Central Park Project Aims to Ease Flood Risks in Harlem and East Harlem

Mamdani and Hochul announce $35M project to fight flooding and save drinking water in Manhattan

The project is expected to prevent approximately 132 million gallons of water from entering local sewers each year.

Central Park project aims to ease flood risks in Harlem and East Harlem

Editor's note: the video is from a previous newscast NEW YORK (PIX11) - Heavy rain can overwhelm sewer systems and increase flooding risks in nearby neighborhoods. A $35.7 million project in northern Central Park aims to help reduce that risk in Harlem and East Harlem while saving the city’s drinking water. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. [...]

Mamdani and Hochul break ground on $36 million flood-fighting project in Central Park

New York officials and the Central Park Conservancy broke ground on a $35.7 million project designed to reduce flooding in Harlem and East Harlem while conserving millions of gallons of drinking water each year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul and president of the park’s conservancy Betsy Smith announced the start of the North End...

Central Park breaks ground on new $35.7M stormwater system

Work began this week on a $35.7 million project to reduce flooding across Harlem by improving stormwater management in northern Central Park. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the Central Park Conservancy on Monday broke ground on the North End Recirculation Project, which will ease pressure on the combined sewer system serving the park [...] The post Central Park breaks ground on new $35.7M stormwater system first appeared on 6sqft.