This document discusses the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) which aims to reduce flood risk for neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan including NYCHA housing. It provides an overview of the original concept and funded segment, and describes the preliminary preferred alternative of a protective berm in East River Park. The next steps outlined are continued design development with stakeholder input, preparation for the ULURP and EIS processes, and a schedule of community engagement meetings.

1. East Side Coastal
Resiliency Project

2. EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY
PROJECT (ESCR)

3. EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT
The project aims to reduce the risk to the vulnerable neighborhoods of the LES,
including NYCHA campuses, and to enhance access to the waterfront.
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4. ORIGINAL CONCEPT

5. FUNDED SEGMENT CONCEPT
Stuy Town
ConEd
NYCHA
Riis
Houses
NYCHA
Wald
Houses
NYCHA
Lavanburg
Homes
NYCHA
Baruch
Houses
NYCHA
Vladeck
Houses
REBUILD BY DESIGN – BIG U

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9. How Do You Use
the Waterfront?
What Are the
Options?
How Do We
Combine Options?
Final Concept Design:
Input and Feedback
Re-Engagement
Meetings (March)
Workshops (May) Workshops (July)
Community Meetings/
Workshops (October)
Background Research & Studies
Design Concept Studies & Workshops
Design Concept Reports
Stakeholder Meetings
CONCEPT
DESIGN
COMPLETION
CONCEPT
DESIGN
START
Task Force
Meetings
DECEMBER
2014
DECEMBER
2015
E A S T S I D E C O A S T A L R E S I L I E N C Y
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t M e e t i n g s
2015 PROJECT SCHEDULE
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- EXAMPLE

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15. EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY
Preliminary Preferred Alternative
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16. INITIAL DESIGN DIRECTION
Protective Berm in East River Park

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APRIL
2016

19. INPUTS:
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
CITY PRIORITIES
SITE CONDITIONS
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
URBAN DESIGN
CONTINUED INPUTS:
REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS
AGENCY COORDINATION
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
TRADE-OFFS AND BUDGET
OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WHAT’S NEXT? - DESIGN
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20. Focused Stakeholder Meetings (starting in mid-June 2016)
• Montgomery Street Tie-Back
o Safety/visibility and aesthetic design concerns
• East 25th Street Tie-Back
o Safety/visibility/circulation and aesthetic design concerns
• Delancey Street/Grand Street Access
o Proposed newly aligned bridge and landings
o Impacts on views
• Park Programming Scope Meetings
o Murphy’s Brother’s Playground
o Asser Levy Recreation Center
WHAT’S NEXT? – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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21. • Community Engagement Meetings
(one set of three meetings approximately every 6 months)
o Project overview
o Review designs
o Gain community feedback on designs
o First set of engagement meetings – Fall 2016
• Task Force Meetings
(quarterly and open to the public)
WHAT’S NEXT? – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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22. • ULURP Application Preparation Underway
• EIS Draft Scope of Work (DSOW) Issued on 10/30/15
• Draft EIS Preparation Underway
• 3 Alternatives in DSOW
o Alternative 1 – No Action
o Alternative 2 – Baseline Flood Protection System
o Alternative 3 – Flood Protection System with Park and
Neighborhood Connection Improvements
• 2 Additional Alternatives since DSOW
o Alternative 4 – Flood Protection System with Integrated Park
Facility Resiliency Measures
o Alternative 5 – Flood Protection Alignment East of FDR Drive with
Flyover Bridge Alternative
WHAT’S NEXT? – ULURP and EIS
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23. LOWER MANHATTAN COASTAL RESILIENCY UPDATES
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