Brownsville Resilience Corridor Interactive Walking Tour

Resilient Cities Catalyst

Explore Brownsville’s Resilience Corridor and see community-driven climate projects tackling heat, flooding, & neighborhood needs firsthand!

Zion Triangle

Please join Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC), the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ), and partners to experience firsthand the impact of neighborhood climate resilience projects co-designed with the community in Brownsville, Brooklyn. During Climate Week NYC, RCC is hosting a Brownsville Resilience Corridor Interactive Walking Tour on September 22. As part of RCC’s Neighborhood Small Business Climate Resilience Program, this event will showcase work developed in close partnership with the NYC <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/content/climate/pages/" title="https://www.nyc.gov/content/climate/pages/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice</a> (MOCEJ), NYC <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/sbs/index.page" title="https://www.nyc.gov/site/sbs/index.page" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Department of Small Business Services</a> (SBS), <a href="https://www.pitkinavenue.nyc/" title="https://www.pitkinavenue.nyc/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pitkin Avenue BID</a>, and other agency, community, and project partners (view <a href="https://www.rcc.city/impact-brownsville-nyc" title="https://www.rcc.city/impact-brownsville-nyc" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this video</a> to learn more about featured projects).Our interactive walking tour along the Pitkin Avenue Corridor will feature innovative, replicable, community-driven projects—including a bench integrated into a tree guard, an easily deployed pop-up shade, and a green-roof bus shelter—that are helping address extreme heat and flooding while supporting local businesses, enhancing public spaces, and strengthening neighborhood resilience. During the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more directly from project leaders–illuminating key lessons for similar pilot projects in NYC and beyond.

Come see these projects firsthand and learn how this pilot demonstrates how locally grounded climate action can inform scalable solutions, creating a model for more resilient, welcoming, and vibrant corridors across NYC.Date: September 22, 2026Time: 3-5 PMMeeting point: Zion Triangle, E. New York Ave. &amp;, Legion St, Brooklyn, NY 11212We’d love to have you join us!Want a preview of the work? Learn more about our Brownsville Small Business Climate Resilience Corridor here:<a href="https://www.rcc.city/impact-brownsville-nyc" title="https://www.rcc.city/impact-brownsville-nyc" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> RCC’s Brownsville work</a>.

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