29 Jan 2021

USACE fulfills a tall order

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District uses the latest demolition technology to remove an old stack at the Brookhaven National Laboratory to make the area safe for the community.

25 Jan 2021

As Groins Take Shape, the Rockaway Project Keeps Moving

Rockaway, NY- Crews are hard at work executing the first contract tied to the East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet, and Jamaica Bay Project in New York. This project has been in the works for more than a decade and was accelerated following the impacts from Hurricane Sandy and a series of Nor’easters that have left the community vulnerable to risk from coastal flooding.

8 Jan 2021

Army Safeguards Iconic Times Square Recruiting Station

Each year for the past 30 years, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District personnel ensure the Times Square Recruiting Station an iconic symbol of U.S. Armed Forces recruitment in the heart of New York City and one of the oldest in the U.S. is protected from people gathering there for holiday celebrations. (While COVID-19 precluded crowds for the annual ‘ball drop’ from the Times Tower skyscraper marking the new year, hundreds of thousands of people pass through the area daily.

23 Dec 2020

Army Corps Renovations Bring U.S. Army Facility Into 21st Century

The New York District is overseeing renovations at Watervliet Arsenal, a 200-year-old U.S. Army facility along the Hudson River in upstate New York.

14 Dec 2020

Army Corps helps USMA West Point cadets prepare for what comes next

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is constructing a state-of-the-art academic center for the cadets at the USMA at West Point, New York.

11 Dec 2020

Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction of Cyber Engineering & Academic Center at U.S. Military Academy, West Point

On December 11, 2020, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point for its new future-focused Cyber & Engineering Academic Center.

12 Nov 2020

Army Corps of Engineers project revitalizes economy of New Jersey’s largest city

The Army Corps of Engineers in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Newark are performing a project at Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area.

9 Nov 2020

Army Corps of Engineers Rockaway Project Resumes as Crews Increase Efforts

Beach work on the Rockaway Peninsula is in full swing as the East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet, and Jamaica Bay Project gets underway in Rockaway, New York.

29 Oct 2020

Army Corps of Engineers New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission Eight Years following Sandy

New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission Eight Years following Sandy.

9 Oct 2020

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Visits New York District

Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers, visited New York District October 5-6 and observed the District’s civil works projects and facilities.

5 Oct 2020

Army Corps of Engineers Honored by Waterfront Alliance as ‘Heroes of the Harbor’

Army Corps honored by the Waterfront Alliance for its work and achievements.

22 Sep 2020

Army Corps of Engineers partners with community for first line of coastal defense

Hurricane Isaias stormed up the east coast of the United States in early August, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 85 mph to the shores of flood-prone Port Monmouth, New Jersey. Immediately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District reached out to the community to find out how they were doing and how its flood risk management project was working. 

12 Sep 2020

Army Corps of Engineers New York District heralds the arrival of the largest container ship to Call in the Port

The CMA/CGM BRAZIL arrived at the Port of New York and New Jersey, Sept. 12. The arrival of the CMA/CGM Brazil was made possible as a result of the Harbor Deepening Project — a multi-year effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

27 Aug 2020

Army Corps of Engineers Celebrates Completion of Renovations of Grant Hall and Barracks at U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

This fall, several hundred Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, will have improved living accommodations, due to major refurbishments recently completed at Grant Hall and Barracks by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District.

2 Jul 2020

Army Corps of Engineers Supports U.S. Army Recruitment Initiative

The Army Corps’ New York District provided a floating venue for one of several of the Army’s National Hiring Days, an all-Army effort to inspire individuals across the nation to consider military service.

1 Jul 2020

Army Corps of Engineers data driven to improve coastal projects

In a hotel conference room on Long Island, New York, a team of experts are processing data and

1 Jul 2020

Army Corps of Engineers contracting process continues despite Coronavirus Pandemic

For decades, the Rockaway Beach community in the Boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn in New York City

4 May 2020

Army Corps Completes Construction of Alternate Care Facility at State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.

Construction of the alternate care facility at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury on Long Island to facilitate care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients was completed May 3.

28 Apr 2020

Army Corps New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages Study takes crucial step

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study aimed at improving navigation and generating transportation-cost savings for deep-draft ships using New York and New Jersey Harbor terminals reached a key milestone Thursday.

27 Apr 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers comes to the aid of hospitals

To help New York State hospitals deal with this, Army Corps’ New York District volunteers are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  They are locating existing buildings that can be converted into these alternate care facilities and then they are designing and constructing them.