Iggy Monda/Feet in 2 Worlds
The playground at Corlears Complex in New York City on the Lower East Side, which has been particularly vulnerable to heat and flooding in recent years.
Across New York City, workers are tearing out concrete and asphalt from schoolyards and replacing them with rain-absorbing surfaces that are more climate resilient, according to reporting by Aria Young of Feet in 2 Worlds.
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