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.
Wagner Park, a cherished waterfront greenspace in Battery Park City that boasts unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty, will be demolished and rebuilt soon.
The conflict over the park reflects a broader challenge for governments that will be forced to take increasingly drastic measures to protect shoreline communities from the effects of climate change. The construction by the state-chartered corporation follows years of angry protests and litigation from local residents who have argued that destroying the park is unnecessary and have called for a less dramatic plan to fight flooding.
"Wagner Park points to a lot of the challenges we're going to face for years in terms of climate adaptation," said Thad Pawlowski, managing director at the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes at Columbia University. "It's going to be a lot of these little local battles over time."
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