Rutgers professor Jason Barr has proposed adding a 1,760-acre extension, named New Mannahatta, to the tip of Manhattan island to combat climate change.
It goes without saying that New York City, built on a cluster of low-lying islands, will need to be reimagined and rebuilt in order to survive the climate crisis.
In an op-ed piece published by The Times Friday, Jason Barr implored Eric Adams to add nearly 2,000 acres of artificial land to the borough s southernmost tip.
In a New York Times opinion piece, Rutgers economist Jason Barr calls for an entire neighborhood, dubbed New Mannahatta, to be constructed off of Lower Manhattan. It’s not a good idea.