Judy Huynh

Hoboken’s parks were redesigned to stop floods. Could New York City’s be next?

Fast Company: According to a study published today by Rebuild by Design, an organization dedicated to using design solutions to solve complex urban problems, 70% of NYC parks will be flooded by 2100. The report comes on top of another recent study from the Regional Plan Association (RPA), which found that, by 2070, as many […]

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Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

Associated Press: Disasters affect the vast majority of Americans — 95% live in a county that has had a federally declared weather disaster since 2011, said Amy Chester, director of Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit focused on disaster prevention. The BRIC program told communities, “We’re going to help your community be stronger ahead of time,”

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FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Prevention Aid to New York

NY Times: Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, questioned the wisdom of the cuts, saying the grants were “critical to help us rebuild” after a litany of major weather disasters that had hit the state in recent years. “Cutting infrastructure funding for communities across New York is shortsighted and a massive risk to public safety,” Ms. Hochul

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With Chai and Chappell Roan, Play Puts a Spotlight on Flood Preparedness

The City: Amy Chester, director of resiliency nonprofit Rebuild By Design, saw “Flood Sensor Aunty” in Astoria, Queens, in September and was impressed. She proceeded to award Sethi Unni a grant through the Rainproof NYC initiative, which sought to address the urban challenge of extreme rain. “Even though the characters are somewhat outrageous, they’re also

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Disaster as Trump’s energy policy totally disregards climate change

The Hill: No part of the United States, red or blue, is exempt from weather disasters. Rebuild by Design, a disaster-mitigation think tank, notes that climate-related disasters occurred in all of the nation’s congressional districts except two during 2011-2024. Over 95 percent of Americans live in counties that experienced one or more major disaster declarations

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