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  • Army Corps completes construction of the Long Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, announced the completion of construction on the Long Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. Completion of this project means storm risk reduction measures are now complete in advance of the upcoming Hurricane Season.

  • Army Corps of Engineers and New York City Mayor Announce Beginning of Process to Dredge East Rockaway Inlet, Paving the Way for Beach Re-Nourishment in the Rockaways

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that a USACE contractor, Weeks Marine has begun moving work vessels, pipe, and other equipment to perform maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet to beneficially use dredged sand to re-nourish and restore Rockaway beach between Beach 92nd Street and Beach 103rd Street.

  • Army Corps Completes Emergency Rehabilitation of Gilgo Feeder Beach

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the completion of the emergency restoration of the Atlantic Ocean’s Gilgo Feeder Beach in the Town of Babylon, Long Island.

  • President's Fiscal 2020 Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program released

    President's Fiscal 2020 Budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program released. The FY 2020 Civil Works budget press book is available on the Web at: http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Budget.aspx under the heading Program Budget: Press Books.

  • Army Corps of Engineers and New York City Mayor Announce Rockaway Beach Restoration

    Beach re-nourishment will take place between Beach 92nd Street and Beach 103rd Street.

  • Army Corps Announces Release of Interim Report for New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is releasing an Interim Report for the NY & NJ Harbor and Tributaries Study on February 20, 2019. State and city partners that contributed input on the Interim Report include the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of New York.

  • Army Corps Announces Public Meetings for New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study

    Army Corps Announces Public Meetings for New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District, and partner agencies requests public input regarding the NY & NJ Harbors and Tributaries Study. USACE New York District, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), and the City of New York (NYC) will host seven (8) public meetings for the New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study (NYNJHATS).

  • Army Corps Announces Release of Interim Report for New York and New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Study

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is releasing an Interim Report for the NY & NJ Harbor and Tributaries Study on February 19, 2019. State and city partners that contributed input on the interim report include the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of New York.

  • Army Corps Completes Emergency Dredging

    NEW YORK –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed contracted emergency dredging of an interim 200-foot-wide deep-water passage of ten feet through the highly dynamic Moriches Inlet. This out-of-cycle emergency work was done to remove the hazardous sand shoals that were closing the inlet and preventing U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue vessels from using the inlet to respond to lifesaving missions within Moriches Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, following a series of four unusual Nor’easter storms in March of 2018.

  • Army Corps approves waiver for New York & New Jersey HAT Study

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announces the approval of a waiver to increase the schedule and funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Study (NY&NJHAT).