Did you know that NYC has 28,000 acres of municipal parkland? Learn why parks are so vital to the city and how you can help support them from Hafeez Zahirudin, Volunteer Coordinator at Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
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“This is the Future of What We’ll Be Doing in NYC”: Stories of Community Engagement with Lisa Bloodgood
What do you know about the environmental history of your neighborhood? We spoke with Lisa Bloodgood, Director of Advocacy and Education at Newtown Creek Alliance about how they’re looking to the past, to build a more resilient future.
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Stories of Community Engagement: Christian Murphy, Ecology Coordinator at Bronx River Alliance
Christian Murphy is an Ecology Coordinator with Bronx River Alliance, and is working to educate and inform residents about air quality in the area. Hear how he approaches this important topic in in our ongoing Stories of Community Engagement interview series.
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Stories of Community Engagement: Anne Price, President of the Insight Center
Anne Price is the President of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development and a national thought leader who examines issues of race, gender, and wealth inequality. She shared her approach to narrative change, public engagement, and more for the latest interview in our Stories of Community Engagement series.
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Stories of Community Engagement: James Leitner, Founder of MissionCleanWater
At just 24 years old, James Leitner founded MissionCleanWater, a nonprofit that takes a community-based approach to building sustainable clean water projects in rural Uganda. To raise awareness of the issue, he walked across the continental US carrying 10 gallons of water, ran a marathon a day for a month, and more. We spoke to James for the second interview in our Stories of Community Engagement Interview Series.
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Stories of Community Engagement: Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew has years of experience in community building and nonprofit work. She’s kicking off our Stories of Community Engagement Interview Series and had a lot of lessons to share.
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NYC Put Millions Into Green Infrastructure by the Bronx River. Did it Work? (Part 3)
Halfway through the implementation of the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan, what evidence do we have to support the policy’s environmental and social impact? In the final installment of this series, we will explore the environmental and well being benefits of green infrastructure, and how stakeholders are evaluating the impact in the South Bronx.
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Rezoning & Gentrification: How to Develop Without Destroying
Rezoning and gentrification are sensitive subjects, but there is a way to balance modernization without the displacement of culture or minorities. Learn about why racial impact studies are so important and how powerful the ULURP process can be to communities.
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Turning Data Into Action: The Future of Coastal Resiliency
With the looming threat of raising seal levels and stronger storms, comes the need to turn data into action to prevent hurricanes from devastating our coastal cities. Cities need to look to the past to build coastal resiliency in the future.
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NYC Put Millions Into Green Infrastructure by the Bronx River. Did it Work? (Part 2)
A small fraction, less than 5% of the 7,000 plus green infrastructure assets built under the NYC Green Infrastructure Program are in the South Bronx. In part two of this series, we will examine the execution of DEP’s right-of-way rain garden strategy in the South Bronx. Publicly available information and interviews with DEP, former staff from other city agencies, and local residents, tell a story of overcoming obstacles and unintended consequences.
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