Plans to defend lower Manhattan against sea level rise are shaping up with a proposal to raise nearly a mile of waterfront and extend the shoreline as far as 200 ft into the East River.
The New York City Economic Development Corp. (EDC) showed on Nov. 17 its latest vision for the Financial District and Seaport section of the city’s coastal resilience strategy. It calls for construction of a multilevel waterfront along a mile-long stretch between The Battery and the Brooklyn Bridge.