Bronx
The Bronx, NYC’s northernmost borough, is a working-class stronghold shaped by Black, Latinx, and immigrant resilience. It's the birthplace of hip-hop—a global movement born from the ashes of the Bronx burning in the 1970s, when disinvestment and state abandonment devastated entire neighborhoods. But out of that destruction came culture, creativity, and organizing power.
Home to vibrant Dominican, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Black American, African, and Bengali immigrant communities, the Bronx continues to lead in the fight for justice. Nearly 30% of residents live below the poverty line, and the South Bronx endures some of the city’s worst environmental racism, police surveillance, and housing neglect. Still, the Bronx is a borough of resistance—from the Young Lords’ historic garbage offensive to today’s youth-led tenant unions and community care collectives.
Abolitionist organizing here often focuses on housing justice, youth empowerment, and real community safety beyond policing. With the city’s highest jail incarceration rates, Bronx activists lead bail funds, "No New Jails" coalitions, and mutual aid efforts. From fighting food apartheid to organizing against unjust evictions, Bronx groups are building a future rooted in dignity, culture, and collective survival.
Kelly Street Garden
A South Bronx community garden that cultivates food and fosters wellness, cultural healing, and environmental justice
Bronx Anti‑War Coalition
A Lënapehòkink‑based BIPOC‑led coalition resisting U.S./NATO imperialism and state violence
Bronx Health Link
Community-based organization providing resources and advocacy to improve health outcomes for Bronx families
New Roots Community Farm
Urban farm that brings together South Bronx residents, refugees, and asylees for farming, education, and free food markets
Healing-Centered Schools Working Group
Bronx-based group of educators, youth, and families reimagining schools through healing, care, and abolitionist practices that prioritize student well-being and justice
New Settlement Bronx
Works with Bronx residents to fight for quality, affordable housing, youth and educational justice, and community power, with a focus on building leadership and wellness.
Bronx Freedom Fund
Organization that pays bail for low-income New Yorkers and challenges cash bail
South Bronx Mutual Aid
Volunteer network that delivers groceries, hygiene kits, and provides language-specific aid in the South Bronx
Mothers on the Move
Bronx mother led organization empowering residents to tackle issues like school-to-prison pipeline, toxic pollution, and unaffordable housing
Justice Committee (Bronx Chapter)
The Bronx arm of a citywide Black/Latinx organization that supports families who lost loved ones to NYPD violence.
Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition
Longstanding multiracial, intergenerational coalition fighting for tenant rights, safer schools, and systemic change rooted in Bronx community power.
Mott Haven Fridge Network
A mutual aid group maintaining community fridges across Mott Haven and Melrose.
Bronx Defenders
A public defender organization building “holistic defense.” Combats mass incarceration by integrating legal defense with social support (housing, immigration, family advocacy).
Take Back The Bronx
Decade-old collective resisting gentrification and police violence in the South Bronx.