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Mayor Adams holds a public hearing at City Hall to discuss a package of childcare bills. -Photo by Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office Op-Ed By Mayor Eric Adams Ten years ago, 44 New Yorkers lost their lives when Hurricane Sandy hit. We suffered a weeklong blackout in downtown Manhattan, and billions in property damage. As we honor the memories of those whom we have lost, we are also embarking on the single largest urban climate adaptation program in the country so we can keep New York City and all New Yorkers safe. On Wednesday, October 26, we will break ground on one of the most important parts of the plan: The Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience (BMCR) Project. This is a system of storm walls and quickly deployable barriers that will rise into place to protect the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan when a storm surge is headed our way. The BMCR project is just one part of the work we will be carrying out in all five boroughs to make sure that we are p