For the people at the Ironbound Community Corporation, the fight is seemingly never-ending, but also not without some hope. These courageous residents have fought off an Amazon hub and a garbage incinerator to name a few and are determined to reclaim and defend their neighborhood and their homes.
Ironbound, a 4-square mile section of New Jersey, is home to the Port of Newark, three power plants, the state’s largest garbage incinerator, and the longest superfund site in the country. As a resident of the Ironbound, Maria Lopez-Nuñez has firsthand experience as Deputy Director of Organizing & Advocacy for the Ironbound Community Corporation.