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The East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project will protect 110,000 New Yorkers from the impacts of climate change by reducing flood risk to communities, properties, businesses, critical infrastructure, and public open spaces. In addition to providing flood protection, the project will strengthen and enhance waterfront spaces on Manhattan's East Side by improving accessibility, increasing ecological diversity, and delivering improved recreational amenities to a vibrant and highly diverse community. The ESCR project is among the largest and most technically complex infrastructure projects in New York City's history.

Construction work for ESCR is divided into three main Project Areas

• Project Area 1 (PA1) is concentrated in Manhattan's Lower East Side (LES) between Montgomery St. and East 15th St., including the East River Park.
• Project Area 2 (PA2) encompasses work between East 15th St. and East 25th St. including Asser Levy Playground, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Murphy Brothers Playground, as well as local streets around the Con Edison facility.
• Parallel Conveyance (PC) work is made up of inland drainage infrastructure improvements within the overall ESCR project footprint. This work will occur on local streets between Montgomery St. and East 23rd St.

• ESCR Project Area 1 Factsheet | Spanish | Chinese
• ESCR Project Area 2 Factsheet | Spanish | Chinese
• ESCR Project Parallel Conveyance Factsheet | Spanish | Chinese
• ESCR Environmental Benefits Factsheet

Visit Project Updates to learn more about project areas and phasing during construction.