The New York City Stormwater Resiliency Plan is a municipal planning document published by New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice. The PDF is hosted on the city’s climate website, which indicates it is part of the city government’s climate adaptation and resilience portfolio. The plan focuses on stormwater flooding in New York City, United States, addressing how intense rainfall and overloaded drainage systems affect streets, basements, public assets, and vulnerable neighborhoods.
As a city-led resource, the document appears to synthesize technical assessment and policy planning rather than present original academic research. Its purpose is to guide investment and implementation for stormwater resilience across the five boroughs. In this context, the plan likely draws on hydraulic modeling, flood-risk mapping, infrastructure condition data, and local climate projections to identify where stormwater impacts are most severe and what interventions are most needed. Typical measures in this type of city plan include green infrastructure, storage and conveyance upgrades, floodproofing, and coordination between agencies responsible for sewers, streets, parks, and land use.
The resource is relevant because New York City has long faced combined challenges from intense rain events, sea-level rise, and dense urban development. Stormwater management is therefore both a climate adaptation issue and a public-service issue, affecting transportation, housing, and public health. The publication’s institutional origin suggests it is intended for city agencies, planners, infrastructure managers, and the public.