Joe Hirsch

Maryland

Host at I Wish They Knew

#FearlessFeedback // Global keynote speaker // Author, THE FEEDBACK FIX // Host, #IWishTheyKnew podcast

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Articles

Exhibit at Casita Maria tells Hunts Point: You CAN Sit Here

2 weeks ago | huntspointexpress.com | Joe Hirsch

By Joe Hirsch A new exhibit by artist Tiff McFierce invites the Hunts Point community to kick back with neighbors, just like they were in a living room at home. The exhibit at Casita Maria on Simpson Street in Longwood is ongoing until Aug. 16. In this video by Niko Balkaran, the artist shares her vision for communal space.
South Bronx kids learn about digital safety in after-school program

3 weeks ago | motthavenherald.com | Joe Hirsch

American youth are facing a mental health crisis, but a local group is working to change that. At a cluster of desks near the windows of a brightly-lit classroom, eight middle schoolers listened attentively to their instructor talk about cyberbullying. They discussed ways to stand up to bullies online, and agreed that people can be meaner behind the veil of social media.
$2.8 million in federal money to be cut from Bronx environmental groups

3 weeks ago | motthavenherald.com | Joe Hirsch

South Bronx environmental nonprofits are sounding the alarm over federal funding cuts they say will decimate initiatives aimed at cleaning the air and water in their communities, which suffer from some of the worst pollution in the country. In addition to direct harm to the environment, the organizations fear the funding cuts will cut young people off from educational and work opportunities.
Environmental advocates alarmed at State DOT's shortening of public comment period for Cross Bronx Five Bridges project

1 month ago | huntspointexpress.com | Joe Hirsch

Daniel Ranells felt cheated. Fighting to be heard over the grating sounds of car engines from the Cross Bronx Expressway, Ranells pushed back against officials from the NY State Department of Transportation, "Just 30 days!?
Funding cuts make future of South Bronx air monitoring program uncertain

1 month ago | motthavenherald.com | Joe Hirsch

With Columbia’s funding in flux, South Bronx Unite may have to look elsewhere for fundsThe future of the Clean Air Program, a collaboration between South Bronx Unite and Columbia University to monitor air quality in the South Bronx, is in question following deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Rat race: inside the battle to banish New York's rodents

1 month ago | huntspointexpress.com | Joe Hirsch

In a well-lit basement that opened into a courtyard, a community coordinator from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, took a sip of Gatorade before beginning her presentation. In rapt attention were superintendents and property managers from Banana Kelly and other apartment buildings across the South Bronx, who had gathered to discuss an ever-plaguing New York City problem. Rats. There were 241 311 calls for rat sightings between January 2024 and February 2025 in Hunts Point and Longwood.
Opioid crisis worsens in the Bronx, yet overdose prevention centers face political hurdles

1 month ago | motthavenherald.com | Joe Hirsch

Nearly 800 people in the Bronx died in 2023 from opioid-related overdoses, the most in the five boroughs, according to data released by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last October. Community leaders and elected officials have been searching for ways to address the persistent opioid crisis in the South Bronx.
Rat race: inside the battle to banish New York’s rodents

1 month ago | motthavenherald.com | Niko Balkaran |Joe Hirsch

Rat Academy Training is in session and here are some key takeaways that you should know. In a well-lit basement that opened into a courtyard, a community coordinator from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, took a sip of Gatorade before beginning her presentation. In rapt attention were superintendents and property managers from Banana Kelly and other apartment buildings across the South Bronx, who had gathered to discuss an ever-plaguing New York City problem. Rats.
Exhibit of Jamel Shabazz’s photographs the city’s Black community and culture

1 month ago | motthavenherald.com | Joe Hirsch

“Seconds of my Life: Photographs from 1975-2024” debuts at the Bronx Documentary CenterA group of women wearing sheepskin coats pose for the camera, holding hands and smiling. A little girl plants a rose on a beach, with a mound of sand covering the flower’s stem. A Black girl rests her hands on a parking meter while she gives a somber smile to the camera lens.
Mrs. Cybeale Ross, a Hunts Point legend and patron of the arts, dies at 102.

1 month ago | huntspointexpress.com | Joe Hirsch

Just past Hunts Point Ave, between Garrison and Lafayette, sits a brick rowhouse with a rounded foyer and a white gate: 861 Manida St. Since 1958, it has been the home of Cybeale Ross, hostess extraordinaire, patron of local arts, and the neighborhood stalwart who anchored the tight knit block of homeowners for more than half a century.