Mayor de Blasio today joined NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl and Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer to release CreateNYC, New York City’s first-ever comprehensive cultural plan.Continue reading
Rats, Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces $32 Million Neighborhood Rat Plan
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the city’s rat population that targets the three most infested parts of city: the Grand Concourse area, Chinatown/East Village/Lower East Side and Bushwick/Bedford-Stuyvesant. Continue reading
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads District Small Business Summit 2017
Yesterday, Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat held his “State of Emergency: Small Business Summit” at Yeshiva University, New York.Continue reading
9/11 First Responders Tattooed At The Apollo
Tattoo artists from across the city came together at the Apollo Theater on Tuesday to offer free tattoos as a way of drawing attention to the realities that 9/11 survivors face every day — and to pay tribute to the price so many first responders paid.Continue reading
Gale Brewer To Hold East Harlem Rezoning Hearing
This Thursday, July 13, 2017, starting at 6:30 pm, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will hold a public hearing in East Harlem on the Dept. of City Planning's East Harlem neighborhood rezoning proposal.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Joslyn Carter To Head The Department Of Homeless Services
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the appointment of Joslyn Carter as Administrator of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), which is now part of the Department of Social Services.Continue reading
de Blasio Program Helps Minority And Women-Owned Businesses Secure $93.5 Million
The de Blasio administration announced that a City program has helped over 100 Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) win $93.5 million in City contracts, including a record high $28.6 million in City contracts over the last year alone. Continue reading
NYC Mayor’s Fund To Advance Fallen Heroes Relief Effort To Stand With The NYPD
The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City today announced that it is activating its Fallen Heroes Relief Effort following the tragic killing of Officer Miosotis Familia in the line of duty in the Bronx on the morning of July 5th, 2017.Continue reading
Harlem’s Herman “Denny” Farrell’s Assembly Post May Be Vacant Sooner Than Later
When Assemblymember Herman “Denny” Farrell, who heads the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee, announced he would not seek reelection next year, it set off a murmur about who might succeed him in the powerful -- and lucrative -- committee post.Continue reading
Harlem Taxpayer Funds Helped Pay For Puerto Rican Day Parade Float
NY Post reports that a Harlem non-profit bankrolled with taxypayer funds from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito helped construct the float convicted terrorist Oscar Lopez Rivera rode during the recent Puerto Rican Day Parade.Continue reading
Harlem State Assembly Member And Council Hopeful MIA At Crucial School Control Vote
As the race for a City Council seat heats up, candidate Robert Rodriguez — also a member of the state Assembly — is under fire for missing a critical vote to determine the future of New York City public schools.Continue reading
Harlem Community Board Rejects Rezoning Plans
Community Board 11 in East Harlem rejected a controversial rezoning proposal amid anxiety over rising rents and displacement.Continue reading
Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Remarks For Joint Public Hearing Of Committee
By Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
The recent attempt by ICE to arrest a woman in Human Trafficking Court confirmed our worst suspicions about ICE’s intentions. Continue reading
Harlem’s Denny Farrell Wants New Tappan Zee Bridge Named After Mario Cuomo
The new Tappan Zee Bridge is set to be named after Gov. Cuomo’s father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, under an agreement reached late Wednesday night.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Announce Five Times More Students Applied For CUNY
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery, and CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken today announced that 36,336 students took advantage of the CUNY fee elimination when applying to college for the 2017-18 school year.Continue reading
