Elizabeth Yeampierre of Uprose, a Sunset Park-based climate justice group, told Brooklyn Paper this is just another example of the impacts of climate change and stressed the need for climate resiliency to be at the forefront of all decision-making for Brooklyn, and the city at large.
“This is that moment right now where I hope people understand where we can no longer be making economic decisions that are going to continue to harm us,” she said, “that we are going to have to be really thoughtful about how we use space so we are protected from extreme winds, from extreme weather events, rising water, all of the things that are going to come bold with climate change.”