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New York’s Resilience Journey

The city of New York released its Resilience Strategy, OneNYC, on April 22, 2015. Explore the strategy here.

New York’s Resilience Story

New York City is home to more than 520 miles of coastline and more than 8 million residents — nearly 400,000 of whom live in buildings that are physically vulnerable to coastal flooding and sea level rise. Faced with an aging building stock, an expanding 100-year floodplain, and rising costs of insurance, New York City’s coastal communities need to be better prepared. The city’s efforts to protect its neighborhoods could lead to replicable, cost-effective models for the rest of the world.

SHOCKS AND STRESSES

Aging Infrastructure
Climate Change
Coastal / Tidal Flooding
Economic Inequality
Extreme Heat
Homelessness
Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
Inadequate Educational Systems
Inadequate Health Systems
Inadequate Infrastructure
Inadequate Public Transportation Systems
Infrastructure Failure
Lack of Affordable Housing
Population Growth / Overpopulation
Poverty
Power Outage
Rainfall Flooding
Sea Level Rise / Coastal Erosion
Severe Storms
Shifting Macroeconomic Trends

Meet The Chief Resilience Officer

Daniel Zarrilli was appointed in March 2014 by Mayor Bill de Blasio as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency for the City of New York, which made his transition to Chief Resilience Officer only natural. In this position, he is leading the development and implementation of the City’s OneNYC resiliency program, preparing the city’s neighborhoods, economy and public services to withstand and emerge stronger from the impacts of climate change and other 21st century threats.

Prior to this, he was named the City’s first Director of Resiliency in June 2013 to implement A Stonger More Resilient New York after serving on the Mayor’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency, leading the City’s post-Sandy efforts to develop a comprehensive coastal protection plan for the five boroughs.

In a previous role, he was the Senior Vice President for Asset Management at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Prior to joining NYCEDC, Daniel spent five years with Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation.

He is a Professional Engineer in the State of NY and holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT and a BS in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. He resides in Staten Island with his wife and two children.