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What’s the problem?

Explore the causes of flooding and evidence of flooding impacts noted at Sheepshead Bay Houses that the cloudburst management project will address.

Flooding can disrupt access across walkways
Flooding can disrupt access across walkways
Stormwater accumulates within public gathering spaces, disrupting amenity access
Stormwater accumulates within public gathering spaces, disrupting amenity access
Water ponding around drainage inlets can disrupt amenity access
Water ponding around drainage inlets can disrupt amenity access
Flooding surrounding drainage inlets can block parking spots
Flooding surrounding drainage inlets can block parking spots
Water ponding around drainage inlets deposits accumulated debris
Water ponding around drainage inlets deposits accumulated debris
Patches of sidewalk covered in dirt show previous extents of flooding
Patches of sidewalk covered in dirt show previous extents of flooding
Clogged drainage inlets from flooding debris exacerbates flooding
Clogged drainage inlets from flooding debris exacerbates flooding

Potential community amenities for consideration

Explore potential community amenities that may be added to the communal area at Sheepshead Bay Houses as part of this project, to be determined based on resident feedback.

TERRACED AMPHITHEATER
TERRACED AMPHITHEATER
URBAN FOREST
URBAN FOREST
RAIN GARDENS
RAIN GARDENS
POLLINATOR GARDENS
POLLINATOR GARDENS
RUNNELS + WALKING PATHS
RUNNELS + WALKING PATHS
MULTI-GENERATIONAL PLAY
MULTI-GENERATIONAL PLAY
ADULT FITNESS EQUIPMENT
ADULT FITNESS EQUIPMENT
NATURE PLAY
NATURE PLAY
WATER PLAY
WATER PLAY
BERMED PLAY
BERMED PLAY
MULTI-USE LAWN
MULTI-USE LAWN
SLOPED / BERMED LAWN
SLOPED / BERMED LAWN
BASKETBALL COURTS
BASKETBALL COURTS
SOCCER FIELDS
SOCCER FIELDS
COMMUNITY PLAZA
COMMUNITY PLAZA
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Help us prevent floods with your feedback

Resident feedback is extremely valuable to the design process to prioritize areas for flood mitigation and inform resident priorities for community amenities to be built on the grounds of Sheepshead Bay Houses. Please share your experiences via a brief community survey and check the “Get Involved” page to learn how else you can get involved.

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