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In the News: More on the BPC resiliency plans
PLANNING FOR THE NEXT FLOOD AT BPC
Bloomberg has an overview with a financial angle on the resiliency plans for Battery Park City, starting with the reconstruction of Wagner Park this summer, and how the BPCA is in the rare position of being able to plan for the next flood: “The urgency can’t be overstated. The rising sea level — a foot in the harbor already, potentially three to six feet by midcentury— means every tropical storm and nor’easter could have that much more impact. The reality of this changed landscape can be seen elsewhere in New York City: Residents of Staten Island and Jamaica Bay are raising homes — or taking post-storm buyouts to leave.”
RAVES FOR FONDA TRIBECA
Eater critic Robert Sietsema reviews the new Fonda Tribeca from chef and Fidi resident Roberto Santibañez: “Fonda Tribeca is certainly up there among the better upscale Mexican restaurants in town, but rather than emulating modern Mexico City fare, it chooses to present sterling versions of historic recipes. One of the chief pleasures for me was enjoying the work of a chef more than 20 years after I’d first admired his cooking.”
MAN SHOVED ONTO THE TRACKS AT PARK PLACE
An off-duty police officer was pushed to the tracks — but managed to avoid getting hit by an oncoming train — on Monday at the Park Place 2/3 stop. The stranger came from behind as he stood on the platform at around 4p. —NBC New York
ALEXANDER WANG MOVES TO SEAPORT
The Real Deal reports that Alexander Wang is moving his fashion company to the top floor of the Fulton Market Building — 46,000 square feet above the soon-to-open Lawn Club. (That’s a rendering, above.)
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I’ve never understood how a bolstering flood protection in one small area protects neighboring areas. Kids playing with sand in the beach watch water flow around any barrier they may build. I feel that something more comprehensive is required. Am I missing something here?
Re BPC “resiliency”: The problem is that the urgency IS overstated–as is the rising sea level.
As the Battery Park City Neighborhood Association stated in its response letter to the Authority’s plans, the projections used by the BPCA’s contractor to justify this billion dollar expense and multiple-year rip-up of a beautiful waterfront “are up to 30 times higher than what we are currently experiencing in sea level rise… The actual measured trend of 2.89 mm/year corresponds to 0.11 inches per year, or ~ 1 inch per decade.”
Resiliency makes sense, but it needs to be based on real data–not exaggerated numbers designed to heighten a sense of “crisis” and “urgency.”