North/West BPC Resiliency Project: DEIS Public Hearing

About the Project

The North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project (NWBPCR) is mapping an approach for protective measures along the northern and western portions of Battery Park City to reduce the risks associated with storm surge and sea level rise. The project is being developed through a progressive design-build process and includes a robust approach to community engagement to ensure public input is considered in project planning.

As part of the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Act, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed NWBPCR. In compliance with the SEQR Act, BPCA has made the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project DEIS available for public review and comment.

You may access the DEIS at https://bpca.ny.gov/nwbpcr_resiliency/environmental-review/.

We want to hear from you!

BPCA is hosting a hybrid public hearing on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM at Stuyvesant High School and virtually over Zoom. The hearing is part of the public comment period for the DEIS, which starts on August 28, 2024, and ends on October 7, 2024.

During this public hearing, BPCA will give a brief overview of the DEIS before allowing registered participants, in person and via livestream, to share up to two minutes of testimony about the DEIS. Commenters will be heard in the order in which they registered. This hearing does not include a question-and-answer session; questions received as part of testimony will be addressed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

Agenda

5:30 PM: Registration Opens.

6:00 PM: Presentation Begins.

6:30 PM: Public Comments Begin.

• Both in-person and virtual participants will have opportunities to comment.
• Each person will receive up to 3 minutes to share testimony.
• Any questions included as part of testimony will not be addressed during the hearing; questions will be addressed as part of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

8:00 PM: Meeting Ends.

How to Participate

Please pre-register for this public hearing on this Eventbrite page to attend and/or verbally comment in person or virtually. Virtual attendees will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting prior to the meeting.

When you click to register, please indicate:

• If you plan to attend virtually or in-person

• If you would like to make a verbal comment during the event.

Commenters will be heard in the order in which they registered. More detailed information about providing a verbal comment will be sent to the e-mail address you use to pre-register the week of the public hearing.

If you require translation services or American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, please contact the project team at [email protected] by September 10, 2024.

If you are unable to attend this hearing or would like to provide a written comment, you may submit your comment by September 28, 2024 via e-mail at [email protected].