
City and State officials and community stakeholders break ground on the Metropolitan Hospital Flood Wall Resiliency project. Image Credit: NYCEDC.
On May 25, 2022, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), NYC Health + Hospitals, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray, and community members commemorated the groundbreaking of a new flood protection system project at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem.