Remembering Irene

August 28, 2012 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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Last year on this date, children in Dumbo, in view of the Manhattan Bridge, waded through floodwaters brought on by Hurricane Irene, which weakened to a tropical storm just before hitting shore at Coney Island. Two years prior to Irene, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield New York City from a storm-stirred sea. The network would protect Manhattan and parts of the four outer boroughs and New Jersey, but not some vulnerable swaths of Brooklyn and Queens. AP Photo

UPDATED: Caption corrected to reflect location of children and actual name of bridge.