07/22/2026Flooding in New York is a Policy Choice. Mayor Mamdani Should Reject It.Vital City: Alongside strong city agency leadership, the mayor should embrace the power of community leadership and visioning. In response t…
07/21/2026Can’t Afford to Wait: What do NYC’s Small Property Owners Need Now for Flooding?Topic 5 in "Affordability and Climate in NYC" Discussion Series from Rebuild By Design, Waterfront Alliance, and The City Sponge, with suppo…
07/20/2026Flood gates to be installed to beat back storm surge from Hudson RiverNews 12 NJ: Flood gates to be installed to beat back storm surge from Hudson River. The plan is to install 26 floodgates throughout the city…
07/13/2026Rich Countries Overstating Climate Finance, Trump Admin Targets Flood Resilience Rule, Adaptive Insurance’s $5 Million Fundraise, and MoreClimate Proof: Rebuild by Design’s expanded NJ Underwater analysis finds 35 New Jersey municipalities will have 100% of public assets in flo…
07/11/2026Too Tall to Fall? Why Unions Matter Plus NJ Underwater?WBAI: "As New Jersey communities face a heat wave and widespread flooding, new research finds 35 municipalities are projected to have 100 pe…
07/09/2026AS EXTREME HEAT AND FLOODING TEST NEW JERSEY’S RESILIENCE, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 35 MUNICIPALITIES WILL HAVE 100 PERCENT OF PUBLIC ASSETS IN FLOOD ZONES BY 2050InsiderNJ: Rebuild by Design’s new analysis of New Jersey’s 564 municipalities shows growing risk to public assets in communities across the…
07/09/2026NJ Underwater: Public Infrastructure at Risk + NEW Municipal DataAn analysis from Rebuild by Design finds that nearly 1 in 4 of New Jersey's public assets — schools, hospitals, fire stations, wastewater pl…
05/28/2026From Vision to Reality: Rebuilding Manhattan’s Post-Sandy WaterfrontWorld-Architects: That role found a practical outlet in Rebuild by Design, a design competition launched by President Barack Obama's Hurrica…
05/21/2026Dear Neighbor, Do You Know Your Flood Risk?Join us for "Dear Neighbor, Do You Know Your Flood Risk?," an event series where you’ll learn all about your flood risk and how to stay safe…
05/13/2026Can New Yorkers Build Local Wealth in the Face of Climate Change?Topic 4 in "Affordability and Climate in NYC" Discussion Series from Rebuild By Design, Waterfront Alliance, and The City Sponge, with suppo…
05/06/2026Flooding risks loom for New Jersey, with schools and hospitals in the crosshairsNJ 101.5: New Jersey faces a looming flood crisis, with major infrastructure and homes at risk by 2050. Communities are urged to invest in r…
05/06/2026Tackling Local Issues in NJJoin us for a conversation with Jonathan Busch, Mayor of Metuchen, to discuss the challenges municipalities face and strategies to advance r…