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Landscape Architect Pippa Brashear describes the eight "Living Breakwaters" that are almost fully installed that she helped conceive on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Landscape Architect Pippa Brashear describes the eight "Living Breakwaters" that are almost fully installed that she helped conceive on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Snails and algae as seen in an artificial tide pool, part of artificial reefs designed to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy on one of the eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Snails and algae as seen in an artificial tide pool, part of artificial reefs designed to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy on one of the eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Construction is wrapping up on eight, eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct, 9, 2024, where artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight, eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct, 9, 2024, where artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Snails and algae as seen in an artificial tide pool, part of artificial reefs designed to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy on one of the eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Snails and algae as seen in an artificial tide pool, part of artificial reefs designed to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy on one of the eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Construction is wrapping up on eight eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

An artificial tide pool cast from "Econcrete" creates a habitat for living creatures shown partially submerged on one of the on eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

An artificial tide pool cast from "Econcrete" creates a habitat for living creatures shown partially submerged on one of the on eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

The Tottenville neighborhood on Staten Island on the southernmost tip of New York City, shown on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, where off the coast artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

The Tottenville neighborhood on Staten Island on the southernmost tip of New York City, shown on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, where off the coast artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Sandbags installed after Hurricane Sandy can be seen after more than a decade of erosion Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at a beach near Tottenville, Staten Island, at the southernmost tip of New York City. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Sandbags installed after Hurricane Sandy can be seen after more than a decade of erosion Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at a beach near Tottenville, Staten Island, at the southernmost tip of New York City. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Construction is wrapping up on eight, eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, where artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Construction is wrapping up on eight, eco-friendly "Living Breakwaters" at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, where artificial reefs were constructed as part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)