East Harlem-El Barrio Community Land Trust Gets Slice Of $1.65M For Homeless
Picture the Homeless has been talking about community land trusts as a tool for helping the homeless for more than a decade. Continue reading
Gale Brewer Hosts Caregiving 101 Sponsored By NYC Health + Hospitals | Harlem
On Sunday, July 23, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will host "Caregiving 101: The Essentials of Caring for Others (And Yourself!)," a conference for New Yorkers dealing with the challenges that come with caregiving for family members and friends.Continue reading
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
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 And Bill Chong Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program With Record Jobs And Sites
Mayor Bill de Blasio and DYCD Commissioner Bill Chong today announced the start of the 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program with a record 70,000 young New Yorkers employed at more than 11,000 worksites. SYEP, which runs through August 19, is the nation’s largest summer youth employment initiative. Continue reading
Brewer Announces Return Of Fresh Food For Seniors For 2017 From Harlem To Houston
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced the relaunch of her Fresh Food for Seniors program for 2017, which will operate through November, 2017.Continue reading
Brewer Promotes Free Summer Meals For Kids From Harlem To Hollis
On Friday, June 16, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will lead a borough-wide Day of Action to provide parents and children with detailed information about free meals available this summer through New York City’s Summer Meals Program.Continue reading
B.P. Brewer Releases Results Of Survey Of Empty Storefronts From Harlem To Hollis
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer today released results of a survey of vacant storefronts along the entire length of Broadway, conducted Sunday, May 21, 2017 by several dozen volunteers and interns organized by her office. Continue reading
Rev Malika Lee Whitney, Significant Elders Of Harlem, And Others At The Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater Education Program in partnership with the Harriet Tubman Learning Center C.S. 154 in Harlem celebrated members of The Significant Elders of Harlem for their 10 year contribution to the Apollo Theater Oral History Project. Continue reading
Brewer And Citizens Committee Announce Grant At Lydia’s Magic Garden In Harlem
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer joined the Citizens’ Committee for New York City and the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) to announce 36 Community-Scale Composting Grant awards for community garden programs across the city in 2017. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio, Harlem’s Mark-Viverito, Chancellor Fariña Announce Universal PE Initiative
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Assembly Member Cathy Nolan and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced a Universal Physical Education (PE) initiative to provide all schools with a designated PE space by 2021. Continue reading
Gale Brewer Announces 2017 Community Board Appointments From Harlem To Hollis
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced this year's slate of appointments to Manhattan’s 12 Community Boards. The 328 appointments include 87 new members, more than a quarter of the appointments.Continue reading
B.P. Brewer Invites NY’s To Stop By Diabetes Health Fair In Harlem
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer invites all New Yorkers to attend a Diabetes Health Fair her office is hosting in partnership with Lenox Hill Hospital next Tuesday, May 23, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the Borough President’s Northern Manhattan Office.Continue reading
Brewer Statement On White House Rescinding Guidance That Protected Transgender Students
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued the following statement in reaction to the White House's decision to rescind federal guidelines protecting transgender students' rights in schools across the country.Continue reading
Uptowns Ydanis Rodriguez And Other Elected Call For Immediate Fixes To MTA Elevators
Following a week where elevators at the 168th Street subway station broke down on four separate occasions, elected officials and community residents are saying "enough." Continue reading
