Sat, 3/22 | South Bronx Parade, Interfaith Reflection and Waterfront Sunflower Planting Against FreshDirect

Residents, Faith Leaders, Community Groups and Advocates to Gather
for Parade, Interfaith Reflection and Sunflower Planting at South Bronx Brownfield Waterfront Site
Against Proposed Relocation of FreshDirect Diesel Trucking Operation

Residents Ask Mayor de Blasio to End the City’s Opposition to their Environmental Lawsuit

WHO: South Bronx residents, faith leaders, community groups, advocates; accompanied by drummers

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 22
12:00 – Group assembles at Brook Park, 141^st Street and Brook Avenue
12:30 – Parade through Mott Haven-Port Morris (Brook Ave, 138^th Street, St. Ann’s Avenue)
1:30 – Interfaith reflection and sunflower planting at Harlem River Yards (St. Ann's Avenue and 132nd Street)

WHAT: This Saturday, March 22, more than 100 South Bronx residents, faith leaders and environmental justice advocates will gather for "Green Beginnings for the South Bronx Waterfront: A Community Action Against FreshDirect,” organized by South Bronx Unite, recipient of the 2014 Environmental Justice Award from Professional Staff Congress. The group is currently engaged in a lawsuit against the City to block the Bloomberg-driven $127 million subsidy package as it was brokered without community input, does not carry a living wage requirement and relied on a 21 year old environmental impact statement even though the project would add an additional 1,500 daily diesel truck trips to a community with asthma hospitalization rates 21 times higher than other NYC neighborhoods. Mayor de Blasio has the authority to end the City’s opposition to residents’ lawsuit seeking an environmental study of the truck intensive project.