Air quality report shows insufficient air monitoring in Hunts Point
A city environmental group is reporting finding air pollution levels in pockets of Hunts Point
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Two South Bronx power plants face elimination
Environmental justice coalition successfully pressures New York Power Authority to phase out ‘peaker’ plants When
Annual food drive still spirited despite COVID-19
The 5th annual Bronx Cranksgiving, a food drive described as part scavenger hunt and part
A failing grade for technology equality
As a light drizzle fell outside Fordham plaza on a Monday afternoon in October, a
Hunts Point holds rally for George Floyd
Other than the occasional outing to go shopping, Dariella Rodriguez had kept herself quarantined at
Advocates meet governor’s Sheridan enthusiasm with skepticism
Advocates are excited about new access to the waterfront, but say they are frustrated with the State’s tone deafness to residents’ concerns about the upcoming highway improvement plan, referred to as the Hunts Point project, which calls for new ramps between the Sheridan and Edgewater Road.
Young activist returns to his roots
To engage the high schoolers in social justice advocacy, Davila compares and contrasts significant figures like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Private waste haulers may not be able to dump on the South Bronx much longer
The provision is part of a much larger bill to overhaul the city’s inefficient and largely unregulated private waste industry.
Green New Deal is nothing new for South Bronx climate activists
Though the issues that concerned the panelists differed in the details, their call to action was the same: elected officials should consult with communities before making critical policy decisions.