Building a better Bronx. The Bronx is known for having a bad reputation. What if that can be challenged by digging beyond the surface. Turns out that there’s a huge community that is overlooked when we think of the Bronx. In the Bronx, particularly the Bronx River people are coming together to make a difference in their community. For example, they are beginning with our youth. They are educating our young minds by providing them with programs and opportunities to be involved in activities at the Bronx river. They are running a marathon in New York City for charity. They are implementing safety enhancements in East tremont. They understand that people would like to expand more access to parks and less to motor vehicles. They offer tons of volunteer experiences for everyone. They participate in coastal cleanups, tree planting, food stewardship events, and many more. They even have an event where 2000 people come out onto canoes into the Bronx river. They have people that can’t even swim risking their lives to be a part of something more and bigger than themselves. This is also great because this helps people connect with their community and each other. “When you volunteer, you’ll see the “different” side of the Bronx, the birds, fish, and interrelated connection of nature.” But with all of this..Can we still build a better Bronx? Can we eliminate all the crime? If we clean up everything. What’s stopping the people who don’t care from destroying it all over again.