In this week’s episode, Spanish-language reporter Daniel Parra discusses his recent profile of Jose Serrano, who retired at the end of 2020 after representing the South Bronx in Congress for 30 years.
Tanto quienes han trabajado con Serrano como quienes lo critican saben que el representante del distrito congresional 15 ha trabajado siempre tras bambalinas.
‘Bronx communities can no longer shoulder the burden of upstream negligence.’
Along Newtown Creek and Jamaica Bay, decades of work are slowly restoring neglected waterways. Now comes a new challenge: Making sure New Yorkers can use those liquid assets in harmony with industry and nature.
A healthy river and forest are necessary to bring back wildlife and the community. Now there’s a way you can help support both.
The proposal aims to reduce sewage overflows in the salt-water section of the resilient little river. But the bigger obstacles to fishing and swimming it might lie upstream.
Of all the challenges facing the city’s awe-inspiring water system, the most contentious might be playing out now at Flushing Bay, the Bronx River and other waterways, where a push to make city waters open to swimming and fishing is running into concerns over cost.
The state is considering setting new, tighter rules on pollution in New York City rivers and streams. The goal is to make more of them open to full human contact. The chance for you to weigh in on the plan is here.
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