Read the full article E-bike companies are teaming up with local non-profits to provide discounts to frontline workers. Could this be a nationwide model? By Andrew J. Hawkins@andyjayhawk Dec 10, 2021, 10:00am EST On a recent chilly December afternoon, a small parking lot in the industrial Hunts Point section of the Bronx was alive with the sounds […]
By Iolanthe Brooks, Policy Associate Social enterprises—nonprofits that generate revenue to support their ongoing operations—present an innovative approach to workforce development, with the potential for systems-level impact. The Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) funded the work of three growing social enterprises: Drive Change, The HOPE Program’s Intervine, and Sweet Generation Bakery. In late September, a group of […]
Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases. Workers applying a reflective coating on the roof of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx this October. Sunlight bounces off the lighter surface, which results in a reduction in energy costs.Credit…Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times […]
BY ROGER CLARK THE BRONX PUBLISHED 6:54 AM ET OCT. 22, 2021 BRONX, N.Y. — On a recent sunny fall day, Penny Brown joined dozens of volunteers along the banks of the Bronx River in the Olinville section of The Bronx. It’s a part of the river that looks downright bucolic despite the nearby Bronx River […]
The city’s CoolRoofs program has arrived in Hunts Point to paint the rooftop of the Hunts Point Produce Market. The new initiative is an effort to combat climate change in the industrial hub and put New Yorkers back to work. The market will be the first industrial site to have a CoolRoof as part of the city’s sustainability program […]
In the face of environmental racism, sustainability isn’t about what you buy. By Angelina Ruiz Sep 8, 2021, 9:00am EDT When I was a kid, I thought that turning off the water when I brushed my teeth would save the world. Growing up in the Bronx in the late ’90s, I learned about the environment but my […]
By Roger Clark | New York City PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Jul. 26, 2021 A rain garden on Waterbury Street in East Williamsburg is getting a sprucing up. It’s not only to make it look better, but so it will work more efficiently soaking up rain. That keeps the storm water out of the city’s […]
The HOPE Program, a social service nonprofit with a long history in Downtown Brooklyn, has received almost $1.5 million from U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to help it continue its YouthBuild program — part of a nationwide initiative to prepare at-risk youth for jobs in construction and related industries. The HOPE Program is […]
EPA Selects Three New York City Organizations for Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities Contact: John Senn, (212) 637-3662, senn.john@epa.gov NEW YORK (March 11, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three New York City entities are among 18 organizations to receive a total of $3.3 […]
JARC Week features a series of events on equitable economic development, including a Bronx Borough President Candidate Forum. BRONX NY – Today, the Steering Committee of the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative kicked off JARC Week, a week-long series of free virtual events to introduce area stakeholders to the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative (JARC). JARC Week […]
