THE GUARDIAN TOURS NEW SECTION OF EAST RIVER PARK

British newspaper The Guardian captures the first section of East River Park in New York, which has been welcoming visitors to its newly completed sections this summer. East River Park on Manhattan’s waterfront is part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project, which emerged from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Rebuild by Design competition in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. This quarter mile stretch along the East River features a variety of public amenities – including sports courts, barbecue areas, and lawns – as well as flood barrier walls, gates, and a system of “bridging berms” to help protect the adjacent neighborhood from future storm surge and rising sea levels. The park also reimagines access into the park with new pedestrian bridges, supports diverse new plantings, enhances views, and creates improved open spaces along the waterfront.