# NEW YORK | Staten Island Oyster Reef

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478>\
**Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\
**Created:** [July 16, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478 "2014-07-16T02:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478/1 "2014-07-16T02:23:47Z")

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**$60 million living oyster reef aimed at reducing waves on Staten Island’s South Shore**

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> As the region looks to become more resilient in the face of future storms like Hurricane Sandy, in Staten Island, planners are looking to the borough’s past to do so - with a $60 million living reef off the shore of Tottenville harkening back to the borough’s oyster farming days.

> A living breakwater project designed by SCAPE Landscape Architects was among the winning projects for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild by Design contest, and the state will receive $60 million from HUD to implement it along the South Shore coast.

> **\> “The proposal is going to create a living breakwater that will reduce wave action and erosion and lower risk from heavy storms,” HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said. “It also includes a plan to engage the local schools to help build resilience awareness in the community.”**

> Kate Orff, principal at SCAPE, called their win a “big win for Staten Island.”

> “The living breakwaters project is really part of this layered approach that was a key aspect of all the community-led design – it was part of the New York Rising efforts, so we’re excited to get this facet funded,” Ms. Orff said. “And I think, in close collaboration with all the things that are happening on shore, the breakwaters can make a big difference.”

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Source: [$60 million living oyster reef aimed at reducing waves on Staten Island's South Shore - silive.com](http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/60_million_living_oyster_reef.html)

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**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478/2 "2022-04-21T22:36:37Z")

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> **[Can oysters save New York City from the next big storm?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/17/can-oysters-save-new-york-city-from-next-big-storm)**
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> A new project aims to shore up the disappearing coastline of New York City’s Staten Island, while reviving a once famously thriving oyster population

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**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478/3 "2022-07-01T20:07:15Z")

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> **[Oris's New Diver Is Helping Bring a Billion Oysters Back to New York Harbor](https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-accessories/a40474210/oris-aquis-dive-watch-billion-oyster-project/)**
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> The brand has teamed with the Billion Oyster Project to launch a limited edition of its Aquis diver with a green mother of pearl dial.

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**Author:** ![colrain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/colrain/32/38661_2.png) [@colrain](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/colrain)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-staten-island-oyster-reef/478/4 "2023-02-17T16:41:04Z")

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Nice 25 minute documentary on the reef and Billion Oyster Project:

[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-02-16/getting-warmer-episode-3-how-to-save-a-city](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-02-16/getting-warmer-episode-3-how-to-save-a-city)