
The future of green infrastructure in New York City
August 19, 2022

Mike Dulong
Legal Program Director
- Absorbs hundreds of millions of gallons of stormwater citywide
- Lessens sewage overflow discharges
- Mitigates localized local flooding damage
- Reduces the urban heat island effect
- Provides tree canopy shade
- Improves air quality
- Decreases temperatures in urban neighborhoods
- Provides pollinator gardens and wetland and woodland habitat
- Sequesters carbon
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