This site's central task is to highlight the relationship between
capital investments in real estate development and the inevitable
impacts of climate change in New York City.
This may seem like a promising signal of the city's rebirth, especially
when considering the havoc that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked upon its
communities. However, increased investment in coastal development paints
a false picture of how vulnerable these very areas are to flooding.
The content in the map can hopefully act as ground to brainstorm, think
freely, and reflect. In order to assist with this, viewers are given the
opportunity to toggle through building data in ways that they can fully
control.
To honor those who have lost their homes, businesses, and communities to
Hurricane Sandy, a few of the neighborhoods affected by the flooding
that occurred during the Hurricane have been highlighted in the
"Neighborhoods of Interest" tab. Each link is supplied with resources
that viewers can explore and read through should they feel compelled to.
This site is meant to be a constant work in progress, and a highly
collaborative effort.
Questions, comments, and criticisms are encouraged, and can be sent
through the "Contact" form in the navigation bar.
Thanks for visiting!
This map was created by Victoria Wagner Woods for partial fulfillment her MS in Public & Urban Policy at The New School.