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  • August

    Alek Petersen, project manager for the Green Brook Flood Risk Management Project, stands within the interior, protected side of a floodwall and pump station system in Middlesex, New Jersey.

    Army Corps Reduces Flood Risk for Green Brook, NJ Residents

    On August 2, 1973, heavy rain overflowed the banks of the Green Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey. The flooding killed six people and turned streets into rivers, submerging cars and filling basements with water. When the floodwaters receded, they revealed millions of dollars’ worth of damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.

  • February

    Work is ongoing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District's Sea Bright to Manasquan project.

    $26 million beach renourishment project works around challenges

    Every few years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges sand from the Atlantic Ocean and pumps it to a 21-mile stretch of beach from the Borough of Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey. This coastal storm risk management and erosion control project aims to reduce hurricane and storm damage to New Jersey’s beaches. Work is currently underway on the latest $26 million cycle of beach renourishment.

  • June

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Minish Park Project is revitalizing the Lower Passaic River in Newark, N.J.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is helping to revitalize a former industrial area along the Lower Passaic River in the downtown area of Newark, N.J.

  • September

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    Army Corps 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. 

  • January

    The Dredge Fullerton, owned and operated by Barnegat Bay Dredging Company, conducts dredging in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near Stone Harbor, N.J. as part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project. The sediment was placed to create habitat on marshland owned by the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife.

    Philly District completes dredging and marsh restoration project near Stone Harbor, NJ

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company recently completed a dredging and marsh restoration project near Stone Harbor, N.J. Work involved dredging sediment from the channel of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and beneficially using the material to create habitat on marshland owned by the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife.   

  • November

    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Mr. Ryan A. Fisher Visits New York District

    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Mr. Ryan A. Fisher Visits New York District

    Mr. Ryan A. Fisher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) joined District Commander Col. Thomas Asbery and members of the New York District and North Atlantic Division on November 7th and New York District’s Civil Works missions.

  • October

    Six years later, Army Corps remains Sandy focused

    At the same time the North Atlantic Division has supported U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response and recovery efforts following recent major storm events elsewhere in the United States, it has remained intensely focused on Superstorm Sandy repair, restoration and risk-reduction projects in the northeast six years since that major weather event.
  • Lisa Baron, Project Manager and marine biologist with the Army Corps’ New York District speaks with students about the New York and New Jersey harbor estuary and the importance of ecosystem restoration and activities associated with the Army Corps’ restoration projects and studies.

    Army Corps and Partners Celebrate ‘Estuary Day’

    Army Corps and Partners Celebrate ‘Estuary Day’ in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
  • Lisa Baron, Project Manager and marine biologist with the Army Corps’ New York District speaks with students about the New York and New Jersey harbor estuary and the importance of ecosystem restoration and activities associated with the Army Corps’ restoration projects and studies.

    Army Corps and Partners Celebrate ‘Estuary Day’

    Army Corps and Partners Celebrate ‘Estuary Day’ in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
  • Sgt. Maj. Terrence Taylor, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Richard St. Pierre update hurricane response plans in preparation for Hurricane Sandy at the Homeland Security Center of Excellence in Lawrenceville, N.J., Oct. 26, 2012.

    The power to save lives

    After the water receded and wind settled after Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey National Guard was out rescuing citizens. Whether they found that young child under the rubble or safely guided an elderly man out of his home, was a direct result of the work being performed by the task force at the Homeland Security Center of Excellence, Headquarters in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

  • September

    At Sea Bright, New Jersey, Lynn Bocamazo of New York District speaks with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, the Army Corps’ Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations during a group visit to the northern most part of the beach nourishment project. Discussed was what occurred during Sandy and areas exposed to tidal flooding from the Shrewsbury River on the backside of the Borough.

    Board on Coastal Engineering Research Discuss Hurricane Storm Response, Recovery and Resilience at New Jersey Venue

    At Sea Bright, New Jersey, Lynn Bocamazo of New York District speaks with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, the Army Corps’ Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations during a group visit to the northern most part of the beach nourishment project. Discussed was what occurred during Sandy and areas exposed to tidal flooding from the Shrewsbury River on the backside of the Borough.
  • At Sea Bright, New Jersey, Lynn Bocamazo of New York District speaks with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, the Army Corps’ Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations during a group visit to the northern most part of the beach nourishment project. Discussed was what occurred during Sandy and areas exposed to tidal flooding from the Shrewsbury River on the backside of the Borough.

    Board on Coastal Engineering Research Discuss Hurricane Storm Response, Recovery and Resilience at New Jersey Venue

    Long Branch, New Jersey served as the site for the 90th Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB) that met during the first week of September.

  • April

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District participated in Environmental Day, an annual event held at Elizabeth, New Jersey aimed at educating local students about the environment. Students took advantage of an opportunity to learn about the field of science, technology, engineering and math.

    Army Corps Celebrates Environmental Day

    Students from local area schools spent the day interacting with the Army Corps and its partnering agencies and organizations at Environmental Day held in Elizabeth, N.J. The event generated awareness and provided information about the value of the environment, long term sustainability of the planet, and its current environmental status.
  • The dredge 'New York' performs dredging for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Port Jersey Channel, New Jersey. The Corps' New York District has been deepening the shipping channels in the New York /New Jersey Harbor to 50 feet to accommodate larger, deeper-draft ships. This will improve navigational safety and allow the port to accommodate the next generations of larger cargo vessels.

    New York, New Jersey Harbor deepening project provides environmental, economic benefits

    During the past nine years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey have been deepening 38 miles of federal navigation channels in the New York Harbor to a depth of 50 feet. Recently, the New York District awarded the final major construction contract, which will complete the deepening of the Arthur Kill Channel to 50 feet leading to the New York Container Terminal, Staten Island, New York, marking another milestone towards completing the overall 50 foot project.

  • Army Corps Joins Students, Partners and Celebrate Environmental Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District participated in Environmental Day, an annual event held at Elizabeth, New Jersey aimed at educating local students about the environment. On a perfect weather day for an outdoor classroom environment, the event was held April 24th adjacent to the Elizabeth Marina dock on the shore of the Arthur Kill Channel.

  • November

    USACE ramps up NYC debris removal work

    BROOKLYN, New York – Sixty large dump trucks are now moving 150,000 cubic yards of debris from New York City to disposal sites around the city. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-assigned mission.

  • FEMA assigns infrastructure assessment mission to Corps of Engineers

    BROOKLYN, New York – Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Response Teams are coordinating damage assessments of public buildings, waste and waste water treatment plants, and transportation infrastructure in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

  • September

    Cover of the "Where the Green Brook Meets the Raritan" history booklet.

    Army Corps releases history booklet on area with ongoing flood risk management work

    Archaeology and understanding the past are always important parts of any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, whether it’s something small or it’s a project as massive as flood risk management project the Corps is undertaking in the Green Brook Sub-Basin in New Jersey. In that spirit, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a publication highlighting the history of the Bound Brook area where the flood risk reduction work is ongoing and ranges from building floodwalls, levees, gates and pump stations to raising bridges. The book is entitled “Where the Green Brook Meets the Raritan.”