Community Groups Push for Community Control of Open Space in the South Bronx
Mott Haven Herald
By: Dashiell Allen
“Public land for public good.” That was the theme of a Community Land Trust town hall at Pregones Theater in Mott Haven on Feb. 25.
“Only negative things have been coming from the type of development that’s been happening in the Bronx and all over the city,” said Mychal Johnson, a founding member of South Bronx Unite, referring to luxury development along the South Bronx waterfront.
“We want to make sure that land isn’t used for real estate speculation, and isn’t used to just reap enormous profit for people who don’t even live in our communities,” said Arif Ullah, South Bronx Unite’s executive director.
