GI Projects

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Green Infrastructure Installations

Multiple Benefits Of Green Infrastructure

The District has built several green infrastructure installations including stormwater capture planters, rain barrels, a constructed wetland, and a green roof. All projects are intended to reduce the amount of stormwater going into the City's Combined Sewer Overflow system and provide co-benefits, whether it is a community amenity, lowered temperature, cleaner air or a habitat for native insects and birds.

Urban garden with raised beds, people chatting and walking, and a backdrop of a building with a fire escape.

Prospect Avenue, The Bronx

Two large planters were connected to the roof downspout to capture rain water from the roof. Wetland species of native plants were planted in the…

A person in an urban garden with wooden planters and a mural of a heron and people in a canoe on the wall.

Bryant Avenue, The Bronx

Planters of various sizes were constructed to turn this sunny but concrete backyard into a green space for the residents of the building. Sitting…

A wooden lattice fence, planter boxes with plants, and a concrete ground.

West 74th Street, Manhattan

These planters were outfitted with a slow release drain to create a condition suitable for native plant species that prefer wet soil. Benches were…

A green roof with vegetation, ventilation pipes, and apartment buildings in the background.

Central Harlem, Manhattan

The roof of the senior citizen apartment building was outfitted with a sedum green roof. The penthouse community room looks out onto this green roof…

Urban garden with wild grasses, plants in front of a red brick building with barred windows and a "No Parking" sign.

Home Street, The Bronx

The front yard of a high density apartment building was turned into a green space with native plants. One large central planter was lined with…

A bee on purple wildflowers with green foliage, in a garden with a chain-link fence in the background.

West 150th Street, Manhattan

This vacant lot filled with mugworts was completed overhauled. After weeding the entire lot, a trough was dug in the soil to create a wetland with…

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