How Green Spaces Protect City Residents From Climate Change

There’s a part of Brooklyn where the heavily trafficked Brooklyn-Queens Expressway intersects with the Williamsburg Bridge. Thousands of cars pass through daily, spewing pollutants into the air and punctuating pauses with honks.  This intersection, located in what longtime residents call the “Southside of Williamsburg,” or “Los Sures,” is also home to the neighborhood’s public parks and playgrounds. These are made…