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Council Member Justin Sanchez installs 60 trash cans as first act representing the South Bronx

By Kaylen Jackson

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Photos: BCA Global and Impact Hub lead roundtable on health of people and planet as a whole

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

A flock of mostly Ring Billed Gulls settled on the shore of Clason Point Park on Sunday while local birders documented the number of birds in the Bronx for the NYC Christmas Bird Count.

An afternoon with the birders of the Bronx: counting birds for the Holiday Season

By: Sadie Brown

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Hunts Point Market to receive $405 million for an all-electric project to reduce pollution

By Emily Swanson

At the first public hearing on Dec. 5, environmental advocates, state and federal experts and community members walked up and down the halls of a local school looking at displays of the details of the state's $900 million project to repair five bridges on the Cross Bronx Expressway,

New York State Department of Transportation adds additional public hearing on Cross Bronx bridges project

By Sadie Brown

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After years in the dark, Melrose residents finally hear cleanup plan for toxic site

By Carol Chen

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‘The Bronx is a beautiful place, it’s just filthy’ Environmental advocates push for ‘Green the Bronx’ waste initiative

By Keke Grant-Floyd

Local environmental and transit advocates questioned state and federal experts about the plans to repair five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway at the first of the three public hearings over the proposal on December 5.

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Underwhelming attendence at public hearings for Cross Bronx bridge repairs spurs concern over public engagement

By Sadie Brown

The state will hold the first of three public hearings Wednesday to discuss its plan to rehab five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway. But Bronx leaders and transit advocates are pressing Albany for more time to review the plan, citing a lengthy and dense environmental assessment and busy holiday season.

Ahead of first public hearing for $900 million Cross Bronx bridge project, advocates press NYS for more time

By Sadie Brown

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Sherman Creek Park waterfront restoration work boosted by $80K Con Edison grant

By Emily Swanson

Environmental advocates and elected officials threw their support behind the Hunts Point Blue Highways Project on Tuesday, urging Governor Hochul and the NYSDOT to follow suit and do more to reduce congestion on the Cross Bronx Expressway. They said that it's time for the city, state and community to get on the same page about repairing the highway and its environmental and public health toll.

Cross Bronx Coalition calls on state officials to invest in environment friendly solutions to fix expressway

By Sadie Brown

The roof of El Greko kitchen in Montego Bay, Jamaica destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Caribbean Life

Surviving Melissa: How ChatGPT helped us weather Jamaica’s Category 5 fury

Anthony Carrión in front of a screen describing the benefit of joining a Neighborhood Advisory Board.

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New York City residents learn about how to use their voice to improve parks in their neighborhoods

By Keke Grant-Floyd

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Parks advocates lead South Bronx tour, calling for increased city investment

By Emily Swanson

The Cross Bronx Expressway's Five Bridges Project will no longer consider adding a traffic diversion structure, the state announced Thursday October 9 following months of protests and rallies from Bronx stakeholders opposing the additional structure.

Cross Bronx Expressway coalition celebrates a win as state rolls back plans for “traffic diversion structure”

By Sadie Brown

Environmental advocates, Bronx residents, and tenants from the Bronx River Houses NYCHA development called on state officials to stop the Cross Bronx Expansion. The New York State Department of Transportation designed projects to repair five bridges along the expressway that involve constructing additional "traffic diversion structures," which Bronx residents oppose as a highway expansion.

Inside the fight for cleaner air, dignity and the truth about the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Sadie Brown

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