April 22, 2025

New Rain Gardens, Infiltration Basins Will Capture More Than 122 Million Gallons—Enough to Fill 184 Olympic Swimming Pools—of Stormwater Annually, Keeping East Flatbush and Canarsie Residents Safe 223 New Trees Planted to Clean Air, Reduce Effects of Hotter Summers on Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods in New York City

NEW YORK—In celebration of Earth Week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the completion of a $42.3 million safety project in East Flatbush and Canarsie, Brooklyn, that will reduce street flooding and keep New Yorkers safe during rainstorms. Nearly 1,200 new flood-fighting assets will keep excess rainwater off the streets and out of the sewers. This includes 906 infiltration basins and 291 rain gardens, which will capture approximately 122.5 million gallons of stormwater annually—enough to fill 184 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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