Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
After introducing a chemical-industry backed plastic waste bill to the New York State Assembly in January, Assemblywoman Chantel Jackson held an online briefing to discuss how her proposed legislation would…
South Bronx environmental nonprofits are sounding the alarm over federal funding cuts they say will decimate initiatives aimed at cleaning the air and water in their communities, which suffer from…
With Columbia’s funding in flux, South Bronx Unite may have to look elsewhere for funds The future of the Clean Air Program, a collaboration between South Bronx Unite and Columbia…
Bronx environmental advocates are urging borough residents to raise their voices for better waterfront access and better funding for public parks. Environmental advocates urged New Yorkers to fight for more…
South Bronx activists are concerned about the future — but they’re ready to keep fighting for clean air and more. South Bronx environmentalists predict the Trump administration’s priorities will pose…
On a recent Saturday morning in Mott Haven, Leila Tazi, who works as an environmental organizer at Brooklyn College, was among a group of climate activists speaking to an auditorium…
A plan to expand the Cross-Bronx Expressway through a mile-long ‘connector’ road has incensed South Bronx activists, many of whom have long been involved in projects to reduce the environmental…
When The Point CDC’s Climate Justice Hub Advocate asked the assembly in a church meeting room if they had experienced high pollution in their Bronx neighborhoods, more than half raised…