Waterfront Events
Please Don’t Flush
Sunday September 27, 2026 1:30pm-3:30pm
Queens Botanical Garden (Flushing)
Organized/Presented by:
Sabina Sethi Unni, New York City Emergency Management, Waterfront AlliancePlease Don’t Flush is a humorous public theater experience exploring flooding, community decision-making, and climate resilience. Created with Waterfront Alliance and NYC Emergency Management, the performance brings music, laughs, and flood preparedness resources to public spaces across NYC.
2026 Heroes of the Harbor
Wednesday October 14, 2026 6pm-9pm
Aboard the Hornblower Infinity
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceEvery year, the Waterfront Alliance honors those who have contributed to the vibrancy, sustainability, economy, education, and awareness of the New York and New Jersey harbor, its port, and the metropolitan area.
Adaptive Neighborhoods: Designing Social‑Ecological Systems at the Block Scale
Tuesday October 27, 2026 12pm-1pm
Zoom/online
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceThis panel merges ecological processes, local culture, and design craft—demonstrating how block‑level interventions (bioswales, pocket wetlands, elevated nodes, shading structures, community spaces) multiply in value when co‑designed with residents and tied to neighborhood climate planning.
WRDA Cycle: Unlocking Resilience Through Federal Funding Pathways
Tuesday November 17, 2026 12pm-1pm
Zoom/online
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceThis session explores how cities and agencies can strategically engage in the Water Resources Development Act cycle to secure congressional funding while navigating permitting bottlenecks that slow project delivery.
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
Friday November 20, 2026 12:30pm-1:30pm
Zoom/online
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceThis informal space is designed to share updates, resources, ideas, and preparedness tips for climate impacts affecting our neighborhoods.
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
Friday February 26, 2027 12:30pm-2pm
Zoom/online
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceThis informal space is designed to share updates, resources, ideas, and preparedness tips for climate impacts affecting our neighborhoods.
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
Friday May 28, 2027 12:30pm-2pm
Zoom/online
Organized/Presented by:
Waterfront AllianceThis informal space is designed to share updates, resources, ideas, and preparedness tips for climate impacts affecting our neighborhoods.
+ POOL Summer Pool Party
Perspectives on Brooklyn’s Evolving Working Waterfront
Speak up about Heat: Tell us your story!
Opening Celebration for Littoral / Litoral
Please Don’t Flush (Staten Island)
International Coastal Cleanup Day with the Waterfront Alliance and Castle Hill YMCA
Street Works Earth
Please Don’t Flush (Jamaica)
Resilience Without Borders: Community Led Coastal Regeneration Through Nature, Innovation, and Local Action
Homes on the Edge – Living, Building, and Surviving in the Floodplain
Please Don’t Flush (Gowanus)
Whose Waterfront? Balancing Access, Safety, and Community Priorities
Interdisciplinary Charette: Creative Solutions to Advance New York City’s Resilience Priorities
Waterfront Alliance Office Hours (Climate Week Edition!)
Green or Gray? What Communities Gain and Lose from Different Resilience Solutions
By Water, By Design: A Climate Week WEDG® Harbor Tour
Climate Stories on the Waterfront
Who Decides? Community Power, Urgency, and the Realities of Climate Decision-Making
Climate Governance in City Flooding Strategies
Who Pays for Protection? Financing a Just Climate Future
Please Don’t Flush
2026 Heroes of the Harbor
Adaptive Neighborhoods: Designing Social‑Ecological Systems at the Block Scale
WRDA Cycle: Unlocking Resilience Through Federal Funding Pathways
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
Waterfront Alliance + FloodNet Office Hours
New York Harbor and surrounding waterways offer many ways to have fun and explore our region’s 700+ miles of waterfront! Head out on the water for kayaking and sailing trips; attend conferences, presentations, and workshops; or discover one of the many other unique ways to get out on and learn about our waterfront.
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