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Transit Advocates Ask Subway Riders From Harlem To Hollis To Call The Mayor In Push For Fair Fares

Metro reports that as you wait on subway platforms this week, you may see transit advocates asking you to call Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office to ask him to adopt “fair fares.”Continue reading

de Blasio Administration Launches NYC National Service Support Center From Harlem To Hollis

Today, NYC Service announced the launch of the NYC National Service Support Center, which provides training, technical assistance, capacity building resources, and consultations to nearly 40 service year programs across the City.Continue reading

Join The Our Seat At The Table: Women for Electoral Politics Conference In Harlem

Our Seat at the Table: Women for Electoral Politics is bringing together women in local politics, labor, and electoral finance in an effort to invigorate women with the skills and confidence necessary to actively participate in NYC electoral politics.Continue reading

Harlem’s Rodriguez, Fair Fares Coalition Discusses Anti-Poverty Initiative

Members of the Fair Fares Coalition, including Riders Alliance, Community Service Society, Council Transportation Chair and Harlem elected Ydanis Rodriguez and a handful of his colleagues, today unveiled a new, lower-cost proposal that would ensure New Yorkers living deep in poverty are supported by the City with half-priced MetroCards.

Uptown’s Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez on MTA Fare Increase

As the Board of the MTA discusses plans to increase subway and bus fares in New York City, Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez issued this statement:

Harlem Art Collective Tries to Better Community With Airbnb

Airbnb isn't all bad. Actually, when the site is used as it was intended, it can be pretty cool. Case in point, an artist collective in East Harlem is utilizing the site to rent out two rooms in its five-bedroom apartment and uses a portion of the proceeds to fund free art workshops for area residents, DNAinfo reports. Continue reading