The newly renovated Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Lower Manhattan in New York on Sunday, August 31, 2025. The 3.5 acre park was re-engineered for flood mitigation. The $300 million makeover included raising the park 10 feet and adding an underground cistern to catch rainwater and reuse it. The area was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (© Richard B. Levine)

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