Hunts Point

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Hunts Point is a South Bronx neighborhood in New York City known for its massive food distribution center, industrial waterfront, and long-standing environmental justice and community activism efforts.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
urban area
borders Bronx River
East River
contains Hunts Point Cooperative Market
Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
Hunts Point Produce Market
Hunts Point Terminal Market
New Fulton Fish Market
country United States of America
governedBy New York City Council
Office of the Bronx Borough President
hasCharacteristic community organizing
environmental justice activism
high concentration of industrial facilities
industrial waterfront
major food distribution hub
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly people of color
predominantly working-class
hasLandUse industrial
residential
waterfront industrial uses
hasSocialIssue environmental racism
public health disparities
truck traffic impacts
hasTypeOfActivism anti-pollution campaigns
environmental justice organizing
waterfront access advocacy
youth-led community organizing
knownFor air pollution concerns
community-based planning initiatives
environmental justice campaigns
massive food distribution center
meat distribution
seafood distribution
trucking and freight activity
wholesale produce market
locatedIn Bronx NERFINISHED
New York City
New York State
South Bronx
partOf Bronx Community District 2
South Bronx waterfront
servedBy New York City Subway
bus routes
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hunts Point ("Hunts Point Food Distribution Center")
The Bronx
contains
Bronx River Parkway ("Port Morris, Bronx")
terminusSouth

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