
Big Bronx Sancochazo highlights community cooperation
Huge pots of stew bubbled and steamed over a fire in the Brook Park community
Huge pots of stew bubbled and steamed over a fire in the Brook Park community
The stew or “sancocho,” is a typically Caribbean delicacy, but the Brook Park reworking of the traditional dish had a distinctly Dominican flavor to it, with the auyama taking center stage.
The fourth annual Big Bronx Sancochazo held in Brook Park on the last Saturday in September, had a special focus: deliver help to people affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the earthquake in Mexico.