23 Sep 2014

Army Corps Conducts Inspection of New York Harbor with Partners

During September 2014, the Army Corps’ New York District conducted a harbor inspection which provided the venue and platform afloat for a forum with agency heads, civic leaders from municipal, state, and federal agencies to exchange ideas and dialogue about past, present and future efforts along the waterfront. Aboard the Army Corps’ vessel MV Hayward, various Corps representatives and partners reviewed accomplishments, convened discussions about future partnering, restoration activities, water navigation, deepening the federal channels, operations and maintenance and waterfront planning.

4 Sep 2014

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers meet with Stakeholders and Discuss Progress and Plans for Restoring the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary

Significant challenges often require a team effort. Restoring the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary

2 Sep 2014

Cadet intern builds skills at Army Corps of Engineers, New York District; describes West Point experience as ‘phenomenal’

U.S. Army Cadet Jacob Woicik, a senior at the University of Wyoming in fall 2014 in the Cowboy Battalion Reserve Officer Training Corps, spent most of July 2014 interning for the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, stationed at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point ─ the oldest continuously-occupied military post in America located 50 miles north of New York City.

21 Aug 2014

Army Cadet travels far, learns much during internship at Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

Cadet Ryan Bunn, entering his senior year at Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) in fall 2014 pursuing a degree in engineering, flew across the U.S. in July 2014 to serve an internship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, through the university’s Bulldog Battalion Reserve Officers Training Corps.

25 Jul 2014

Mapping Team’s Future: Picture Perfect - Hurricane Season 2014

When rescue and recovery crews make their way through communities devastated by hurricanes, tornados

24 Jul 2014

Army Corps of Engineers begins new flood risk reduction project in Port Monmouth, New Jersey

For nearly a year, the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has been repairing damage from

23 Jul 2014

New Cadet Barracks increases space, decreases cost

Not too long ago, dozens of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York became very

18 Jun 2014

Army Corps of Engineers Joins City Agencies and FEMA in Debut of Nation’s First Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype in Brooklyn

Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently joined Commissioners

13 Jun 2014

Army Corps of Engineers continues Rockaway Beach restoration for communities, infrastructure

A demolished boardwalk. Contents of homes piled in the street. Cars tossed in all directions. Subway

5 Jun 2014

When designing your career consider STEM!

When Charles Paray was a child in middle school he wasn’t sure what he wanted to be when he grew

14 May 2014

Army Corps Participates in Environmental Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District participated in Environmental Day held in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Army Corps strives to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to students at events such as Environmental Day. Army Corps partners included the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, Kean University, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, Infineum, Phillips 66, and Dupont.

12 May 2014

Historic school graduates to the 21st Century

Students at the historic West Point’s Middle School can now do their athletics in a new gymnasium

1 May 2014

STEM is fun!

Three giggling 10-year old girls ran into the room where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York

4 Apr 2014

Army Corps' Arthur Kill Channel Deepening: Part of a More Extensive 50 foot NY/NJ Harbor Deepening Project

Blasting work being performed in the Arthur Kill Channel between Elizabeth, New Jersey and the New York Container Terminal, Staten Island, New York. Areas of the channel contain solid bedrock which requires precision controlled, safe and staggered detonations underwater to fracture the rock for removal. The deepening of the Arthur Kill will be the final milestone achieved in the overall 50 foot Harbor Deepening Project. Next will be the 40 foot channel deepening of the Arthur Kill Channel leading to an oil refinery in Linden, New Jersey.

25 Mar 2014

Army Corps participates in STEM Education at New Jersey High School

As part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District's commitment in increasing awareness and inspiring students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, New York district volunteers interacted with students from the Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy and from Dwyer High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

13 Mar 2014

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins work on Keansburg Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project

At a press conference recently held at the Waterfront Library in Keansburg, N.J., Rep. Frank Pallone

13 Mar 2014

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes Jones Inlet Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently completed the maintenance dredging of

6 Mar 2014

Federal agencies celebrate African American History Month

On February 27, 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, participated in the Third

4 Mar 2014

New York District personnel visit middle school in lower Manhattan as part of National Engineers Week

Demonstrating a commitment to education in the sciences and celebrating National Engineers Week,

4 Feb 2014

New York District showcases harbor improvements, developing a safe and economically efficient pathway

In January 2014, Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal met with leaders from the U.S. Army