The East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project was designed to prevent climate change-related flooding in Manhattan’s East Village. But the project is heavily contested by New Yorkers who say it will destroy a local park beyond repair–and cause additional climate issues in the process. Reporting, shooting, and editing by Laura Measher.

Happiness, Sold by the Piece
Three generations in, Economy Candy endures by honoring its roots while evolving with a changing Lower East Side.



