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Majora Carter ’88

Majora Carter '88, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, environmental activists, and other elected officials to mark the opening of Hunts Point Riverside Park in the Bronx. The groundbreaking signaled the beginning of a $3.2- million project to transform an illegal dump in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx into a park. Carter, whose organization helped spearhead this latest effort in the South Bronx riverfront recapture effort, spoke at the ceremony, saying, "Today, this has become the first waterfront park here in 60 years, and to date, the small $10,000 seed grant that we received has been leveraged more than 300 times."
Majora Carter ’88, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, environmental activists, and other elected officials to mark the opening of Hunts Point Riverside Park in the Bronx. The groundbreaking signaled the beginning of a $3.2- million project to transform an illegal dump in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx into a park. Carter, whose organization helped spearhead this latest effort in the South Bronx riverfront recapture effort, spoke at the ceremony, saying, “Today, this has become the first waterfront park here in 60 years, and to date, the small $10,000 seed grant that we received has been leveraged more than 300 times.”