Updates

Engaging Community Early and Often

It is critical that the future of the Financial District and Seaport waterfront reflects a shared vision between the City and the community. The Plan is the result of a two-year engagement process where the City worked closely with community members, including the Climate Coalition of Lower Manhattan (CCLM), a stakeholder group composed of residents, business representatives, community organizations, and environmental and resilience groups.

As the design is refined, the City will continue to gather feedback from the community and keep stakeholders informed on progress.

Making Climate Resiliency a Reality

The resilience plan will likely take 15 to 20 years to fully implement and cost approximately $5-7 billion. No one funding source will cover the entire cost; therefore, a variety of City, State, and federal sources—both existing and new—will need to be considered. In this current phase of work, the City is working with stakeholders to refine the design of the master plan so that environmental review of the project can begin in 2026.

Newsletter

We’ve released our first newsletter to provide public updates on the Plan. This newsletter gives an overview of the project’s design and what we heard at our most recent engagement event. Download the first edition and sign up for the newsletter below.

Updates

We are refining the design of the FiDi and Seaport Climate Resilience Plan and will be engaging the community at every step in the process.

Recordings

• Funding & Financing Panel - April 13, 2021
• Reimagining Lower Manhattan’s Public Waterfront for the 21st Century Virtual Workshop - March 23, 2021
• Ecology & Coastal Defense Virtual Workshop - January 27, 2021
• Virtual Tour of the FiDi and Seaport Area - September 22, 2020