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Many Residents Now Can Shape How Money is Spent, But Will They?

By Theresa Avila on October 26, 2014 Bronx, budget, funding, grassroots, Mott Haven, participatory budgeting Bronx, News

Many Residents Now Can Shape How Money is Spent, But Will They?

More New Yorkers than ever before will take part in participatory budgeting this year. Can organizers engage enough residents in a process that relies on their engagement to succeed?

At a Food Pantry in the South Bronx: Long Lines

By Theresa Avila on October 13, 2014 Bronx, Struggling in the City

“If I was working, I wouldn’t be coming here.”

Late Summer Scene: A Farmers’ Market in The Bronx

By Theresa Avila on August 18, 2014 Bomba, Bronx Community College, Farmers' Market, The Bronx Late Summer Scenes

At the Bronx Works Farmers’ Market, locals shop for fresh produce and listen to music

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