The Bronx is a majority Black and Hispanic borough in New York City. While the whiter city center, Manhattan, has access to vibrant green space, public parks, and the waterfront to escape the city emissions, residents in the Bronx are constantly being suffocated by factory and highway emissions. Most public outdoor spaces located in the Bronx are positioned next to truck and highway routes. And unlike Manhattan, there is little access to the boroughs waterfront, especially in the South Bronx. Instead, these waterfronts are occupied by highway routes. The following maps depict the relationship between race, specifically Black/Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), truck routes, and green space in New York City.

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reupload: The proportion of people with West Indian ancestry for each census tract in Brooklyn, New York

The proportion of people with West Indian ancestry for each census tract in Brooklyn, New York