A Jail at Hunts Point in the South Bronx?

The bloody state of South Bronx is an area related to many social problems, more than half of the population live below the poverty line, and the South Bronx is a community related to prostitution, crime and poverty. There are two juvenile accommodation centers, 15 garbage transfer stations, 4 prisons The plan to build a new prison in the hunting area is the most strange and unpopular. "The city's economic development company negotiated with Oak Point Energy to purchase 28 acre industrial sites in the Hunts Point district of South Bronx and built a new detention center to alleviate Leica's overcrowding .

Since its founding in 1993, The Point has strongly endorsed many initiatives on the peninsula, from the closing of the NYOFCo incinerator to the establishment of the South Bronx Green Way, Clean Up Brownfield, and now the Hunting Point Recovery Project. Point was established to address the decline in investment and lack of opportunity for residents of Hunts Point. Looking back at that era and her experience, Maria said that Hunts Point is "the territory of a big gang, the core of a cracked or vacant building ...". We faced many obstacles that required leadership and community development space

Hunts Point Riverside Park is a 4-acre South Bronx a few years ago at the end of a dirty weedy street. Hunts Point Riverside Park demonstrates how community activities, local government support partners, and considerate landscape design can actively change the community. Developed by sustainable South Henry Bronx, Hunts Point is the only freshwater river in the history of the city short of parks and green spaces. Bryant Park was recently listed by the American Landscaping Association (ASLA) as a model for sustainable urban development. For over a century Bryant Park has gotten worse since the beginning of the 20th century; further refurbishment in the 1930s and 1940s did not bring about permanent change. Then, in 1979, the head office of the New York Public Library (adjacent to Bryant Park) announced a major expansion plan, including the renovation of the park.

Through the 1970s, the Bronx, especially the South Bronx, experienced a rapid city decline due to reduced manufacturing and technical employment due to white flight and dimentiment investment. The recession of South Bronx corresponds only to its physical damage. Landlords seeking insurance benefits began to ignite residential and industrial real estate. From 1970 to 1980, about 70% of the population left the South Bronx Hunts Point and Longwood area, and during the mass spill, these communities lost about 70% of their homes. Today, the reputation of the autonomous region is still defined by this history. But the South Bronx is more than that, it is the birthplace of hip hop, and the arts, music and fashion in the area are part of mainstream culture. Autonomous district, which has been ignored for many years now, is preparing to become the next hotspot in New York City.