At the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, residents from the Bronx and Staten Island gathered at an event which taught local residents how to advocate for more parks and green spaces in their neighborhoods.

Events like these emphasize the ways residents can be a part of the solution regarding environmental injustice and quality of life. The Bronx has a complex relationship with green spaces.

There's historically been a lack of access to the waterfront, zoning practices that build more housing which limits the use of and access to green spaces and poor air quality. This is a result of large infrastructure projects, redlining, limited funding and uneven distribution of parks despite the borough having the most green spaces.

Community partners and representatives from the New York Ci

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