11 projects help prevent flooding in New York City
'Daylighting' Tibbetts Brook
Reroutes Tibbetts Brook above ground from the sewer system below in an effort to reduce sewer overflow.
From folding and swinging walls to rebuilt beaches to elevated promenades, these 11 projects incorporate a variety of approaches to help keep New York dry. Select a project to learn more about it.
145th Street promenade
An elevated promenade concept seeks to preserve a waterfront space while providing flood risk reduction. Project includes a 27.47-foot diameter steel flat sheet cofferdam with sand backfill inside, and a reinforced concrete cap 18 inches thick.
Bronx
New Jersey
Hudson River
Manhattan
Queens
East River
New York
Upper Bay
Brooklyn
Jamaica Bay
Staten Island
Lower Bay
Atlantic Ocean
106th Street promenade
An elevated promenade concept seeks to preserve a waterfront space while providing flood risk reduction. Project includes a 27.47-foot diameter steel flat sheet cofferdam with sand backfill inside, and a reinforced concrete cap 18 inches thick.
East Side Coastal Resiliency
Reduce flooding by adding a series of walls and gates along the coastline.
Protecting the Financial District
A variety of shoreline improvements from The Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge that include raised shorelines, buried flood walls and a more resilient stormwater infrastructure.
Red Hook floodwall
Floodwall systems aim to provide flood risk reduction and typically include a reinforced concrete structure supported on steel H-piles.
Coney Island promenade
An elevated promenade concept seeks to preserve a waterfront space while providing flood risk reduction.
Staten Island Bluebelt
Rockaway Beach
Installs 19 new stone groin structures to stabilize and replenish the beach.
Staten Island seawall
A 5.3 mile long seawall that reaches up to 20 feet high to protect the island from flooding.