Flood Solutions Fair Jan 25

What you can do about flooding in your place and in your community

Free community event

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: Gowanus / Slope / Boerum Hill / Carroll Gardens / W. Terrace / Ft Greene / BK Heights

WHAT: A showcase to see many flooding solutions and experts in one room

WHEN: Sat Jan 25, 1 - 4pm

WHERE: Van Alen Institute 303 Bond Street, Gowanus Brooklyn

HOW IT WORKS: People come in to browse solutions, ask questions of experts at topic tables and listen to speakers in adjacent space

  • Free, no cost for attendees

  • 3 hours to come in and browse tables, hear speakers on specific topics  

  • See solutions: from cheaper to more expensive

  • Ask experts who deal with this everyday, learn what they know

Bring Your Flooding Questions

Talk To Experts

TRADES PEOPLE: People who work on flooding issues everyday, including:

Interior:

  • Dams/Barriers

  • Sump pumps

  • French drains

  • Valve options

  • Sewer line

  • Basement tips

  • Waterproofing

  • Mold/Cleanup

Exterior:

  • Drain issues

  • Downspouts

  • Holding tanks

  • Dry wells

  • Landscaping

  • Green options

  • Hydrology

  • Water capacity

  • Redirection

Related:

  • Insurance

  • Gov programs

  • Funding

  • Policies to help flooding

Be Part of Solution Discussions

We want to solve for flooding and we need to discuss how to do it and what programs help us pay for it. Like solar and heat pumps, resilience should be incentivized too.

Local Leader and Policy/Program Experts

Bring Your Flooding Story

Artist Tiffany Baker will be collecting stories of people who have been impacted by flooding for The Dear Neighbor Project during the fair. The stories collected will be turned into visual public murals on display from April- June 2025. The Dear Neighbor Project is supported by Van Alen's 2024/25 Point of Promise initiative helping to raise awareness about flooding in Gowanus. 

Story collection interview in process for The Dear Neighbor Project

Free to attend…but space is limited.

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Capacity limits at venue. First come first served.

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