Bronxites to Gov. Hochul + NYSDOT: Invest in Blue Highways, Reduce Traffic on the Cross Bronx

BRONX, NY (11/18/2025) (readMedia)-- Today, at Fulton Fish Market, Bronx electeds including Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Assemblymember Emérita Torres, and Council Member-elect Justin Sanchez will rally with community advocates. They will urge Governor Hochul and the state Department of Transportation to join forces with city officials working on Hunts Point's Blue Highways program, and support repair plans that reduce traffic and pollution on the Cross Bronx.

Watch the livestream here.

City officials and business leaders are revolutionizing the Hunts Point waterfront with a new marine freight facility that will remove 1,000 truck trips per month in the South Bronx by moving goods off highways and onto waterways. Governor Hochul and NYSDOT's 900-million dollar project has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the status quo of heavy traffic, toxic pollution, and chronic sickness for local residents already overburdened by the highway for the last 70+ years.

Research from Fulton Fish Market shows that South Bronx communities could enjoy significantly improved air quality by diverting trucks to water-based transport. Ahead of NYSDOT's incoming Cross Bronx environmental assessment, advocates will leverage the proposed Hunts Point facilities as models for how to bring cleaner air, safer streets, and improved health outcomes to the South Bronx - in addition to other cost-effective transit and freight solutions.