By Sasha Gonzales
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A week after Bronxites railed against a city plan that excluded wide swaths of the borough from its mask giveaway program, officials announced a slate of new distribution sites.
Five Bronx locations have been added to the 11 Mayor Bill de Blasio originally announced April 30. Among the new sites: Van Cortlandt Park, Haffen Park, and Pelham Bay Park.
The city will continue handing out face coverings in participating parks free of charge through May 11th, officials said.
Access the full map of distribution sites and times here.