The park’s overhaul is part of the $221 million South Battery Park Resiliency Project, which aims to protect the coastline from storm surges and rising sea levels in the face of climate change.
Parents and children rally at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday as officials prepare to break ground there on a new coastal resiliency project.Parents and children rally at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday as officials prepare to break ground there on a new coastal resiliency project.A group of Battery Park City parents and their kids gathered at Robert F. Wagner Jr.
The reconstruction of the park, which is set to begin in a matter of weeks and last about two years, would elevate the public space 10 feet and include a buried flood wall.Nick Sbordone, spokesperson for the Battery Park City Authority, pushed back against the assertion that trees would be lost, saying the plan would bring a net increase of more than 100 trees to the area, including 91 more in Wagner Park than presently.
“I am excited and heartened to see that the BPCA has adjusted its plans to add nearly 13,000 square feet of green space and additional trees in its new design,” Niou said in a statement in August. “I look forward to continuing the conversation on other elements of this project, and I thank Community Board 1 and other neighborhood organizations for their tireless work to fight for a community-centered design.
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