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Staten Island, NY 10305
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Fall 2015
Executive Director
Ida Sanoff
CAWD
Recording Secretary
Daniel Ingellis
NRPA
Treasurer
Membership
Newsletter
Richard Chan
NRPA
East Shore Coordinator:
Dominic Cenatiempo
NRPA
Trustees
Executive Trustee
Jim Scarcella
NRPA
Friends of Clearwater
John Malizia
S. I. Yacht Club,
S. I. Tuna Club, FCA
Cindy Zipf
Clean Ocean Action
Charles Perry
Protectors of Pine Oak
Woods
Tony Rose
Staten Island Sport Divers
Andrew Willner
NY/NJ Baykeeper
(Ret)
Dr. John T. Tancredi
Molloy College
Dr. Martin Schreibman
Brooklyn College AREAC
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Page 1 A Message from NRPA
Page 1-2 Living Breakwaters Citizens Advisory
Committee
Page 2 Crescent Beach South
Page 2 Visit to Travis and Chelsea
Page 2-3 New Dorp Beach
Page 3 Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan Park
Page 3-4 Richmond Creek
Page 4-6 Cheap Gas: What’s Behind It, Will It
Last, How Will It Affect Us?
In Memory of Edward “Kerry” Sullivan
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See page 8
LIVING BREAKWATERS
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
by Johnny “Shorts” Malizia
Attention Staten Islanders and Tottenville resi-
dents: There are two major projects coming
up where all of us need to voice our thoughts
pro or con. The two projects are “Living
Breakwater”, a group of islands/reefs 13,000
linear feet from the Conference House to
Page Avenue and a dune system, both in Tot-
tenville.
I am on the Citizens Advisory Committee
(CAC) and as a member of the CAC my focus
has been on the Breakwaters which I hope
would mostly be oyster reefs. The islands/
reefs primary function is to attenuate wave
action to the shoreline of Tottenville. This will
impact the shoreline of Tottenville as well as
boaters, anglers and recreation on the water.
A MESSAGE FROM NRPA
By Ida Sanoff
Greetings! We hope you have had a safe,
healthy and enjoyable summer.
Although thoughts of sun filled days and bar-
becues linger, fall is fast approaching and
with it, the height of the hurricane season.
It’s hard to believe, but flood control projects
are not a new idea for New York City.
In the early 1970’s the Army Corps of Engi-
neers proposed a 15 foot high wall along the
southern Brooklyn shoreline, as well as 18
foot high grass covered levees. But there
were concerns that the project would inhibit
access to the shoreline as well as increase
pollutants.
Around the same time, flood
gates were proposed for Rockaway, but nev-
er got past the planning stage.
But after the devastation of Superstorm
Sandy, it was time to take another look at
flood control. Public meetings have already
been held on portions of the Rockaway, Stat-
en Island and Brooklyn flood control projects
and your NRPA board members have attend-
ed the public meetings in all of these areas.
The Staten Island project is moving along the
fastest. A Draft Environmental Impact State-
ment has already been released and you can
find it here:
CivilWorks/ProjectsinNewYork/
SouthShoreofStatenIsland.aspx
These projects will irrevocably change how
we live with and use the shoreline. From
what we have seen, there are some really
great proposals out there and some that are
not so good. Many people like the idea of
flood walls. But how high should that wall be?
What will happen if flood waters go over that
wall and are trapped behind it? Should it be
constructed out of steel and concrete or would
something like a levee be more suitable?
Who will maintain the wall and how will the
maintenance be funded? How long will it take
to construct? Will a simple, quickly construct-
ed solution provide the same protection as a
more complicated one? These are some ex-
amples of the questions that need to be
asked.
It is more important than ever for everyone to
get involved! So check your local newspapers
or call your Community Board to find out what
is happening in your area.
Page 6-7 The Coney Island Creek Flood Control Project
Page 7 History and Adventure in the Kill Van Kull
