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THE POINT Community Development Corporation is dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.
At Rocking the Boat, students work together to build wooden boats, learn to row and sail, and restore local urban waterways, revitalizing their community while
Since the summer of 2016, volunteers have been assessing floatable trash that is collected from two trash booms at different points in the Bronx River.
The Bronx River Forest, which extends south into the New York Botanical Garden, boasts many trees that are more than 100 years old.
Hunts Point Riverside Park offered residents of the Hunts Point neighborhood their first waterfront access in over 60 years when it opened in 2006. The
Called the “Gateway to the Bronx River,” Soundview Park is situated where the Bronx River opens into the East River. When the City of New
Muskrat Cove is a hidden sliver of woodland named for a population of muskrats inhabiting the forested streambanks in the area. This little known, picturesque oasis has well-tended pathways and careful plantings thanks to local residents.
River buoys 5 and 6 mark the Mouth of the Bronx River. At this point the river joins the East River and from it, connects
Passing under the Bruckner Expressway, notice the Recycling Facilities on the west (right) bank of the river, which collect scrap metal, glass, and plastic from the Bronx and Northern Manhattan.
Come to Starlight Park for its ball fields, playgrounds, trails and river access and stop by River House to learn more about upcoming river activities.
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor so that it can be a healthy ecological, recreational, educational and economic resource for the communities through which the river flows.
The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River.
