Our Bronx

06/12/2026

What happens when the Bronx comes together around a shared vision for the future?

Over two powerful days at the Bronx Economic Development Summit, we brought together changemakers from every corner of the borough and beyond to imagine, and begin building an economy that creates opportunity, stability, and wealth for Bronx residents.

From inspiring keynote speakers and thought-provoking panels to hands-on workshops and meaningful connections, the Summit highlighted both proven national models and the decades of work Bronx leaders have already invested in creating community-driven solutions.

This wasn't just a conversation about economic development. It was a commitment to action.

The work continues through new partnerships, working groups, and the implementation of the Bronx's first Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

Ready to be part of what comes next?

📅 Join Our Bronx and ICA Group on June 17 from 10–11 AM for an information session on a new training program for Bronx organizations that support local businesses.

🔗 Register today: bit.ly/ourbronxtraininginfo

📖 Read the full Bronx Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) draft report and share your feedback. Your voice is critical to shaping the borough's economic future.

🔗 Link in bio.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared ideas, built relationships, and helped move this vision forward.

This is Our Bronx. And we're just getting started.

Whose Bronx? Our Bronx. ✊🏽🏙️



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06/08/2026

For two inspiring days, community leaders, residents, workers, organizers, small business owners, educators, labor unions, faith leaders, investors, planners, and government partners came together at the historic Andrew Freedman Home for the Bronx’s first-ever Economic Development Summit.

Together, we explored what it takes to build an economy that works for the people who already call the Bronx home, one rooted in community wealth, shared ownership, economic democracy, and long-term opportunity.

From housing stability and stronger commercial corridors to worker ownership, local investment, and community-led development, the conversations were bold, honest, and action-oriented. Most importantly, they reinforced a powerful truth: the people of the Bronx create its wealth, and they deserve to share in it.

This Summit marks an important milestone, but the work continues through new partnerships, working groups, and the implementation of the Bronx's first Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

📅 Join Our Bronx and ICA Group on June 17 from 10–11 AM for an information session on a new training program designed for Bronx organizations that support local businesses. Learn how worker-owned cooperatives can strengthen economic development and hear about an upcoming fellowship and workshop series.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/ourbronxtraininginfo

📖 Read the full Bronx Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) draft report and share your feedback. Your voice is critical to shaping the borough's economic future.

🔗 Link in bio.

Thank you to every speaker, facilitator, organizer, volunteer, and participant who brought their vision, energy, and commitment to the table.



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06/03/2026

Day 2️⃣of the Bronx Economic Development Summit is focused on the Bronx! We’ll be diving into the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) draft– a shared roadmap grounded in community voice, ownership and long-term investment in our neighborhoods.

Participate in workshops on:

🌱 Energy Resilience Initiatives in the Bronx
🏢 Housing Affordability and Ownership
💼 Small Business Resilience
🛠️ Bronx Worker Ownership
🏦 Bronx Community and Local Finance
🧵 Bronx Manufacturing and Industry

Be inspired, make connections, and be part of what comes next!

🎟️ Registration will close soon! RSVP today at bit.ly/bxecondevsummit or tap the link in bio.

06/01/2026

💬 What’s possible when the Bronx comes together to shape its economic future?

On Day 2️⃣of the Bronx Economic Development Summit, leaders from cooperative business, education, government, and one of the borough’s most iconic institutions will explore a shared vision for a stronger, more equitable Bronx.

➡️ Swipe through to meet the voices kicking off Day 2!

Adria Powell, Cooperative Home Care Associates, the nation's largest worker-owned cooperative.

John Calvelli, Wildlife Conservation Society, one of the Bronx's leading cultural and educational institutions.

Carmen Huertas-Noble, CUNY Law, a leader in community economic development and cooperative law.

Join the conversation about collaboration, economic democracy, and building wealth that stays in our communities.

🎟️ Register today at bit.ly/bxecondevsummit or tap the link in bio.

05/30/2026

The Bronx deserves an economy that works for the people who live here.

In a new Bronx Times op-ed, Our Bronx Executive Director Sandra Lobo and Bronx Economic Development Corporation President Winston Peters make the case for a new vision of economic development, one rooted in community ownership, shared prosperity, and opportunities for Bronx residents to build wealth and shape their own future.

The op-ed highlights the Bronx Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a community-driven roadmap that reflects years of organizing, planning, and collaboration across sectors. It challenges us to think beyond growth for growth's sake and focus on creating an economy where working families, small businesses, and local communities can thrive.

This conversation continues at the Bronx Economic Development Summit on June 5-6, where local and national leaders will explore innovative approaches to community wealth building, employee ownership, impact investing, equitable real estate development, and more.

Join us as we work to build an economy that works for the Bronx.

Read the full op-ed on Bronx Times: https://www.bxtimes.com/opinion-building-an-economy-that-works-for-the-bronx/

Register for the Bronx Economic Development Summit: bit.ly/bxecondevsummit

For generations, the Bronx has been a place where working people, small businesses, and communities have fought for investment, opportunity, and a fair share

05/29/2026

Join us on Day 1️⃣ of the Bronx Economic Development Summit as we host local and national leaders who will share how economic development is being reimagined in communities across the country!

⏩ Swipe through to see all the panels you can participate in!

🏘️ Community Wealth and Real Estate
🤝 Broad Based Employee Ownership
💡 Ownership Lens Impact Investing
🏛️ Local Government Leadership for Shared Ownership
🏥 Anchor Institution Roles and Strategies

Connect with changemakers, discover innovative strategies, and help shape a more equitable economic future for the Bronx and beyond.

🎟️ Register today at bit.ly/bxecondevsummit or tap the link in bio.

05/26/2026

🗣️🎤 Swipe through to meet the voices kicking off Day 1 of the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit!

Charli Cooksey is building community wealth in St. Louis through WEPOWER, whose mission is to activate community power to redesign systems to be just and equitable for all.

Nneka Onwuzurike and The Community WEB partners with Black and Brown working-class residents in Chicago to make it easier for them to build community power and self-determination through collective ownership.

We’ll also be welcomed by Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, BXEDC President Winston Peters, and Our Bronx Executive Director Sandra Lobo.

🤝 Together, they're setting the table for two days of bold ideas, real models, and Bronx-led vision.

Join Our Bronx + BXEDC on June 5 & 6 at the historic Andrew Freedman Home for the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit.

Register now at bit.ly/bxecondevsummit and be part of what comes next!

05/26/2026

The Bronx isn’t waiting for the future to happen to us, we’re building it together. ✊🏽🏙️

Join Our Bronx + BXEDC on June 5 & 6 at the historic Andrew Freedman Home for the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit.

This two-day gathering brings together community leaders, small businesses, policymakers, planners, cultural institutions, funders, and residents committed to building a Bronx economy rooted in 💼 shared prosperity, 🤝 local leadership, and 🌱 long-term sustainability.

📍 June 5: Hear from leaders across the country reimagining economic development in their communities 🌎✨

📍 June 6: The focus shifts to the Bronx, our history, our challenges, and the roadmap we’re creating together 🗺️🔥

This is about shaping the investments, partnerships, and policies our borough needs next.

Register now at bit.ly/bxecondevsummit

05/14/2026

52 years of Building Our Bronx 💛 ✨

For generations, Our Bronx has been a political home where tenants, young people, clergy, workers, families, and neighbors came together to fight for dignity, justice, and the right to shape the future of our communities.

After 30 years of organizing, persistence, and visioning, the Kingsbridge Armory is finally moving forward with a plan rooted in real community investment and ownership, proving that economic development can truly benefit the people who live here.

This victory was built by an ecosystem of organizers, labor unions, faith institutions, elected leaders, development partners, and Bronx residents who refused to let go of the belief that our borough deserves more.

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us and continues to build a Bronx where our people can stay, grow, govern, and thrive. ✨

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05/12/2026

Moments from Our Bronx’s 52nd Anniversary Gala celebrating 52 Years of Building Our Bronx. 🥂

🏰 With full hearts, we paid tribute to the three decades of leadership, community organizing, and partnership and innovation across sectors that paved the way for a ground-breaking economic development project at the Kingsbridge Armory.

We are proud to have uplifted six honorees who each brought visionary leadership from the different sectors that coalesced to build a new model for economic development at the Armory.
-Wilson Martinez, Deacon, Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church
-Lucia Gomez, National Immigration & Worker Rights Coordinator, Laborers’ International Union of North America
-Brendan Griffith, President, Central Labor Council
-Elisabeth Ortega-Bailey, Kingsbridge Armory Leader
-Pierina Sanchez, City Council Member, District 14
-Elisse Douglass, Founder, East Freedman & Main

This is only the beginning. Of bringing our community’s vision to life at the Armory. And of scaling these successes for community ownership across the Bronx.

🏗️👷🏾Join us at the Bronx Economic Development Summit June 5th & 6th at the Andrew Freedman Home—free and open to the public. Registration is LIVE at link in bio.

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