Opening Access to the Bronx River

Canoers on the Bronx River.

With funding from The Trust in 2004, the Bronx River Alliance turned the idea of an 8-mile greenway along the Bronx River into a reality. The project connects the Bronx Zoo with River Park, Shoelace Park, Muskrat Cove (which opened in May of 2008) and other points of entry along the length of the greenway. The corridor will give adjacent neighborhoods access to natural areas and open-up commuting and recreational possibilities such as biking and canoeing. Our $50,000 grant in 2007 to the alliance helped to shore up additional funding for parts of the corridor still under construction.