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Our 400-Year Battle with Water

Manhattan’s natural advantage as an island at the mouth of two great rivers helped turn New York City into one of the world’s greatest commercial metropolises. Yet from the earliest Dutch settlements in the 1600’s to the present day, the city’s coastal location has also long rendered it susceptible to flooding and hurricanes. Join historian and best-selling author Russell Shorto as he revisits New York’s centuries-old battle with water, and explores the parallels between the early Dutch efforts to tame the tides and the city’s present-day responses to climate change.











When: Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
Price: $25
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Manhattan’s natural advantage as an island at the mouth of two great rivers helped turn New York City into one of the world’s greatest commercial metropolises. Yet from the earliest Dutch settlements in the 1600’s to the present day, the city’s coastal location has also long rendered it susceptible to flooding and hurricanes. Join historian and best-selling author Russell Shorto as he revisits New York’s centuries-old battle with water, and explores the parallels between the early Dutch efforts to tame the tides and the city’s present-day responses to climate change.

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