Environment Councilwoman Palma’s Rain Barrel Giveaway By Robert Wirsing Posted on March 22, 2016 Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Councilwoman Annabel Palma collaborated with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to distribute free rain barrels to local homeowners last Saturday, March 12 in front of the Bronx YMCA.