In 2021, I visited NYC’s Little Island park out of interest, and when I was there, I couldn’t help but think of how much better spent the $260 million price tag could have been. This editorial was inspired by that visit.

It is almost certain that within the next several decades, due to the existential risk of climate change, large cities such as New York City will become less and less habitable.

NYC has infrastructure that threatens the lives of its citizens and has already cost dozens of innocent New Yorkers’ lives. If gone unfixed, more needless death and pain will become of our fellow New Yorkers