"This spring, the city invested $42 million into green infrastructure. Each rain garden holds up to 2,500 gallons of stormwater, helping prevent flooding. But they only work if we keep them clean. We've noticed trash piling up in these spaces, so we're launching a PSA campaign: don't throw garbage in the rain gardens. Let's protect what'll protecting our homes and businesses against flooding. We'll keep organizing for the long haul-for stronger infrastructure, for climate justice, and for a flood-free Canarsie."
"Earlier this year, New York City finished a $42.3 million infrastructure project designed to reduce street flooding in Canarsie and East Flatbush, another Brooklyn neighborhood. Key to this project are 291 rain gardens and 906 infiltration basins, which each year are projected to capture about 122 million gallons of water. Rain gardens look like typical tree-lined areas, but each one is specially designed to store up to 2,500 gallons of rainwater underground."
New York City invested $42.3 million in green infrastructure in Canarsie and East Flatbush, installing 291 rain gardens and 906 infiltration basins projected to capture roughly 122 million gallons annually. Each rain garden can hold up to 2,500 gallons underground and functions as stormwater storage to reduce street flooding. Local nonprofit volunteers are cleaning and launching a PSA to prevent littering in rain gardens because accumulated trash undermines their capacity. Community maintenance complements municipal investment to protect homes and businesses, increase infrastructure resilience, and address stronger, more frequent storms through long-term organizing and climate justice efforts.
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