreline to Prevent Flooding (Wall Street Journal)

Getting Practical About Climate Change (New York Post)

De Blasio Wants to Spend $10B to Make Manhattan Bigger (New York Post)

Sink or Swim: A Plan to Protect Lower Manhattan in the Face of Rising Sea Levels is Ambitious but Necessary (Daily News)

De Blasio Proposes $10B Plan to Extend Lower Manhattan Two Blocks into the East River to Fight Climate Change (Daily News)

De Blasio Outlines $10B climate-change plan to extend Lower Manhattan (Crain's New York Business)

De Blasio Proposes adding to Manhattan Coastline to Protect Against Effects of Global Warming (The Hill)

De Blasio Unveils $10B Resiliency Plan to Extend Lower Manhattan into East River (Curbed)

Unpacking de Blasio's Plan to Rebuild Lower Manhattan (City & State)

De Blasio Lays Out $10B Proposal to Extend Shoreline to Protect NYC from Storms (NY1)

As Sea Levels Rise, de Blasio Unveils $10B Plan to Expand Lower Manhattan (Gothamist)

NYC Mayor Has a $10 Billion Plan to Protect Manhattan From Rising Seas (The Verge)

Make More Manhattan (City Journal)

﻿﻿