Green Spaces in the Bronx

In the Bronx we have Commnunity Gardens, school gardens and home gardens. We also have Public Parks like St. Mary's Park, and the Botanical Garden, not to mention our huge Bronx Zoo.

People enjoy them, because they not only help to clean our environment in a polluted city, but provide a healthy and safe place for activities for our families. NYC is an overcrowded city and the size of the apartments and the number of the buildings reflect it. That is why people, but especially young people, need green spaces to run, play, yell and screram without bothering anyone.

We can play our favorite sport (usually soccer, beisball or football) and do any physical activities. People can ejoy nature, learn from it, and if you are lucky you get to plant different kind of plants some of them from your own country.

In addition, you can see animals that you have never seen before. Our Community Garden acquired some hens. We knew about them because we eat them at home or because we saw pictures of them. Since we got them we have been running after the slippery hens and had a lot of fun. Some kids were also afraid of worms, but now it is something we are used to.

The best thing is that green spaces provide our community with a place where you can spend time with your friends and family in a safe environment.