A Strong and Distinctive Community

Hunts Point is located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City. It is home to a dynamic and vibrant residential community and thriving business district. It is also home to one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world; a unique and thriving art scene; and community organizations dedicated to developing programming that uplifts the local youth, cultivates and preserves the community’s culture, and focuses on the empowerment and economic revitalization of the neighborhood.

The Hunts Point Experience

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Perspectives

I love …. the music, the sounds, the languages, the clothing, the dancing, everything that’s associated with this predominantly Latino history.

Haydee Morales Executive Director of Casita Maria
The scenic waterfront view of Hunts Point Landing with a pathway flanked by ornamental grasses leading to a body of water. Large stones are arranged on a grassy area. The sky is partly cloudy, and a distant landmass is visible across the water.
Hunts Point Landing
Perspectives

Hunts Point is a manufacturing hub and it’s a community so it’s multiple things for everyone.

Philip Grant CEO, Hunts Point Produce Market
By The Numbers
650

# of businesses in Hunts Point

Entrance sign for Hunts Point Cooperative Market, with parked trucks and industrial buildings visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky. Orange traffic barrels line the road in the foreground.
Hunts Point Cooperative Market
By The Numbers
18K

Workers, 705 of whom live in the Bronx

Three men in a Hunts Point Produce Center check inventory. One man pushes a cart stacked with produce boxes labeled bell peppers and broccoli. An American flag and fruit mural are visible in the background.
Hunts Point Produce Market
Perspectives

What I love about Hunts Point is that it's a unique place. The people are resilient, and it's just this kind of little piece of the Bronx that's its own little village.

Maria Torres COO, THE POINT CDC
Aerial view of Hunts Point Peninsula with warehouses, roads, trucks, and green spaces along a waterfront under a hazy sky.
Hunts Point Peninsula
Perspectives

I love …. the music, the sounds, the languages, the clothing, the dancing, everything that’s associated with this predominantly Latino history.

Haydee Morales Executive Director of Casita Maria
By The Numbers
650

# of businesses in Hunts Point

Three men in a Hunts Point Produce Center check inventory. One man pushes a cart stacked with produce boxes labeled bell peppers and broccoli. An American flag and fruit mural are visible in the background.
Hunts Point Produce Market
The scenic waterfront view of Hunts Point Landing with a pathway flanked by ornamental grasses leading to a body of water. Large stones are arranged on a grassy area. The sky is partly cloudy, and a distant landmass is visible across the water.
Hunts Point Landing
Entrance sign for Hunts Point Cooperative Market, with parked trucks and industrial buildings visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky. Orange traffic barrels line the road in the foreground.
Hunts Point Cooperative Market
Perspectives

What I love about Hunts Point is that it's a unique place. The people are resilient, and it's just this kind of little piece of the Bronx that's its own little village.

Maria Torres COO, THE POINT CDC
Perspectives

Hunts Point is a manufacturing hub and it’s a community so it’s multiple things for everyone.

Philip Grant CEO, Hunts Point Produce Market
By The Numbers
18K

Workers, 705 of whom live in the Bronx

Aerial view of Hunts Point Peninsula with warehouses, roads, trucks, and green spaces along a waterfront under a hazy sky.
Hunts Point Peninsula
Ralph Acevedo, District Manager, Bronx Community Board 2

Ralph Acevedo is a Bronx community leader with a wealth of experience in the fields of housing, homeless services, mental health and governmental affairs. 

Meet the Working Group

A colorful mural on a brick wall shows seven smiling children holding a banner that reads THE BRONX IS BREATHING above a painted sun. Each child wears a shirt with different school or program names.
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Past Victories

Image of Barretto Point Park showing a playground with two empty swings in front of a fenced basketball court, surrounded by trees and greenery on a sunny day. A sign with park information is visible on the fence.
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Barretto Point Park - After locals reclaimed a brownfield as “La Playita” for public gatherings in the early 2000s, the Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) worked with locals to design the new park, which opened in 2006.

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