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
