Walling Up the East Side to Save It

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( Monday, October 30 infrastructure watch [Walling Up the East Side to Save It]( Why the floodgates on the waterfront look the way they do. Photo: NYC DDC Eleven years ago this weekend, Hurricane Sandy taught New Yorkers where the city’s lowest edges are — spots like Red Hook, the Rockaways, and the East Village, where an ancient flood plain faces the East River like a scoop. There, the water [reached a full three blocks inland]( from the FDR Drive, [as far as Avenue B](, filling basements, totaling cars, and inundating the Con Ed substation [that feeds much of lower Manhattan its power](. [Continue reading »]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [A Turn-of-the-Century Portrait Painter’s Studio in Gramercy Park There’s a 14th-century fireplace mantel, library ladders, and a loft space.]( By Adriane Quinlan [The Deadly School-Zone Crossing The deaths of a 7-year-old in Fort Greene and a Woodhaven crossing guard were preventable and predictable.]( By Clio Chang [Welcome to the McGuinness Boulevard Parking Lot–Bike Lane–Loading Zone The mayor made a mess of the planned redesign. Now everyone’s confused.]( By Clio Chang [The Best Hair Braiders in New York Including Beyoncé-inspired Lemonade braids and any kind of cornrow.]( By Tembe Denton-Hurst [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved