From Resistance to Gentrification: Community Gardens and their Role in Producing Gentrification by Alvaro Martins-LambeSite Description:In the 1970s, Manhattans Lower East Side was a hotbed for politics. Artists, activist and developers were fighting to stake their...
Pollution and Punishment: Environmental Injustice at Newark’s Detention Facilities
Pollution and Punishment: Environmental Injustice at Newark's Detention Facilities by Christopher ParesSite Description:Delaney Hall and the Essex County Correctional Facility sit together in Newark's heavily polluted "Chemical Corridor," a stretch of Doremus Avenue...
Plaintiff-Newark Community vs Defendant-Diamond Alkali Company
How Astoria,NY a Small Town Powering the Big City of NYC became known as the “Asthma Alley” (1974-2010)
How Astoria,NY a Small Town Powering the Big City of NYC became known as the "Asthma Alley" (1974-2010) by Ashlee Hercules GuevaraSite Description:The town of Astoria in Queens, NY has been known as a multicultural town for many decades from Irish and Germans...
Mapping the West Orange NJ Divide: The Disproportionate Risk of Flooding in Low-Income Communities (1999 – Present)
Mapping The West Orange Divide: The Disproportionate Impact of Flooding on Low-Income Communities (1999-Present) by Jordan AmayaSite Description:In West Orange, New Jersey there is a great disparity of class seen between the Hillside and The Valley neighborhoods....
Newark’s Hidden Cost of Old Electronics? – E-Waste Disposal and Community Harm
Newark's Hidden Cost of Old Electronics? - Electronic Waste Disposal and Newark Community Harm by Adrian Hernandez Site Description:Located in Newark's neighborhood with a roughly four-square-mile, working-class and immigrant community that has been designated by the...
Reduce, Ruse, Recycle: Waste Management Discriminations Against Paterson NJ’s Arab American Community (1990-2024)
Reduce, Ruse, Recycle: Waste Management Discriminations Against Paterson NJ's Arab American Community (1990-2024) Yousef MortajaSite Description: GAETA Recycling began operations 1990 in the midst of a vibrant Arab American community in Southern Paterson, NJ. More...
Stories from the Border: Exploring the role the media played during the pivotal Latin immigrant experiences of 20th-century Los Angeles
Stories from the Border: Exploring the role the media played during the pivotal Latin immigrant experiences of 20th-century Los Angeles by Collins Mba Site Description:Being situated near the Mexican-American border, Los Angeles experienced a significant migration of...
From Redlining to Toxics Sites: The Legacy of Discriminatory Housing in Newark’s Ironbound
From Red Lines to Toxic Sites: The Legacy of Discriminatory Housing in Newark’s Ironbound by Juliamny Fernandez Site Description:Newark’s Ironbound District is located along the Passaic River in New Jersey. The area surrounding Wilson Avenue and Ferry Street sits...
A United Front: How The Struggle for Palestinian Liberation on the Campus of Rutgers Newark Grew the Power of Newark Water Coalition
A United Front: How The Struggle for Palestinian Liberation on the Campus of Rutgers Newark Grew the Power of Newark Water Coalition by Maxwell Bonanno Site Description:The City of Newark has long since struggled with inequality, racial tensions and racially motivated...