Friday Jobs Market

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Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings:

Coordinator, South Bronx River Watershed Alliance, New York City
For nearly a decade, the SBRWA has campaigned to replace the 1.25 mile-long Sheridan Expressway with 28 acres of affordable housing, open space, and new economic development opportunities. The SBRWA is seeking a Coordinator to carry out its community education and organizing work, support the participation of its member organizations in the campaigns, and manage its day-to-day communications and operation.

Marketing Assistant, VELODOME, Clifton, New Jersey
VELODOME is a company that designs and produces bicycle parking shelters and promotes cycling as an alternate mode of transportation to schools, government agencies and private sector companies. This internship, which can lead to a full-time position, will include market research, social media marketing and working with suppliers.

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Tonight: Learn All About Tearing Down the Sheridan

By Noah Kazis |
With a new administration at the state DOT, now is a critical moment for the fight to tear down the under-used Sheridan Expressway and turn the area into new housing, jobs, and public space. Tonight, bring your questions and ideas to a town hall hosted by the South Bronx River Watershed Alliance. SBRWA will make […]

The Tour de Bronx

By Aaron Naparstek |
Sunday morning was the Tour de Bronx. An estimated 5,000 riders took to the streets. The highlight of the ride was the trip along a car-free Sheridan Expressway. The South Bronx River Watershed Alliance, a coalition of community groups and citywide organizations believes that the 1.25 mile stretch of road along the Bronx River can […]

Sheridan Expressway Removal Gets $97 Million Boost in State Budget

By David Meyer |
Last week’s Albany budget deal includes $97 million for decommissioning the Sheridan Expressway and transforming it into a surface boulevard. The Sheridan, a short Robert Moses-era highway connecting the Bruckner and Cross-Bronx expressways, cuts South Bronx neighborhoods off from the Bronx River waterfront and its growing network of parks and greenways. Community groups have been advocating for the removal […]

Deferred, Not Defeated: Sheridan Teardown Advocates Move Ahead

By Stephen Miller |
In the wake of the city’s refusal to consider removing the Sheridan Expressway, advocates from the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance gathered last night at a town hall meeting to revise their game plan. Although the long-term vision of removing the highway lives on, the discussion focused on other potential improvements along the Sheridan corridor. “We started […]

To Study Sheridan Teardown, City Pulls Back the Lens

By Noah Kazis |
When the state Department of Transportation studied removing the lightly-used Sheridan Expressway, it considered two scenarios. One predicted conditions with the Sheridan kept as is. The other imagined closing the highway to traffic without making any other changes — simply fencing off the 1.25 mile structure. Making a decision about the Sheridan’s future by comparing […]