https://www.nan.usace.army.mil New York District News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:39:00 GMT Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:43:28 GMT https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Story-Article-View/Article/3130020/army-corps-reduces-flood-risk-for-green-brook-nj-residents/ On August 2, 1973, heavy rain overflowed the banks of the Green Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey. The flooding killed six people and turned streets into rivers, submerging cars and filling basements with water. When the floodwaters receded, they revealed millions of dollars’ worth of damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/16/2003058318/115/75/0/220816-A-FU271-002.JPG' alt='Alek Petersen, project manager for the Green Brook Flood Risk Management Project, stands within the interior, protected side of a floodwall and pump station system in Middlesex, New Jersey.' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:39:00 GMT Nayelli Guerrero https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Story-Article-View/Article/3130020/army-corps-reduces-flood-risk-for-green-brook-nj-residents/ New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Levees U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division