Building for the next big storm
New York Times: Two years after Hurricane Sandy, Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law, discussed the New York City “growth imperative,” which is an idea that the city could expand without repercussion. “The driving force behind New York has always been limitless growth,” he said. “But the unpleasant truth is that for all its wealth and development, New York is still vulnerable.”
