"If the world is to be saved, it will be saved by those who care deeply for very small places."
In 2012, New York City got a massive wake up call: Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the city and forever changed how we think about severe weather. But... did it change how we actually handle these events? This season, host Christina Thompson sets out to answer that very question and understand just what climate resiliency looks like in her own backyard. Follow along as she connects with grassroots groups across New York City to learn about the innovative, inspiring, and collaborative ways they’re protecting their communities. From Red Hook to the Bronx, each episode features people who care deeply for their neighborhoods — and lessons for anyone who wants to take action today.
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S3 E8: “We have created this future... I think we can also create a different future.”
Let’s dream for a moment... not about a New York that survives climate change, but one that actually thrives in the future. It’s not a simple task, but luckily, there are people like Gita Nandan out there doing some serious reimagining. Gita is a designer, architect, and co-founder of the R.E.T.I. Center in Red Hook. She and Christina discuss how Gita works with the community to build innovative climate solutions. Some of them can even seem out of another world – one that’s guided by the principles of environmental justice, a regenerative economy, and social responsibility. Gita shares her vision with Christina and proposes a refreshing alternative to resilience. In this final episode of the season, we also take a moment to celebrate the resilience and survival of our city more than a decade after Superstorm Sandy.
Resources:
NWS High Water Mark Project (https://www.weather.gov/water/high_water#:~:text=To%20help%20raise%20awareness%20of,than%20location%20of%20the%20flood.)
Featured in this episode:
Gita Nandan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gita-nandan-56926012/) – Founder of the RETI (Resilience, Education, Training and Innovation) Center (https://www.reticenter.org/)
The Barnacle Parade (https://www.instagram.com/redhookbarnacles/?hl=en)
13 May 2024
S3 E7: Strength in Numbers
S3 E7: “We're going to be loud about this until something's done.”
We’ve heard from so many amazing individuals and organizations that are mobilizing on the grassroots level, but how do they harness all of that local power and get things done legislatively? Christina speaks to Lonnie Portis, the New York Policy and Advocacy Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Lonnie shares the key to getting things done at the policy level. Then, Christina sits down with Louise Yeung, the Chief Climate Officer with the Comptroller’s office to ask whether New York is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to climate solutions and environmental justice.
Resources:
Uptown Chats Podcast (https://www.weact.org/latest/podcast/)
NYC Climate Dashboard (https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/for-the-public/nyc-climate-dashboard/overview/)
Featured in this episode:
Lonnie Portis, New York City Policy and Advocacy Manager - WE ACT for Environmental Justice (https://www.weact.org/)
Louise Yeung, Chief Climate Officer - NYC Office of the Comptroller (https://comptroller.nyc.gov/)
6 May 2024
S3 E6: Restoring an Unlikely Urban Oasis
S3 E6: “Once you zoom out a little bit, you realize how universal so many of these issues are.”
Back in Christina’s neighborhood in Brooklyn, something huge is developing… The Gowanus Canal has a reputation for being beyond gross -- brimming with industrial pollution, sludge, and sewage. Just over a century ago, the Gowanus Canal was one of the country’s busiest waterways, and, over time, it became a superfund site, an eyesore, and one of New York’s smelliest landmarks. Christina is joined by Natasia Sidarta and Diana Gruberg from the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, an organization advocating for the transformation of the canal into a resilient, vibrant, and open space. They discuss how this major clean up effort and long term management plan could be an important model for future resilience projects.
Resources:
Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice (https://www.gncj.org/)
Gowanus Canal Superfund Profile (https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222)
The Gowanus Neighborhood Plan (https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus.page)
Featured in this episode:
Natasia Sidarta, Diana Gruberg, and Jennifer Kepler of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (https://gowanuscanalconservancy.org/)
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