09/01/20265 Years After Ida, NYC Is Still Struggling To Deal With Extreme Rain and Deadly FloodingThe City Reporter: Amy Chester, director of the nonprofit Rebuild by Design, which convenes Rainproof, said it wasn't until later, when she …
09/01/2026Hurricane Ida’s Impact 5 Years LaterCBS New York: CBS New York's Tony Sadiku speaks with the group behind a new map tracking just how widespread the issue of flooding remains i…
09/01/2026‘Where are we going to go?’: Flooding forces Queens family out of home of 34 yearsGothamist: "Every neighborhood in New York City could flood," said Amy Chester, director of the environmental policy organization Rebuild by…
08/31/2026Manhattan’s flood walls are almost done. What will Mamdani do next?Grist: The city pivoted its proposed flood adaptation project in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx to a cheaper project that will pr…
08/27/2026Tug Of War Over ‘NJ Polluters Pay Act’ Continues In Essex CountyPatch: Recent research from Rebuild By Design found that approximately $20.6 billion in property value and $426.3 million in annual property…
08/27/2026It’s Raining Again in New York. Here’s What to Know.NY Times: The nonprofit Rebuild by Design offers an interactive flood map based on 311 data it has collected. The map invites New Yorkers to…
08/26/2026New Jersey officials press ‘Polluters Pay’ bill to raise $50 billion for flood defensesYahoo News: By 2050, Rebuild by Design estimates that 184,000 Hudson County residents could be living in high flood zones. The same research…
08/19/2026The price of storm protection for New YorkWAMC: A new report from the nonprofit Rebuild by Design projects that New York State will surpass half a trillion dollars in infrastructure …
08/18/2026Hudson County Rally Calls on Lawmakers to Pass Polluters Pay ActFood & Water Watch: Recent research from Rebuild By Design found that in Hudson County, 22.8% of property has a high flood risk, a number th…
08/17/2026Commentary: Climate disasters and the cost to New York taxpayersWAMC: A recent report by the think tank Rebuild By Design estimated the expected taxpayer costs from climate damages to New Yorkers. The rep…
08/13/2026Trump’s FEMA Overhaul Would Make States Pay Larger Disaster Bills. Can They Afford Them?Climate Proof: From 2011 to 2024, states received US$117.9bn of federal relief payments to deal with major extreme weather disasters, data f…
08/09/2026In 2023, Hoboken opened a 5.4-acre park on a former industrial site; its playgrounds and lawns can hold up to 2 million gallons of stormwaterTimes of India: The project is part of the Rebuild by Design initiative, which is funded by the state and the US Department of Housing and U…
08/01/2026New Jersey Faces Second Flash Flood Watch as Pavement Crumbles From FirstTech Times: The result for New Jersey is what Rebuild by Design described as 14 climate disasters between 2011 and 2024, leaving every one o…
07/27/2026New York could face $500B+ in storm prevention costs by 2050Spectrum News NY1: Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit, shows that without the funds, New Yorkers could face higher costs in the form of tax incr…
07/27/2026Riis Beach club sees delays, boycottThe City Reporter: The announcement came on the heels of a new report by Rebuild by Design that found the city's cost to adapt to the effect…
07/27/2026News 12 BronxNews 12 Bronx: A new report from climate-focused, non-profit Rebuild by design claims it would cost 387 billion for the city to adapt to ext…