RBRATSPIESHow do Major Deegan, the slave-holding Van Courtlands, and #climatejustice intersect in the Bronx? Check out this #HappyEcoNews blog post I co-wrote with CUNY Law 3L Jaclyn Spencer about daylighting #TibbettsBrook. It is an important #NewYorkCity #greeninfrastructure, #climatejustice, and #environmentaljustice story. Yet another example of how writing #NamingGotham enriched my #environmental scholarship. #history #NYC #NYCDEP @history @histodons
Daylighting Tibbetts Brook: Green Infrastructure as Both a Climate and Environmental Win
Daylighting Tibbetts Brook: Green infrastructure as both a climate and environmental win On September 21, 2021, Hurricane Ida dumped more than seven inches of rain on New York City. At the height of the storm, three inches of rain fell in a single hour.