The Battery Park City Authority, as part of a major climate resilience plan, will tear down Wagner Park and elevate it by 10 feet to address flood risk.
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Water tables that rise with sea levels can inundate basements, ruin underground infrastructure and render anti-flooding strategies infective. After a nearly decade-long hiatus, the feds are starting up monitoring again.
The Battery Park City Authority on Tuesday agreed to hold off on construction activities at Wagner Park after a group of neighbors opposed to the project,