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Join Sandy-Impacted Communities to Light the Shore!

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Photo credit: Trevor Messersmith

The Municipal Art Society of New York - mas.org

On Tuesday October 29th – the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – groups from across the region will be lighting up the coastline to acknowledge the impact of the storm and the on-going resilience challenges we collectively face.  Groups in Staten Island, Red Hook, Lower East Side, in Connecticut and all down  the Jersey shore will join together with flashlights and candles along the coast.  The goal is to have the entire Sandy-impacted coastline illuminated!

All communities are welcome to join their friends and neighbors and line the coast in solidarity for a resilient future!  Information about specific community meeting spots and times are shown below: 

Lower East Side
Time: 6:45PM to 8:15PM
Where: East River Park

  • 10th Street (GOLES) we will be meeting at 10th Street and Avenue D at 6:45PM to walk to the East River.
  • 6th Street (Henry St.) will be meeting at BGR on 6th between FDR and D to walk over at 7ish to the East River
  • Houston Street (FEGS) will meet at Houston and Avenue D at 6:45PM to walk over

Brooklyn
Time: Meeting at 6:30 PM, candle lighting at 7:45 PM.
Where:

  • Brighton Beach: Shorefront Y 3300 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn, NY
  • Canarsie: Canarsie Park 84th & Seaview (6:30pm Interfaith service Performance by local elementary school and Gospel talent 7:45pm Candlelighting)
  • Coney Island: West 8th Street & Riegelman Boardwalk (By NY Aquarium, on boardwalk side) Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY Contact: OHEL / Project Hope Rachel Heller  ***@***.***
  • Coney Island (2): Stillwell Avenue & Riegelman Boardwalk Point
  • Coney Island (3): Coney Island Pier W. 21st Street & Riegelman Boardwalk
  • Coney Island (4): Kaiser Park Pier W. 33rd St. & Bayview Ave.
  • Dumbo: corner of Main Street & Plymouth @ entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park Point of contact: Alexandria Sica Email: ***@***.***
  • Gerritsen Beach: Meet at 7pm at the end of Gerritsen Avenue, on the Shell Bank Creek shoreline. Candlelighting at 7:45pm.
  • Red Hook: Coffey Park Verona St. bet. Richard St. and Dwight St.
  • Red Hook (2): IKEA 1 Beard Street Brooklyn, NY (Join Portside and friends at the water’s edge)
  • Sea Gate: Sea Gate Association Beach 42 and Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY Contact: 917-586-7006 or ***@***.***
  • Sheepshead Bay: 2801 Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11235

Staten Island
Time: 7:45 PM
Where: Light a candle with your neighbor in the closest waterfront to your community in Staten Island.

Light Up New Jersey*
Time: 6:00 pm
Where:

 

Rebuild by Design Public Reception Livestream:
On Monday October 28th the Rebuild by Design teams will unveil their resiliency-driven design ideas!  If you cannot make the public reception in New York or New Jersey, watch the live stream using the links below: 

NYU 9AM https://new.livestream.com/ipk-nyu/RBD-public-reception-NY-10-28

NJIT 6:30PM https://new.livestream.com/ipk-nyu/RBD-public-reception-NJIT-10-28

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