7 Apr 2020

USACE Alternate Care Facility Mission Continues at the Westchester County Center

White Plains-- On any given weekend you’ll find the Westchester County Center buzzing with excitement. From basketball tournaments, to live shows, to public meetings, the convention center was a local melting pot of events, people, and cultures. Now the convention center has a new mission, to serve as an alternate care facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is making it just that. A little over three weeks ago a Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO) was assigned to the New York District by FEMA in order to build alternate care facilities in the wake of the worldwide COVID19 crisis. USACE was deployed under a National activation to provide initial planning and engineering support (Emergency Support Function 3 – Public Works & Engineering) Nationwide to address possible medical facility shortages in the U.S. One FEMA MA was issued to USACE Headquarters for a Fusion Cell for disaster response planning.

1 Apr 2020

Army Corps, Partners Establish Alternate Care Facility at Javits Center; First Patients Arrive

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mission assignment in conjunction with many state, federal and local partners, has made significant progress converting the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City to an alternate care facility to meet the demand for hospital beds created by the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

30 Mar 2020

USNS COMFORT Arrives in New York in Support of the COVID-19 Response Efforts

The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York City March 30th in support of the COVID-19 response efforts. The Army Corps vessel GELBERMAN travelled alongside the ship as it traveled along the New York Harbor to its newly-dredged dock in Manhattan on the Hudson River.

25 Mar 2020

USACE begins construction on Alternate Care Facilities

Work is being done in support of FEMA-led COVID-19 Pandemic Response NEW YORK— The US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, continues to make significant progress in its efforts to support the FEMA-led response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Nationwide, USACE has received 5 FEMA Mission Assignments (MAs) totaling $357 million, and has more than 250 personnel providing support.

18 Feb 2020

Real Estate Provides Facelift for New Jersey Armed Forces Career Center

While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has missions planning and designing construction projects, there’s a less-well-known component in the New York District: Providing real estate support for more than 400 U.S. Armed Forces recruiting stations in New York and New Jersey.

11 Feb 2020

Pole Vaulting is Life Changing for Survey Deputy; Son’s Success Rekindles Interest

When you haven’t played a sport for many years that you once excelled in, some people can still regain that prowess. Such is the case for New York District Deputy Survey Chief John Mraz, Survey Section, Operations Division, who set pole-vaulting records in high school 30 years ago.

11 Feb 2020

New York District marks start of WOSI Work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced measures to reverse flood damage west of Shinnecock Inlet after two storms in October 2019 resulted in severe erosion and large losses of sand along the shoreline. The damage threatened properties west of the Shinnecock Inlet, including Dune Road, an evacuation route, commercial fishing plants, marina facilities, and public restaurants. USACE has awarded a $10.7 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oakbrook, Illinois, to address the significant coastline storm damages encountered at the West of Shinnecock Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project on the south shore of Long Island.

7 Feb 2020

News on tap: New York City Drinking Water

Drinking water safety has been in the news.  A few years ago, the community of Flint, Michigan struggled with lead contamination in its fresh water supply and more recently, residents of Newark, New Jersey experienced the same. What doesn’t always make the headlines are the good things that are occurring concerning the public’s drinking water. 

20 Dec 2019

Army Corps Connects with Small Business at National Conference

The New York District participated in the 2019 Federal Small Business Conference in Dallas in November, joining 46 Army Corps of Engineers’ Districts across the United States and Army Corps Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite.

17 Dec 2019

Hazardous land used during Atomic Age has green future

In 1945, following the United States’ detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, World War II ended and the Atomic Age began. Research on the uses of atomic power also started and the forming of the United States’ Atomic Energy Commission was created to foster this.

13 Dec 2019

Thule Air Base, Arctic - Consistently on top of its game

Not too long ago at Thule Air Base, Greenland located in the Arctic, a change of command ceremony was taking place. Outgoing 821st Air Base Group U.S. Air Force Commander - Col. Mafwa Kuvibidila- passed the flag to her successor Col. Timothy J. Bos.

22 Nov 2019

Army Corps’ New York District Hosts Two-Day Career Fair

For the second time this year, the New York District hosted a two-day Career Fair in Lower Manhattan for college students, recent graduates and other professionals to fill positions in a variety of disciplines.

12 Nov 2019

Army Corps dives into the past, for the future

Here’s how the story goes … Decades ago, there was an active U.S. Army post on Governors Island, in the heart of the New York Harbor in New York City. Military families resided on the island and stories exist of children getting into mischief and rolling cannonballs down a hill. Some possibly making it all the way to the water’s edge and splashing into the harbor.

29 Oct 2019

Army Corps New York District Conducts Water Resources Outreach at Pratt Institute

District staff participated in Water Expo on the campus of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, to collaborate about water-related challenges facing coastal areas of New York and New Jersey.

29 Oct 2019

Army Corps’ New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission

Since Hurricane Sandy 7 years ago, the Army Corps' New York District has performed its mission of coastal restoration and wrote the chapter on resiliency by restoring miles of shoreline and beach protection projects.

30 Sep 2019

Army Corps New York District Hosts Partner Harbor Inspection

The New York District, continues working with partners to strategically deliver innovative solutions and advancing the region’s vision of a world class Harbor Estuary.

26 Sep 2019

Army Corps Dredging Ops Commence on Long Island, NY

Davis Park, Fire Island, on Long Island’s south shore. Dredgers pump sand spread by bulldozers.

16 Sep 2019

Army Corps constructs school that’s STEAM teaching tool

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is constructing a new state of the art elementary school at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

7 Aug 2019

Army Corps workboat now serves as artificial reef

The M/V HUDSON embarks on second career as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off of Long Island, NY.

6 Aug 2019

Army Corps supports U.S. Navy during Hudson River Swim Charity Event

New York District supports Navy SEALs during NY Harbor charity event to help veterans, families.