SI Live: The beach also has a fantastic view of the rock islands of the Living Breakwaters project in Raritan Bay. The rock islands aid in storm resiliency while at the same time providing a new habitat for marine life. Birdlife is also copious in the area, both in the air and on the water.
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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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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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NY1: It’s become a regular occurrence here in New York City: A powerful rainstorm overwhelms the city’s infrastructure, causing flood damage and sometimes deaths — all because of an antiquated sewer system that was never designed to hold so much water at once. But what if the rainfall had somewhere else to go? “This water
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New York City’s Parks are not just recreational spaces—they are vital infrastructure that can protect communities, reduce urban heat, and manage stormwater, especially if they are designed well and properly maintained. Our analysis of New York City’s 2,385 parks reveals a concerning trend: 38% are currently in flood zones and that number is projected to
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A series of funny, family-friendly plays by our Rainproof [Your Community’s Name] partner, Sabina Sethi Unni, running from April 10–27 across all five boroughs. The show follows a flood sensor working at her aunt’s chai shop who really wants to be a movie star. Halfway between really funny devised theater and culturally competent community disaster prevention, this show is about
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Queens Chronicle: Amy Chester, director of the NYU program Rebuild by Design, then discussed the potential for green space to mitigate such flooding. She noted that drain systems like those in Southeast Queens cannot process rainfall quickly enough, resulting in floods. “You need places for the water to go until it can go to the
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Habitat Mag: “The sooner we decide as a city to invest in resilience measures to help neighborhoods adapt — whether it’s to fortify or to move — the faster we avert leaving an even bigger crisis for the next generation,” says Amy Chester, the managing director of Rebuild by Design, a New York University-based nonprofit
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New York Times: “The sooner we decide as a city to invest in resilience measures to help neighborhoods adapt — whether it’s to fortify or to move — the faster we avert leaving an even bigger crisis for the next generation,” said Amy Chester, the managing director of Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit that works
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