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Army Corps of Engineers

A collection of 14 issues

Locals Fear New Projects at Coney Island Creek Will Worsen Pollution

Coney Island Creek. Cheyenne R. Ubiera/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND —Southern Brooklyn’s sole remaining creek has gained more attention with the upcoming opening of a ferry dock, but residents are hoping that its newfound spotlight will also address water quality issues and pollution. Coney Island Creek [https://www.nycgovparks.org/

Public Comment Period on Storm Resiliency Extended To December 2nd.

The project in question is the Jamaica Bay/Rockaway Draft Reformulation Plan [/everything-need-know-new-storm-resiliency-proposal/], and its objective is to enhance storm resiliency efforts on the shorefront areas that were blasted by Superstorm Sandy. The $3.8 billion plan talks of raising bulkheads and sea walls, as well as even larger projects

The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Too Soon

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.The deadline to give input to the Army Corps of Engineers is November 17, but local politicians are pushing for it to be extended until the end of the year. Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz and other pols penned a letter to Colonel David A. Caldwell,

The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Near, But Could Get Extended

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.The deadline to give input to the Army Corps of Engineers is November 17, but local politicians are pushing for it to be extended until the end of the year. Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz and other pols penned a letter to Colonel David A. Caldwell,

Important Meeting About Storm Resiliency With The Army Corps Of Engineers Tomorrow Night

Photo via Flickr/Rachel [https://www.flickr.com/photos/metamatic/8143793093/in/photolist-dpD4XK-dpDRvC-dpDG5v-dpCVFR-dpD2n4-dpDGen-dpCTrH-dpD6rM-dpDiDA-dpDaMX-dpDhzL-dpDUiG-dpCYg6-dpCVar-dpDhSY-dpDc6i-dpDeK5-dpDhfG-eEM2U9-jURjMv-fnTG4t-eEEfQt-jUTQsC-jURmbT-dpD97A-dpCRZc-dpD6LA-dpD7sR-dpCX44-dpDdN3-dpD589-dpD1kZ-dpD4h1-dpDm1A-dpDjqs-dpD32b-dpD3zN-dpDamB-dpDmLy-dpeSBk-dpDj8Y-dpf2Yo-dpDih9-jUTRW9-dqgxB6-eEEVo2-eEM1cJ-kwy5Lv-dpxWLb-dqWeyS] We’re coming up to four years since Superstorm Sandy tore th

It’s the Great PUPkin, Fort Greene

Hundreds of people bring their dogs out to Fort Greene Park each October to see who has the best-costumed pooch. (Photo by Fort Greene PUPS [http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335013@N06/])Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society (PUPS) [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/site_2009/php/fgp.php] is

Fidler Secures $450k For Plumb Beach Bike Path Repairs, But Work Could Still Take Years

Plumb Beach immediately after Hurricane Ida in 2009. The stretch of bike path has since been removed, and erosion has beaten back the shoreline even more.ONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: The money’s finally in the pot to make long-awaited repairs to a section of bicycle path that crumbled into

Feds To Fund Restoration Of Private Seagate Beaches, Spurring Neighbors To Demand Public Access

Seagate. (Source: Google Maps)The US Army Corps of Engineers will shell out $30 million to restore the beaches of the gated community Seagate, after their private beaches were battered by Superstorm Sandy. The Brooklyn Paper is reporting [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/23/bn_seagatebeach_2013_06_07_

Plumb Beach Repairs Continue In April, Parking Lot To Be Closed And Bike Path Detoured Through Summer

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans to kick off the second phase of construction on Plumb Beach [/tag/plumb-beach/] in April, but say they’ll have to close the parking lot and detour the damaged bike path until the end of the year. The Army Corps

Video: Plumb Beach Sand Pumping In Action

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L75y7KficuY?rel=0] As we reported last week [/plumb-beach-repairs-begin-today-army-corps-to-dump-127000-cubic-yards-of-sand-on-eroded-beachfront/] , the Army Corp of Engineers began the process of restoring Plumb Beach by pumping more than 127,000 cubic yards of sand into the eroded stretch. The video above shows you exactly what you’