React-o-matic: Bloomberg's Seaport City Plan Met with Confusion, Skepticism Probably the most controversial aspect of Mayor Bloomberg's $20 billion storm protection plan is Seaport City, the proposed elevated neighborhood just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, modeled after Battery Park City (which was relatively unharmed by Hurricane Sandy). The...
June 18, 2013 - Curbed New York
Global warming's here, get used to it This artist rendering shows a proposed "Seaport City" neighborhood to be built just south of the Brooklyn Bridge that could act as a buffer against flooding in lower Manhattan.
June 17, 2013 - Everett Herald
Washington Square Park Wire: WWJJD? That's what Cathryn Swan, editor... WWJJD? That's what Cathryn Swan, editor of the Washington Square Park blog, is asking about the fate of her beloved, unruly, history-laden patch of greenery and recreation. As more and more parks, from Madison Square to Central to Brooklyn Bridge,...
June 17, 2013 - Curbed New York