The Urban Design Forum and Van Alen Institute today announced the expansion of Neighborhoods Now, a COVID-19 response initiative that connects New York City’s hard-hit neighborhoods with coalitions of architects, designers, engineers, lawyers, and planners providing pro bono expertise.

Bronx Narratives is an online and physical publication that provides a fresh view on our community. This Q+A with Brittany Villalona talks about my efforts to create a Bronx directory for professionals and Bronx based organizations.

“Understand that it is not just selfies and hashtags”

“I think we are going through exactly that, a renaissance, a reclaiming of the borough by a lot of our creatives that have always been here. A lot of people talk about the concept of a new Bronx, I think the Bronx has always been great.”