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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, N 36 OV. 19-25, 2021 BTR
Nonprofi t unveils plans
for H.E.ARTS Center
The proposed site for the H.E.ARTS Center at 349 E. 140 St. in Mott Haven.
Photo Adrian Childress
BY JASON COHEN
A local nonprofi t that works to improve
the social, environmental and
economic future of the Mott Haven
and Port Morris sections of the Bronx
unveiled plans for a community center
last week.
On Nov. 10, Mychal Johnson, cofounder
of South Bronx Unite, presented
a proposal to the Community
Board 1 Housing and Land Use Committee
to launch the Health, Education
and The Arts (H.E.ARTS) Center
at 349 E. 140th St., the former site
of the old Lincoln Recovery Center
building. The site, which houses a
3-fl oor building with 23,000 square
feet of space, has been vacant for a decade.
According to Johnson, given the
myriad challenges faced by residents
of Mott Haven and Port Morris
— from air pollution to high unemployment
rates to lack of public gathering
spaces — there should be a community
center every few blocks. But
there aren’t any currently open to the
general public, and none that serve as
a multi-purpose, multi-use, multi-organization
space where youth, adults
and elders can visit for programming.
“We need housing, but we also
need quality of life,” Johnson said.
“This building has been left to rot. We
need your help. We need this project
to work.”
Johnson said the center would not
solve all of the problems in the community,
but the hope would be that
it keeps people safe and on the right
path. He added that the proposed
building is in a good location, near
the 40th and 49th precincts.
While still early in the process,
Johnson and his colleagues have held
community visioning forums, done a
feasibility study and had discussions
with the city. As part of its feasibility
study, they conducted interviews
with more than a dozen local community
organizations providing services
in the areas of health, education and
the arts that are in need of affordable
offi ce space in perpetuity.
The city recognized the importance
of using the building as a community
center and the need for significant
capital contribution. A Request
for Proposal is expected to be released
in early 2022.
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