New York isn’t just skyscrapers, it’s a cluster of islands surrounded by water. The same sea that connects us also puts millions at risk, with sea levels rising and rainstorms growing more intense. After Sandy, the city built walls and floodgates, but communities are calling for solutions that include restoring wetlands and riverbanks. In this episode we follow the Bronx River Alliance and The Point, UPROSE in Brooklyn, and activists in Rockaway who are building dunes to protect their coast
Join Bronx River cleanups and restoration, support community solar projects in Brooklyn, and learn how dunes and coastal vegetation protect Rockaway. We’re also sharing flood-preparedness resources (including for basement apartments) so you can protect your home and your neighborhood.