2/12 Weekly Tech Article

Hoboken Residents Are Fighting A Seawall That Would Protect Their Homes From Total Devastation

• After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the city of Hoboken, NJ was completely devastated and flooded. 
• Now, a seawall has been designed to prevent that from happening again.
• A Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative is working to flood-proof the entire NYC Metropolitan area.
• The Office of Metropolitan Architecture drew up a plan for Hoboken that includes barriers to prevent flooding and a series of pumps to drain the city.
• The state received a $230 million grant to implement the seawall plan. 
• However, some Hoboken residents are not so fond of the plan. 

http://gizmodo.com/hoboken-residents-are-fighting-a-seawall-that-would-pro-1758618928