Homecrest Flood Mitigation Project

planned

A $95 million plan to address chronic flooding issues in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The project covers about 350 acres including Kings Highway, Coney Island Avenue, and Avenues P through V. It involves upgrading tennis courts at Kelly Park and installing porous pavement in parking lanes to help rainwater seep into the ground. An underground storage tank beneath the tennis courts will temporarily hold excess stormwater until the sewer system can manage it. The system is designed to handle 2.3 inches of rain per hour. The project is part of a broader city effort to upgrade stormwater management in parks, schoolyards, and other public spaces in South Brooklyn, expected to manage about 30 million gallons of stormwater annually.