The deal, announced by Eric Adams in one of his final acts as mayor, is backed by $405 million in city, state and federal funding. It calls for replacing the aging market with a new, all-electric food distribution center designed to shift more freight to rail and waterways.
City officials said the project would... reduce diesel pollution in a neighborhood that has long absorbed the environmental costs of serving as a crucial hub for New York’s fresh fruit and vegetables.
New York City’s Hunts Point Produce Market to Be Rebuilt
New York will embark on a redevelopment of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, a project aimed at modernizing an aging wholesale complex that feeds much of the city but has become increasingly strained by pollution and decades-old infrastructure.
Myles Miller
