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Assessing Resilience Planning: Is the City Preparing Smartly for the Rising Risks of Climate Change?

Tue, 2015-04-21 23:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Rooftop greenery is part of the plan (photo: PlaNYC via flickr)

gothamgazette.com - by Sarah Crean - April 16, 2015

. . . Problems like localized flooding will become all the more urgent as climate change progresses. But the threat to each neighborhood is different, depending on where it is located relative to the city's 500-plus miles of coastline, and factors like socio-economic conditions, building stock, and critical infrastructure.

City officials are far from indifferent. Its strategy, in a nutshell, is to gradually strengthen the coastline, upgrade building stock, and protect critical infrastructure. Next week on Earth Day, April 22, the city plans to release a major progress report, the first in four years, on its multi-pronged sustainability framework, known as PlaNYC. As in the past, the report is expected to include discussion of climate resiliency, that is, the city's ongoing and developing preparations to manage for the effects of climate change.

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NY Spends $40M on Microgrid Contest

Thu, 2014-09-11 11:22 — Norea

August 29, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

New York is hosting a $40 million NY Prize Competition to inspire a new generation of local power by challenging New York businesses, entrepreneurs, and electric utilities to design and implement community-based microgrids.

The competition aims to inspire new plans for protecting and strengthening the electrical system in the face of major storms.

http://www.energymanagertoday.com/ny-spends-40m-microgrid-contest-0104504/

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FORESEE GO GREEN RESILIENCE WORKSHOPS

Thu, 2014-02-20 06:51 — debbiefook

 

 

HERBIOLOGY 

WORKSHOP

SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 6:30PM

 

Location:

Congregation SFARD AAA 1385 East 94th Street, Canarsie, NY 11236 (bet Avenues K & L)

 

Learn about the Ancient Art of Herbology    Instructor Mr. Sebert Harper 

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CANARSIE RESILIENCE: BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY BLOCK BY-BLOCK

Thu, 2014-02-20 06:04 — debbiefook

Block and Tenant Associations Workshop Schedule

February – March 2014

  

All of the following interactive workshops will be held at

1385 East 94th St, bet Avenues K and L

6:30-9:00pm

Who should attend:  

All Canarsiens interested in starting or strengthening a Block, Condo/Coop, or Tenant Association

 

 

Date:  Tuesday, February 18

Topic:  Canarsie Resilience: Building a Stronger Community Block by-Block

  • Discussion of Block/Tenant/Condo workshops series
  • Learn more about NY Resiliency and  Bridge Streetservices

Work Group Assignment: Participants will review and begin completing a 12-month action plan

 

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Design & Politics: Competing for Resilience

Tue, 2014-02-11 01:17 — debbiefook
 
Rebuild By Design Event: 
Debate
 

Design & Politics: Competing for Resilience<

 

http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/events/design-politics-competing-for-resilience/

The first of three design debates moderated by Henk Ovink, Senior Advisor to Secretary Shaun Donovan of Housing and Urban Development, to be held at the Syracuse University Fisher Center, 19 E 31st Street.
Wednesday February 19, 2014, 6-8:30pm
"on process"
If the goal of a process is to drive a new level of resilience across a region, then the boundaries in which resilience efforts are typically conceived and implemented need to be restructured. Design is the mode of response put forth by RBD. The standard model for federal design competitions is to define an existing problem and solicit solutions from the best in the field. Yet, as highlighted by Sandy, the challenges of resilience defy political and disciplinary boundaries. 

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Governor Cuomo Announces Broad Series of Innovative Protections

Thu, 2014-01-09 19:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Projects Statewide to Strengthen New York’s Communities Against Extreme Weather

governor.ny.gov - Andrew M. Cuomo - Governor - January 7, 2014

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Staten Island LTRO Meeting Schedule for this week

Tue, 2013-11-05 22:55 — Gina Angiola

Greetings,

Here is the LTRO committee meeting schedule for this week:

Case Management
No meeting this week.

Clothing
Contact Rev. Lynette Delbridge at ***@***.***

Disaster Preparedness
Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm at the Hilton Lobby.

Finance, Mission, and Structure
Wednesday from 4:00-5:30pm at 1126 Olympia Blvd. – classroom on upper floor of St. Margaret Mary’s Olympia Activity Center.

Food
Tuesday from 12:00-1:00pm at Midland Avenue Neighborhood Relief at 489 Midland Ave.

Health, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care
Wednesday from 12:00-2:00pm at Project Hospitality, 100 Park Ave.

Legal, Policy and Advocacy and Immigrant Services
Tuesday from 11:00-12:30 at Staten Island Legal Services, 36 Richmond Terrace, Room 104.

Mold Remediation and Rebuilding
Tuesday from 12:00-2:00pm at the Siller Foundation offices at 2361 Hylan Blvd. *Afternoon meeting this week*

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