Watch: A New Story for America’s Forgotten Communities

Clues to regenerating communities that have been damaged by unmanaged development are often revealed in the rich patterns of human collaboration that existed in their economic heydays — days long before the corrosive effects of extractive development were fully felt.

Tottenville—a village at the southernmost tip of New York City — was once a vibrant farming, oystering, shipbuilding, and tourism community. Today the local economy can’t support living wage jobs. Community ties have broken down and Main Street has been replaced by strip malls.

How can a town like Tottenville rediscover itself and thrive in the 21st Century? Regenerating Tottenville is looking for answers to that question.

Watch below and explore opportunities to engage.