Mott Haven Throng Marches for Environment
Mott Haven Herald
By Rania Berrada
Protesting sky-high asthma rates, air pollution and the lack of parks and gardens, about 100 demonstrators representing Mott Haven made their voices heard at the People’s Climate March last Sunday
Demonstrators denounce de Blasio’s indecision on FreshDirect
Protesting sky-high asthma rates, air pollution and the lack of parks and gardens, about 100 demonstrators representing Mott Haven made their voices heard at the People’s Climate March through midtown Manhattan last Sunday.
While many of the estimated 400,000 marchers protested global issues such as carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, the South Bronx group set its sights on online grocery delivery company FreshDirect, which hopes to move its operations to the Port Morris waterfront. They chanted “South Bronx demands respect” while carrying signs denouncing the company’s proposed move from Queens.
The city’s plan to help the food delivery giant build a new warehouse near the Harlem River has raised worries that its diesel-fueled delivery trucks will worsen traffic and the area’s existing air pollution problem. The company has said it would convert to an all-electric fleet within five years.
