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#EnvironmentalRacism is killing New Yorkers living in underserved communities. Many areas in the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan had some of the highest rates of COVID-19 deaths in the City... 1/4https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/9/28/21492252/cross-bronx-expressway-covid-19-environmental-justice-nyc …
2/4... The Cross Bronx & Major Deegan Expressways produce immense amounts of car emissions which has impacted the lives of thousands of predominately low-income NYers. When #COVID19 arrived, it devasted these vulnerable communities.
Last year, during the #ClimateStrike March...
3/4... I was joined by student advocates & community leaders as we marched from the South Bronx to lower Manhattan to raise awareness of the impacts pollution has had on the health of Bronx residents. We could have never imagined that a pandemic would come only months later...
4/4... This line from @THECITYNY article says it all "Using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data and local mortality figures, scientists found the Bronx ranked the worst for COVID-19 death rates and respiratory hazards of the more than 3,100 other counties in the country."
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