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Gennaro asks about Army Corps storm surge barriers

New York City Council · Sep 30, 2026 · starts 1:01:25 · 1 min 31 sec

Gennaro asks to what extent the Army Corps and HATS have embraced storm surge barriers and whether NYC could plan and deploy them. Prabilski says the Corps proposed barriers in reports but is not actively studying them.

James F. Gennaro

Here's another question out of nowhere.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, am I holding you up?

James F. Gennaro

You probably just have a couple things you want to say, right?

James F. Gennaro

Okay, let me just do this one thing, and then I'm going to put you on, okay?

James F. Gennaro

And so...

James F. Gennaro

Then I'll go back.

James F. Gennaro

I have more prepared questions.

James F. Gennaro

But to what extent, and I should know more about this, but I don't, to what extent has the Army Corps and the HAT study

James F. Gennaro

embraced storm surge barriers?

James F. Gennaro

So there's their view of storm surge barriers.

James F. Gennaro

And do you believe that your bureau and New York City as an entity has the ability to

James F. Gennaro

plan for and deploy, you know, storm surge barrier technology, or is that kind of a bridge too far for our little town on the Hudson to, like, put that together and finance that?

James F. Gennaro

We're talking big money here.

James F. Gennaro

So first is, like, the vision of storm surge barriers by the Army Corps, and then...

James F. Gennaro

Do what, you know, to what ability, you know, does our little town have the ability to do that on our own?

James F. Gennaro

That's a good question.

James F. Gennaro

If I do say so myself.