Overview

As a small organization, collaborations, studies, and research are key to furthering our advocacy campaigns and to amplifying our work. We are currently collaborating with Columbia University, Pratt Institute, Hester Street Collaborative, and the University of Pennsylvania on several different initiatives. Please check back soon for more information.

Mapping Heat Project: In the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan

Last summer, South Bronx Unite collaborated with researchers from Columbia University to visualize extreme heat in the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Extreme heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the US, and Black Americans die at disproportionately higher rates than others. Our South Bronx community is no exception to this trend as we suffer from the compounding effects of extreme heat, pollution, and lack of green space all the while climate change looms as a threat multiplier. View the recorded event below: