Dear Neighbor Project: Know your flood risk

Join us in Bed Stuy hosted by Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman and The Laundromat Project for the Dear Neighbor Project where you’ll learn all about your flood risk and how to stay safe. This casual event is perfect if you want to get the lowdown on protecting your home and community from flooding. Partners Rebuild By Design, Neighbors Helping Neighbors and muralist Tiffany Baker will join speaker Sam Robinson of Field Form to discuss ways we can all work to keep our communities flood resilient together. We will use the power of art and storytelling to help connect neighbors who might otherwise feel isolated in these times of transition. Don’t miss out on tips, resources, and a chance to ask questions—all from the comfort of wherever you are. Stay informed, stay prepared!

Info: Introduces partners, and names this as part of an ongoing Rainproof NYC event series.
Clarify that this series is for community members and leaders and that tonight is both learning and listening. We will be collecting the voices of homeowners experiencing flooding as part of an interactive art project.

Info: A speaker from Rebuild by Design will introduce their work across the city bringing attention to the issues of resiliency and flood awareness.

Info: A speaker from Neighbors Helping Neighbors will speak about the work they do protecting at risk homeowners and describe resources and grant available to help families experiencing challenges.

Info: Sam Robinson of Field Form will describe his firms work bringing a free flood mapping resource to the city. Sam will outline his neighborhood level solutions to the flooding events.

Info: Artist Tiffany Baker will describe her work with the Dear Neighbor Project and how art has given voice to flood prone communities in Gowanus Brooklyn. She will share opportunities for audience members to contribute to this campaign.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Laundromat Project, 1476 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, United States

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