Proposed protections include surge barriers and flood walls in Manhattan 's Lower East Side , Chinatown , the Financial District , parts of East Harlem and the Bronx , and Brooklyn 's Redhook . Mayor promises $ 20 billion to combat storms , climate change . Plan calls for more protection , infrastructure improvements . ` ` We still face real , immediate threats , '' Mayor says .
Mayor promises $ 20 billion to combat storms , climate change . Plan calls for more protection , infrastructure improvements . ` ` We still face real , immediate threats , '' Mayor says .