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  • July

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    Army Corps, Town of East Hampton Deepen Channel on Eastern Long Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the Town of East Hampton, recently completed dredging the channel at Lake Montauk Harbor ⎼ a heavily-trafficked waterway on Eastern Long Island ⎼ increasing its depth from -12 to approximately -17 feet.
  • Before thousands of sailors manned the rails, before military aircraft thundered overhead, and before dozens of tall ships from around the world sailed past the Statue of Liberty, the HAYWARD and its crew were already hard at work.

    New York District Prepares New York Harbor for America's 250th Independence Day Celebration

    NEW YORK — As the nation celebrated Independence Day and America's 250th Anniversary, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District welcomed Lee Forsgren, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), aboard the Drift Collection Vessel HAYWARD for a harbor inspection highlighting the critical Civil Works mission that supports the nation's waterways.

  • June

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    Army Corps Groundbreaking Kicks Off Campus Modernization Program at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Leaders from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island, held a groundbreaking ceremony kicking off over $2 Billion in renovations of campus facilities over the next 10+ years.
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    Family Visit Rekindles Legacy of ‘60s Army Corps’ Operations Chief Jacob S. Gelberman

    Some people leave a mark that endures. Such is the case of Jacob S. Gelberman (1909-1973) former Operations Division Chief for the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1960s whose outstanding contributions led to naming a District drift-collection vessel after him ⎼ the GELBERMAN.

  • May

    The Road Builders and America’s Living Memorial

    This Memorial Day carries added meaning. As the nation prepares to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we are reminded that remembrance is not only about looking back. It is about honoring sacrifice by building a country worthy of those who gave everything to defend it. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, that history runs deep.

  • April

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    Army Corps Chief of Engineers Recognizes New York Staff at Milestone Meeting

    Army Corps Chief of Engineers and Commanding General Lt. Gen. William H. Graham, Jr., recently visited Belmar, New Jersey, for a Command Validation Milestone Meeting (CVM) with New York District Leaders and personnel discussing the Sea Bright to Manasquan General Re-Evaluation Report.
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    Work Continues on Army Corps’ Green Brook Project in Central NJ

    The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and local municipalities, continues work on the Green Brook Flood Risk Management Project ⎼ a major initiative in central New Jersey designed to reduce flood risk to13 communities by constructing a series of levees, floodwalls, flood gates/closures and pump stations for interior drainage areas along Bound Brook and Green Brook ⎼ each carrying run off from nearby mountainous terrain.

  • March

    Work continues to convert the Westchester County Center into an alternate care facility that will be home to 100 acute-COVID19 patients. Work is expected to be complete on April 19.

    250 Years of Engineering the Nation: New York District Looks Back and Builds Forward

    As the nation prepares to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is also reflecting on a milestone of its own. The Corps was founded on June 16, 1775, just two days after the Army itself, making it one of the nation’s oldest public institutions and one that has been tied to America’s growth, defense, and infrastructure from the very beginning.
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    A collaboration that runs deep

    New York City, the cultural and economic power we know today grew from the waterways that run

  • February

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    Army Corps, Contractor Receive Regional Honors For Safety

    The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Weeks Marine, a contractor dredging and placing sand on the Army Corps’ Fire Island to Montauk Point Project (FIMP), have been recognized with an Award of Merit in the category of ‘Safety Excellence: Water-Environment, Eastern U.S.’, by Engineering News Record, an American weekly magazine covering the construction industry worldwide.