“The sea change that has come is the information age. We don't have to just read The New York Times anymore. We can pull up something on the Internet and get any news that we like.” AgeSeaInformationNew YorkInternetNewsNew York TimesInformation AgePull UpsSea Change Author:Pete du Pont
“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of exiles.” MotherNamesSeaLandNew YorkFameConquerGreekFlamesGiantsSunsetGatesYearningLightningLimbsExileWretchedTorchesBrazenStatue Of LibertyColossus Author:Emma Lazarus
“Rising seas create a higher baseline for future storm surges. The New York City Panel on Climate Change has projected that coastal waters may rise by two feet by 2050 and four feet by the end of the century.” MayTwoEndsWaterCitiesFourSeaFeetCenturyNew YorkHigherClimateClimate ChangeStormRisingNew York CityCoastal Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the roller coaster in Seaside that is now famous for that sickening photo of it being washed out to sea.” WholeStoriesSeaNew YorkSummerSpendingWhole LifeShoreRidingJerseyNew YorkersRoller CoasterCoastersJersey Shore Author:Marissa Jaret Winokur
“My preferred environment is by the sea or somewhere rural. I don't want to be in a city, I don't want to visit New York and I don't want to go shopping.” WantCitiesEnvironmentSeaNew YorkShopping Author:Amanda Donohoe
“I went to New York for a research trip, just because it has these iconic street canyons. It's one of the few cities that has sidewalks that are wide enough for a sea of umbrellas to be there.” EnoughCitiesSeaStreetsNew YorkResearchWideUmbrellaIconicSidewalkCanyons Author:Saschka Unseld