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Downtown’s Shoreline Would Be Extended 500 Feet Under Resiliency Plan
The city may extend the Lower Manhattan shoreline by 500 feet, or two city blocks, as part of a $10-billion resiliency plan that Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. The proposal, which de Blasio also outlined in an op-ed piece in New York magazine, comes on the heels of a study suggesting that 37% of Lower Manhattan’s properties would be at risk of storm surge by the 2050s as ocean levels rise.
After examining several options and taking into account the proximity of the FDR Drive, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and A/C subway tunnels, the study determined that “more traditional on-land flood protection measures are not feasible,” according to a release from the de Blasio administration.
“Ultimately, the study found that extending the shoreline into the East River is the only feasible way to protect these vulnerable and vital parts of the city,” the release states.
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