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Saw Mill River: How NY Wants to Clean Up Perpetually Filthy Waterway

April 26, 2023

In the midst of Earth Day and following the Great Saw Mill River Cleanup, there has been much contextualization around the history of the Saw Mill River and the convergence of its ecological, socioeconomic, and political significance. The maintenance of this waterway (or lack thereof) will have a lasting effect on Southwest Yonkers and beyond.

Read more about this via LoHud here.

Take a look at the PDF here.

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