Brooklyn Bridge–Montgomery Coastal Resilience (BMCR) will provide flood risk reduction for residents, businesses, and infrastructure in Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood from flooding due to coastal storms and sea level rise.  Two Bridges is an immigrant neighborhood with a high proportion of elderly and low-income residents.  Through an inclusive, multimedia and multilingual program of engagement and resilience education, this historically underserved community was empowered to shape the design of a resilient infrastructure and public programming system along their waterfront. 

This community-driven landscape infrastructure project provides flood infrastructure and an enhanced waterfront experience with an innovative system of interlocking, deployable flood gates along the urban waterfront. Unprecedented in New York City, the BMCR project establishes a high standard for integrating resiliency measures with universally accessible community-centered place-making.