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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:
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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.
Register by clicking green button below.
Capacity limits at venue. First come first served.
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