04/28/2025Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projectsAssociated Press: Disasters affect the vast majority of Americans — 95% live in a county that has had a federally declared weather disaster …
04/25/2025A new solution to street flooding? Hoboken could be the modelNY1: It’s become a regular occurrence here in New York City: A powerful rainstorm overwhelms the city’s infrastructure, causing flood damage…
04/22/2025NYC Parks as Climate InfrastructureNew York City’s Parks are not just recreational spaces—they are vital infrastructure that can protect communities, reduce urban heat, and ma…
04/16/2025FLOOD SENSOR AUNTY | APRIL 10 – 27A series of funny, family-friendly plays by our Rainproof [Your Community’s Name] partner, Sabina Sethi Unni, running from April 10–27 acros…
04/11/2025CRA EQUITABLE CLIMATE INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES WORKSHOP #3 (CHARLOTTE, NC)Rebuild by Design is working to drive investments in equitable climate infrastructure in low-to-moderate income communities under the new ch…
04/11/2025CRA EQUITABLE CLIMATE INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES WORKSHOP #2 (VIRTUAL)Rebuild by Design is working to drive investments in equitable climate infrastructure in low-to-moderate income communities under the new ch…
04/11/2025CRA Equitable Climate Investment Principles Workshop #1 (Denver, CO)Rebuild by Design is working to drive investments in equitable climate infrastructure in low-to-moderate income communities under the new ch…
04/10/2025PTSD likely for people experiencing floodingQueens Chronicle: Amy Chester, director of the NYU program Rebuild by Design, then discussed the potential for green space to mitigate such …
04/08/2025New York Area Could Lose 80,000 Homes to Flooding in 15 YearsHabitat Mag: “The sooner we decide as a city to invest in resilience measures to help neighborhoods adapt — whether it’s to fortify or to mo…
04/07/2025In 15 Years, 80,000 Homes in the New York Area May Be Lost to FloodingNew 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…
04/07/2025FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Prevention Aid to New YorkNY Times: Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, questioned the wisdom of the cuts, saying the grants were “critical to help us rebuild” after a litany of …
04/01/2025With Chai and Chappell Roan, Play Puts a Spotlight on Flood PreparednessThe City: Amy Chester, director of resiliency nonprofit Rebuild By Design, saw “Flood Sensor Aunty” in Astoria, Queens, in September and was…