Our Brief History
In the early 90s, residents of Melrose Commons (a 35-block area in the heart of the South Bronx), one of the nation’s poorest congressional districts, fought against a redevelopment plan for the area, which would have displaced them completely. As a response to this, a grassroots community group, Nos Quedamos, generated a new redevelopment plan which included area residents instead of displacing them. With the establishment of the Melrose Commons Urban Renewal area, Nos Quedamos set a new precedent for urban community planning and design, forcing cities to include their residents in the planning process instead of neglecting them.
