Environment News – Bronx Times

The newly expanded Grant Park.

NYC Parks, city officials unveils 4.7 acre Grant Park expansion, transforming vacant Bronx lots into green space

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Business

Bronx property owners and workforce push back against state weatherization program cuts

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Bronx officials kick off weeklong Earth Day cleanups across district 79

By Keke Grant-Floyd Conversation…

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South Bronx Unite hosts Earth Day festival at Maria Sola Green Space

By Carol Chen Conversation…

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Two Bronx districts tapped for major NYC trash bin expansion

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Politics

Debate over last-mile delivery bill heats up in first City Council hearing

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Governor Hochul announces congestion pricing is funding air quality improvements at Hunts Point Market

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Opinion | Packaging waste in New York through the Affordable Waste Reduction Act

By Assembly Member Chantel Jackson Conversation…

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NYC Parks advocates rally at City Hall for 1% budget funding

By Alice Moreno Conversation…

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Congress Members demand Con Edison response to dielectric fluid leaks into Bronx River

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Washington’s Walk Coalition recognized for completion of Partnerships for Parks’ 2025 Catalyst Program

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station, and slatted openings for ventilation and safety.

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FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms

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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | A yearlong look at the most important issues in the ‘Boogie Down’

By Bobby Hankinson Conversation…

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

By Kaylen Jackson Conversation…

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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 Conversation…

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 Conversation…

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Since the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Kind Words, a Staten Island-based Ukrainian nonprofit has brought over 50 wounded soldiers to the United States to help them through their rehabilitation.

‘Kind Deeds,’ a Staten Island nonprofit, helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers find recovery after battle trauma

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