We will tackle issues surrounding storm water management in New York through maximizing the potential uses of water by designing and constructing water catchments system. Through designing the system we will also simultaneously be minimizing the disadvantages posed by poor water management practices including street flooding, non-point source contamination of Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and increased energy and necessity for water treatment plants which further contaminate New York's fragile aquatic ecosystems. Through addressing improved water management practices we will not only help to directly minimize our contributions to water contamination but also help to create a thriving community space that helps to improve the quality of experiences in the garden. The garden will be able to better produce healthy local foods that can be enjoyed; furthering help to reduce carbon emissions by growing carbon absorbing plants and also reducing the impact on New York City's water filtration plants and already stressed filtration stations.