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Hurricane SandyLatest Stories

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The Long Road to Recovery

Daily digest: Remembering Mike Davis, New-York Historical Society archives Hurricane Sandy Design Competition, and more

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And Then There Were Three

University-led finalist proposals revealed for Climate Solutions Center on New York’s Governors Island

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Statue Scoop

Daily digest: Statue of Liberty crown reopens, zoo-themed McDonald’s in Dallas undergoes a renovation, and more

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Catching a Break

SCAPE’s Living Breakwaters project begins in-water construction off of Staten Island

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Prepping for Sandy 2.0

Army Corps of Engineers will erect miles of seawalls along Staten Island

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Lower Manhattan Landfill

New York City releases surprise plan to bury and rebuild East River Park

Rendering of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project in New York City
Making Waves

New York City’s coastal protection plan receives a redesign

Hold the Line

Army Corps of Engineers proposes swinging sea gates for New York Harbor

Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Some cities are already precariously close to the edge even before the nudge of climate change. (xiquinhosilva/Flickr)
The Climes They Are A' Changin'

AN rounds up our favorite climate change books of 2018

Texas Strong

Texas pushes ambitious $61 billion resiliency plan after Hurricane Harvey

Five-Year Roundup

Here are the people and projects shaping the region’s post-Sandy recovery

Sandy Legacies

Five years later, AN considers Hurricane Sandy’s impact on New York’s built environment

Fast-Track It Back

Mayor de Blasio expedites Build It Back construction work

Build it Back

Post-Sandy disaster recovery program is a “categorical” failure, says former program leader

Tunnel Vision

L train shutdown will last 18 months or three years, says MTA

Rebuilding Union Beach creates modular, “hurricane proof” homes for Sandy-displaced families

Bjarke Ingels receives LafargeHolcim Global Bronze Prize for his work to make a more resilient Manhattan

New York City is getting serious about future superstorms with $100 million to fund floodwater mitigation

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