Q&A
Extreme weather events and their impact on New York City
1:10:39
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89 sec
Council Member Restler discusses the challenges posed by extreme weather events in New York City, particularly focusing on drought conditions and wildfires. He expresses concern about the city's vulnerability to these events and asks about measures to strengthen resiliency efforts and prevent wildfires.
- Highlights the unfamiliarity of New Yorkers with drought and wildfire conditions
- Emphasizes the connection between drought and increased wildfire risk
- Inquires about additional measures beyond public barbecue restrictions
- Asks about the need for new resources for public awareness campaigns
Lincoln Restler
1:10:39
You know, echoing some of the sentiments from my colleagues, I think the challenge that we face in these new extreme weather events is that New Yorkers are just not accustomed to dealing with drought or dealing with, wildfires.
1:10:56
And what gives me great concern is that when we're experiencing a drought, it undermines our resiliency, it makes us much more prone to wildfires, as we experienced in Prospect Park and in Inwood and other parts of New York City and New Jersey.
1:11:14
So I'm just really interested in understanding, both from a DP and a park standpoint, when we're in when we've been in this drought condition, what can we do to further strengthen resiliency efforts and what can we do to prevent wildfires, above and beyond, I think from, you know, telling people not to barbecue in the park.
1:11:38
Are there greater measures that we should be working to implement?
1:11:42
And do we need to consider new resources for public awareness campaigns in these types of emergencies that can effectively break through with working New Yorkers who are overwhelmingly busy, to make sure that they're doing everything they can to reduce use of water, but also, perhaps contribute in other ways to strengthening our resiliency and preventing wildfires.
