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At the Water’s Edge: Resiliency for Lower Manhattan

  • Wagner Park Pavilion 20 Battery Place New York, New York, 10280 United States (map)

New York City’s identity as a global capital of finance and culture is rooted in its origins as a seaport. At the epicenter of over 520 miles of waterfront is Lower Manhattan, where the city started over 400 years ago with the arrival of the Dutch.  Since then, the boundary of where land meets the water has changed – in some cases dramatically. Learn from experts what is at risk and what is being done to protect Lower Manhattan from tidal flooding and coastal storms, and to ensure that all New Yorkers continue to have access to the jobs, subways, and infrastructure that thrive in this central hub. With 19 of 28 subway lines, 512,000 riders per day and 10% of all jobs in NYC, resulting in $74 billion in annual GDP (8% of the City’s total), downtown is indispensable to New York’s future.  

A range of current resiliency initiatives will be reviewed, including East Side Coastal Resiliency, Lower Manhattan Coastal Protection, and Battery Park City flood protection and water management systems. Discussions will also include how changes at NOAA, FEMA and the insurance sector may impact response and recovery to the next climate event, and its impact on the real estate and financial markets.

Following the symposium, experts from the NYC Economic Development Corporation, Battery Park City Authority, and The Battery Conservancy will conduct a tour of completed and on-going resiliency work at Battery Park.

Co-Sponsors: Battery Park City Authority, cultureNOW, and Lower Manhattan Historical Association 

Speakers:

  • Matthijs Bouw, Founder & President, One Architecture

  • Patrick Geelan, North/West Project Director, Battery Park City Authority

  • Alexander Mirescu, PhD, Head, Extreme Weather, Zurich Resilience Solutions

  • Paula Recart, President, The Battery Conservancy

  • Alexis Taylor, Vice President for Climate Resilience, NYC Economic Development Corporation

  • Molly Bourne RLA, ASLA, Principal, Matthews Nielson Landscape Architects

  • Moderator: Raju Mann, President and CEO, Battery Park City Authority

General Admission: Free

RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998507785585

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