Vice – The Fight for Greener Neighborhoods is a Matter of Life or Death (April 22, 2020)
WBAI – Dr. Melissa Barber, a Bronx native using her Cuban medical training to organize her community to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
ABC News – COVID-19-related price hikes, shortages unevenly hurting Bronx (April 15, 2020)
Indypendent – Cuban-trained Doctor Helps Mobilize Pandemic Response in Her South Bronx Community (April 11, 2020)
ABC News – Poverty, pollution and neglect: how the Bronx became a coronavirus ‘formula for disaster’ (April 11, 2020)
Vox – Coronavirus and asthma: The deadly mix of Covid-19, air pollution, and inequality, explained (April 11, 2020)
City Limits – Bronx and Other Hard-Hit Communities Cry Out for COVID-19 Resources (April 9, 2020)
Mott Haven Herald – As Virus Spreads, Mott Haven Residents Worry About People with Asthma (April 4, 2020)
Bronx12 – Bronx volunteer group looking to make abandoned gantries a historical landmark (December 18, 2019)
NY1 – Bronx Coalition Hopes to Transform Century-Old Structures into Green Spaces (December 14, 2019)
Charie Habitat Coopératif – Des coopératives Romaines, en passant par le South Bronx (New York City), jusqu’à la rue d’Aubagne (Marseille), quelle place pour la société civile dans la prise de décision publique? (December 12, 2019)
Untapped NY – Saving the Abandoned Port Morris Gantries in the Bronx (December 2, 2019)
Bronx Times – Mott Haven Residents Get Ready for Gentrification (November 29, 2019)
The New York Times – A Mexican Restaurant in the Bronx Prepares for an Asylum Case (November 6, 2019)
BronxNet – Community Land Trusts (VIDEO) (October 28, 2019)
The Bronx Ink – Bronx acupuncture center for addiction fighting to survive (October 15, 2019)
Rewire News – Fighting for the Future of Our Planet Is Reproductive Justice (October 9, 20019)
This is the Bronx – South Bronx Unite Proposes Mott Haven Community Center (October 1, 2019)
News12 – Organization pushes to turn vacant building into community center (September 30, 2019)
City & State – The 2019 Bronx Power 100 (September 15, 2019)
The Laura Flanders Show – Ground Zero For Climate Change (September 10, 2019)
Metro Focus – Post-Rikers Realities (June 11, 2019)
New York Daily News – Coalition against Mayor de Blasio’s plans for new jails targets his presidential bid (June 6, 2019)
Gotham Gazette – For Ruben Diaz Jr., a Booming Bronx and Plan to Run on Development (June 3, 2019)
Hunts Point Express – Green New Deal is Nothing New for South Bronx Climate Activists (May 21, 2019)
Curbed – Stalled funds stymie vision to revitalize South Bronx waterfront (May 10, 2019)
The Guardian – ‘Asthma alley’: why minorities bear burden of pollution inequity caused by white people (April 4, 2019)
Huffington Post – Meet The Black Climate And Social Justice Leaders You Have Never Heard Of (February 28, 2019)
Grist – Could Rikers Island rehabilitate New York City’s dirty energy grid? (February 25, 2019)
The Real Deal – Bedford 2.0? Can a street filled with small, trendy retail take off in the South Bronx? (January 14, 2019)
WFUV – Something in the Air: Mott Haven’s Struggle with Pollution (October 12, 2018)
City & State – 2018 Bronx Power 50 (September 23, 2018)
Office of the Mayor – De Blasio Administration and City Council Convene Waterfront Management Advisory Board (September 20, 2018)
WNYC – The Jail Next Door (July 18, 2018)
Urban Omnibus – Community Land Trusts (January 10, 2018)
City Limits – The New York City Community Land Trust Movement Wants to Go Big (January 8, 2018)
Bronx Times – South Bronx Unite teams up to reclaim community turf (December 12, 2017)
New York Times – When Gentrification Knocks on the Wrong Door (September 3, 2017)
Norwood News – The Bronx Develops: South Bronx Waterfront Projects Spark Fear of Gentrification (August 31, 2017)
New Economy Project – Podcast: Let’s Be Real ( July 27, 2017)
Next City – Two NYC Communities to Get Public Space Revamp (July 17, 2017)
Curbed – These award-winning proposals will tackle the city’s public space inequity (July 15, 2017)
The Real Deal – The Anatomy of Gentrification: How the Clock Tower building is changing the South Bronx (May 18, 2017)
Bronx Times – Community Raises Plus for H.E.Arts Center (March 28, 2017)
DNAInfo – Sheridan Expressway Could Become Bike-Friendly Boulevard Under Cuomo Plan (March 20, 2017)
Center for NYC Neighborhoods- From Georgia to NYC: The Civil Rights Roots Community Land Trusts (March 16, 2017)
The Jewish Voice – Chetrit Group & Somerset to Build 7 Towers on South Bronx Waterfront (March 15, 2017)
Urban @ Parsons– Arc of Justice Screening (March 13, 2017)
DNAInfo – Bronx Group Gets $40K to Help Turn Old Rehab Center into Community Center (March 3, 2017)
City Limits – Backers of Community Land Trust Seek to Broaden Support (February 7, 2017)
Crain’s New York Business – City Checks it’s Oil for Waste, but Private Buyers are on their Own (January 27, 2017)
DNAInfo – Dunkin’ Donuts and Dollar Tree Stores Are Proliferating in The Bronx (Dec 14, 2016)
DNAInfo – Tell the City How to Spend $30 Million on Improving St. Mary’s Park (Nov 29, 2016)
WNYC – Taking Back the South Bronx (Nov 17, 2016)
Gothamist – South Bronx Residents Fear Displacement As Real Estate Booms (Oct 31, 2016)
Mott Haven Herald – Bronx organizers propose alternative rezoning plan (Oct 12, 2016)
DNAInfo – Bronxites Plan ‘Spiritual Reclaiming’ of Vacant Mott Haven Building (Oct 12, 2016)
NY City Lens – What’s in a Name? Port Morris? SoBro? Piano District? (Oct 10, 2016)
Mott Haven Herald – Residents hope to transform closed treatment center (Oct 2, 2016)
The Guardian – South Bronx: home of hip-hop fights to keep its soul as gentrification creeps in (Aug 13, 2016)
TIME – Why More Americans Are Becoming Activists (Aug 12, 2016)
DNAInfo – Turn Former Rehab Center into Community Center, Bronx Residents Say (Aug 4, 2016)
DNAInfo – PODCAST: Tour the South Bronx’s Neglected Waterfront (July 21, 2016)
Mott Haven Herald – Port Morris celebrates the Harlem River (July 19, 2016)
Mott Haven Herald – Port Morris waterfront facelift begins (July 9, 2016)
Huffington Post – It’s Harder to Breathe with White Privilege in the Air (June 2, 2016)
In These Times – The Fight for Public Control of Land in the Bronx (May 25, 2016)
Dissent – Who Benefits from Public Land in the Bronx? (May 25, 2016)
amNewYork – Mott Haven sees more development as young professional move in (May 12, 2016)
DNA – It’s Official: The South Bronx is Gentrifying, Report Says (May 10, 2016)
Curbed NY – Port Morris Waterfront Emerges From Years of Neglect (April 14, 2016)
Wall Street Journal – South Bronx Sees a Rise in Market-Rate Rentals (April 3, 2016)
Sustainability & Environmental Justice – The Fight for Change in Asthma Alley (February 26, 2016)
City & State – FreshDirect Exec Emailed with Parks Department, His Former Employer, During One-Year Ban (February 26, 2016)
NY1 – Developer for South Bronx High-Rises Trying to Move on From Controversial Party (February 26, 2016)
Mott Haven Herald – Op-ed: When it comes to environmental justice, communities know best (Feb 22, 2016)
The Bronx Chronicle – 17th Council District Campaign Finance: Follow The Money (February 18, 2016)
Fusion – Beyond Flint: ‘My community breathes different air than the white community’ (February 10, 2016)
DNA – ‘Piano District’ Billboard Has Been Replaced (December 8, 2015)
The Telegraph – Bronx gentrification leaves New Yorkers up in arms (November 17, 2015)
El Diario NY – Protestan por extension de permisos a plantas de energia en el Bronx (November 17, 2015)
City Limits – Bronx’s Asthma Alley Protests Plans to Extend Power Plant Permits (November 12, 2015)
Streetsblog – Randall’s Island Connector to Open This Weekend (November 12, 2015)
Politico – De Blasio, Mark-Viverito meet with foes of FreshDirect (November 10, 2015)
teleSur – Ñ Don’t Stop – #WhatPianoDistrict: Rebranding of The South Bronx (November 10, 2016)
Crain’s – Bronx wins award for making strides in public health (October 30, 2015)
The Real Deal – Billboard dubs section of Bronx the “Piano District” (October 29, 2015)
DNAinfo – South Bronx Is Now the ‘Piano District,’ Billboard Proclaims (October 28, 2015)
Mott Haven Herald – Activists urge state to close power plant (September 28, 2015)
Mott Haven Herald – Port Morris Distillery sides with community over FreshDirect (September 28, 2015)
DNAinfo – South Bronx Residents Frustrated Over Lack of Hearing on Power Plants (September 24, 2015)
BBC – Live from South Bronx, NYC (September 23, 2015)
The Wall Street Journal – Green Space and Health Linked in Vision for South Bronx (September 20, 2015)
Daily News – From Port Morris to the Piano District: how a group of real-estate developers plans to change the face of the South Bronx (September 18, 2015)
The New York Times – The South Bronx Beckons (September 17, 2015)
DNAinfo – Elected Officials Join Activists in Fight Against South Bronx Power Plants (September 9, 2015)
DNAinfo – Bronx Activists Petition for Public Hearing on Waterfront Power Plants (August 27, 2015)
Mott Haven Herald – To the editor: MS223 students speak out on FreshDirect (August 21, 2015)
The New York Times – Bronx Legionnaires’ Outbreak Is Over, Health Officials Say (August 20, 2015)
BronxTalk – South Bronx Waterfront and the New York State Open Space Plan (August 3, 2015)
The New York Times – Connector Between Randalls Island and Bronx Is to Open This Summer (July 28, 2015)
Mott Haven Herald – Plans afoot to green Port Morris waterfront (July 10, 2015)
Politico – Group would transform South Bronx Waterfront (July 8, 2015)
DNAinfo – Bette Midler Nonprofit Unveils Plan to Build South Bronx Waterfront Parks (July 8, 2015)
Streetsblog – Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River (June 18, 2015)
DNAinfo – High Bridge Reopening Leads to Renewed Calls to Develop Bronx Waterfront (June 15, 2015)
Al Jazeera – Fresh Direct Bronx dilemma: health or jobs? (April 14, 2015)
Streetsblog – Creating Safer Streets Linking the South Bronx to Randall’s Island (April 14, 2015)
Cornell Chronicle – Noliwe Rooks on food justice and Michelle Obama (April 14, 2015)
Daily Kos – The South Bronx Fights Air Pollution in “Asthma Alley” (April 8, 2015)
Mom’s Clean Air Force – The South Bronx Fights Air Pollution in “Asthma Alley” (April 3, 2015)
Grist – The South Bronx isn’t falling for Fresh Direct’s dirty trucks (March 10, 2015)
The Guardian US – Environmental racism: Bronx activists decry Fresh Direct’s impact on air quality (March 9, 2015)
NY Daily News – EXCLUSIVE: FreshDirect will be sued for punishing workers (March 8, 2015)
Voices of NY – Fresh Direct and the South Bronx (March 4, 2015)
NY City Lens – The Bronx and Its Parks: Imagining Possibilities (March 3, 2015)
New York Daily News – Parks-loving nonprofit to unveil five new proposed routes through Mott Haven to Randalls Island (February 3, 2015)
New York Daily News – FreshDirect’s deal to develop a massive distribution center at the Harlem River Yards is rotten for the city (January 26, 2015)
DNA – FreshDirect Breaks Ground as Protests Denounce the Project (December 22, 2014)
Mott Haven Herald – Residents protest FreshDirect groundbreaking (December 23, 2014)
NYT – FreshDirect Breaks Ground in the South Bronx, Prompting Protests (December 22, 2014)
NY Daily News – Bronx FreshDirect foes slam state subsidy for onlinegrocer’s plan to relocate to Harlem River Yards (November 17, 2014)
Mott Haven Herald – Employees, opponents collide over FreshDirect (November 18, 2014)
Crain’s – Amazon squeezes FreshDirect (October 26, 2014)
Letter to the Editor: FreshDirect’s Bronx deal needs a fresh look
NY Daily News – Plan to unlock south Bronx waterfront recognized by State (October 19, 2014)
Think Progress – “Environmental Racism” and the FIght for Green Space in the South Bronx (October 9, 2014)
Vice – Bronx Activists Take Local Fight Against “Environmental Racism” to a Global Stage (October 8, 2014)
The Blinker – Someone Cares about the Bronx’s Environmental Health. When will de Blasio? (October 8, 2014)
Mott Haven Herald – Mott Haven throng marches for environment (September 24, 2014)
La Respuesta – The Environment Unites the People – Especially Those Most Directly Affected (September 23, 2014)
Climate March & South Bronx Unite Fight Against FreshDirect Metions
CNN – People’s Climate March Video
Latin America News Dispatch – Latin Americans March in NYC Against Climate Change
Metro – More than 310,000 attend People’s Climate March
Grist – One big march, lots of little messages
Inc. – The Climate March and FreshDirect’s Big Green Problem (September 22, 2014)
Fusion News – #climatemarch voices are loud, but will politics drown them out? (September 22, 2014)
Voices of New York – South Bronx Marches for Climate Change (September 22, 2014)
Tonight at Dawn – People’s Climate March: The South Bronx to Bangladesh (September 22, 2014)
New York Post – FreshDirect protesters say de Blasio’s security ejected them from game (September 21, 2014)
Redactie Radio Centraal (Belgian radio) – Harry Bubbins on the People’s Climate March and South Bronx Unite Opposition to FreshDirect (September 20, 2014)
NY1 – Activists Highlight Environmental Concerns Ahead of Climate March (September 20, 2014)
RevFit Radio – Environmental Justice in the South Bronx (September 18, 2014)
WBAI – Haskins in the Morning – Monxo Lopez on South Bronx opposition to FreshDirect and the Peoples Climate March (:47.50 — 1:01:00) (September 11, 2014)
NY1 – Bronx Activist to Attend UN Climate Summit (September 5, 2014)
NY Daily News – FreshDirect foe from the Bronx is heading to the United Nations (September 3, 2014)
News 12 The Bronx – Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s FreshDirect comments anger Port Morris, Mott Haven residents (July 16, 2014)
NY Daily News – South Bronx residents up in arms over perceived slight by Borough President (July 16, 2014)
Welcome2TheBronx – Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr Insults Mott Haven/Port Morris; Says There’s Nothing There, It’s Morbid (July 15, 2014)
SojournerTruthRadio – Interview with Danielle Beiling and Gavin Kearney (April 8, 2014)
Al Jazeera – Bronx residents fight FreshDirect relocation, citing environmental racism (April 7, 2014)
News 12 The Bronx – Bronx Supreme Court hears oral arguments in FreshDirect case (April 7, 2014)
NY1 – South Bronx Residents March, Rally Against FreshDirect’s Proposed Move (March 23, 2014)
Mott Haven Herald – Nine protestors arrested at Harlem River Yard (March 23, 2014)
NYC Latino Politics – 100 March, Nine Arrested in Protest of FreshDirect Relocation to South Bronx (March 23, 2014)
Ed Morales – South Bronx Demands Respect (March 23, 2014)
News 12 The Bronx – South Bronx United protesters arrested for FreshDirect sit-in at Harlem River rail yards (March 22, 2014)
Mott Haven Herald – Lobbyists smoothed way for FreshDirect (January 20, 2014)
DNAinfo – FreshDirect’s Bronx Move Hits Snag as Congressman Opposes $3.5M Subsidy (December 20, 2013)
The New York World – FreshDirect government aid bid rejected (December 20, 2013)
Mott Haven Herald – FreshDirect funding request hits snag (December 19, 2013)
Bronx Bureau (City Limits) – Congressman’s Opposition Stalls FreshDirect Vote (December 19, 2013)
NY Daily News – Important vote on millions in government funding for FreshDirect’s Bronx move is shelved indefinitely (December 18, 2013)
New York Amsterdam News – South Bronx activists take FreshDirect to Court (December 12, 2013)
Bronx Times – Fresh Direct foes appeal (December 12, 2013)
NY Post – FreshDirect charges more in richer areas (December 12, 2013)
National Resources Defense Council – Will Fairness Prevail in the South Bronx? (December 5, 2013)
Daily News – A “Fresh” appeal as Grocer’s foes take their fight up the judicial food chain (November 29, 2013)
New York Post – DeBlasio blasts Fresh Direct’s $100 M freebie (September 19, 2013)
Pix 11 – John Liu blasts Bloomberg’s support of city’s $127M FreshDirect deal (July 23, 2013)
NY1 – Comptroller Liu Claims City Is “Held Hostage” By FreshDirect To Deliver On Tax Breaks (July 23, 2013)
Daily News – City panel rubber-stamps $127M in subsidies for FreshDirect move to the Bronx (July 23, 2013)
Business 2 Community – Online Grocery Shopping: Are Customers Checking Out or In? (July 11, 2013)
The New York World – Locals throw tomatoes at FreshDirect Bronx relocation (July 9, 2013)
News 12 el Bronx en Español – Grupo busca detener mudanza de Fresh Direct a El Bronx (July 10, 2013)
News 12 The Bronx – FreshDirect plan takes center stage at meeting (June 28, 2013)
DNAinfo – Chaotic Community Board Meeting Ends Without Decision on FreshDirect Plan (July 1, 2013)
Mott Haven Herald – Community board chaos erupts over FreshDirect (June 29, 2013)
News 12 The Bronx – FreshDirect plan takes center stage at meeting (June 28, 2013)
WBAI – Jose Santiago interview with Harry Bubbins (relevant portion – 11:36-18:08) (June 27, 2013)
City Limits – FreshDirect’s Bronx Foes Weigh Appeal (June 4, 2013)
Daily News – FreshDirect foe Mychal Johnson says opposition led to his dismissal from Bx. Community Board 1 (June 4, 2013)
Mott Haven Herald – Critic of borough president gets the boot (June 1, 2013)
City Limits – FreshDirect Job Vows: At Odds with Environmental Claims? (May 16, 2013)
BronxNet – Perspectives with Daren Jaime (March 26, 2013)
NYT – Residents Sue FreshDirect Over Move to the Bronx (March 5, 2013)
DNA – FreshDirect Defends New Bronx Facility Against Legal Challenge (March 5, 2013)
New York Business Journal – FreshDirect in court; suit aims to block construction of South Bronx facility (March 5, 2013)
News12 – Judge to rule on South Bronx Unite lawsuit against FreshDirect (March 4, 2013)
Associated Press – FreshDirect move to the Bronx argued in court (March 5, 2013)
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DNAinfo – Urban Planners Propose Green Alternatives to FreshDirect’s Bronx Facility (January 29, 2013)
Daily News – Residents come out to support visions for Harlem River Yard that include ball fields and bike paths, but not FreshDirect (January 28, 2013)
Mott Haven Herald – Residents push for greener waterfront (January 28, 2013)
Mott Haven Herald – FreshDirect scales back project (December 18, 2012)
BronxNet – BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank (December 3, 2012)
Daily News – Supermarket owners join fight against FreshDirect in South Bronx while activists fume over truck dump (November 14, 2012)
Mott Haven Herald – Grocery group announces opposition to FreshDirect (November 14, 2012)
DNAinfo – Gristedes Owner and Other Grocers Join Fight vs. FreshDirect’s Subsidies (November 14, 2012)
Gothamist – Billionaires, Small Businesses Rally Against FreshDirect (November 14, 2012)
News12 – FreshDirect trucks discarded in Mott Haven (November 12, 2012)
WBAI – Bronx Residents Organize Against Fresh Direct Deal (September 10, 2012)
Ecosalon – BEHIND THE LABEL: INVESTIGATING FRESHDIRECT’S LOCAL COMMITMENT (AUGUST 29, 2012)
Daily News – FreshDirect deal is sour, sez lawsuit (June 12, 2012)
WNYC – Community Activists Sue to Stop Fresh Direct from Moving In (June 12, 2012)
Village Voice – South Bronxites Sue FreshDirect, City For Ducking Asthma Risk Study (June 13, 2012)
New York Times – Suit Filed to Stop FreshDirect Plan for a South Bronx Complex (June 13, 2012)
DNAinfo – South Bronx Groups File Lawsuit to Block FreshDirect (June 13, 2012)
Bronx Health REACH – New York City’s FreshDirect Deal (April 3, 2012)
Mott Haven Herald – Community board questions FreshDirect deal by Joe Hirsch (March 30, 2012)
The Riverdale Press – The Bronx is burning … from fossil fuel by Kristin Hart (March 28, 2012)
DNAinfo.com – South Bronx Group Calls for FreshDirect Boycott by Patrick Wall (March 22, 2012)
AlterNet – Bronx Residents Launch Citywide Boycott of FreshDirect by Sarah Jaffe (March 21, 2012)
BronxNet – BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank (March 12, 2012)
Bronx Matters – Brooklynites Share Development Fight Lessons with Boogie Down Brethren by Jordan Moss (March 12, 2012)
The Riverdale Press – FreshDirect deal: another sellout by Karen Argenti (March 7, 2012)
WOR710AM – FreshDirect Moves to the Bronx, but Jobs and Groceries Don’t by Joe Bartlett (March 6, 2012)
Grubstreet – Bloomberg Drama is Delivered Again by Alyssa Shelasky (March 4, 2012)
Crains – Are subsidies to keep firms in NY worth it? by Rick McGahey (March 4, 2012)
AlterNet – How FreshDirect Delivers Misery Along With Your Groceries–And How Workers and the Community are Fighting Back by Sarah Jaffe (March 4, 2012)
New York Times – In Bronx, FreshDirect and Land of Great Promises by Michael Powell (February 20, 2012)
Bronx Times – Mott Haven residents rally over relocation of Fresh Direct headquarters by Kirsten Sanchez (February 20, 2012)
The Riverdale Press – Under the wire by Adam Wisnieski (February 15, 2012)
Crain’s – Did FreshDirect deserve more than $100M in tax breaks and subsidies? (February 15, 2012) (69% say no)
WNYC – Liu Questions $100M Fresh Direct Subsidy (February 15, 2012)
New York Times – Criticism of FreshDirect Deal Is Off Base, City Officials Say by Charles V. Bagli (February 14, 2012)
NY Daily News – An $83M ‘Direct’ deposit by Daniel Beekman (February 14, 2012)
El Diario/La Prensa – Protestarán contra instalación de Fresh Direct en El Bronx by José Acosta (February 14, 2012)
NBC New York – Some Opposed to FreshDirect’s Planned Move to Bronx (February 14, 2012)
The Village Voice – City Panel Votes to Approve $128 Million FreshDirect Payoff (liveblog) by Neil deMause (February 14, 2012)
Mott Haven Herald – City approves FreshDirect subsidies by Joe Hirsch (February 14, 2012)
DNAinfo – New York City To Vote on Fresh Direct Deal Tuesday, Despite Pleas to Delay Decision by Patrick Wall (February 14, 2012)
Gothamist – Fresh Direct’s Sweet Gov’t Subsidies Sicken Some In The Bronx (February 13, 2012)
The Village Voice Some People Are Not Happy With FreshDirect’s Move to the Bronx by Sam Levin (Feb. 13 2012)
Crain’s – New York: Opposition to FreshDirect subsidy deal mounts by Lisa Fickenscher (February 13, 2012)
The New York Observer – Fight Over FreshDirect Facility Continues by Hunter Walker (February 13, 2012)
News 12 – Protesters take to the Web against Fresh Direct (February 13, 2012)
Mott Haven Herald – Mott Havenites say ‘no deal’ to FreshDirect by Amora McDaniel (February 10, 2012)
DNAinfo – Fresh Direct Deal Blasted by South Bronx Residents and Activists by Patrick Wall (February 9, 2012)
New York Post – Deal with the devil: Tax breaks with strings by Nicole Gelinas (February 9, 2012)
Daily News – Bronx residents to weigh in on new Fresh Direct HQ by Daniel Beekman (February 8, 2012)
News 12 – Plan to open Fresh Direct HQ in Bronx causes stir (February 8, 2012)