Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will hold a public hearing on overcrowding and facilities needs in Manhattan's public schools on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.Continue reading
Harlem Community Boards Have The Most Dramatic Applications
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced today that Harlem had the most dramatic jumps of all the boards in Manhattan occurring in Community Boards 9 and 10.Continue reading
Brewer Reminds Residents To Apply For Seats On Community Boards And Waste Board
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer reminded Manhattanites that her office is accepting applications for membership on Manhattan’s 12 Community Boards as well as the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, and encouraged all interested New Yorkers who reside, work, or study in the borough of Manhattan to apply before the Friday, Jan. 29 deadline.Continue reading
Become A Harlem Community Board Member, Deadline January 29th, 2016, 5 pm EST
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer’s office is accepting applications for membership on Harlem and on Manhattan’s Community Boards and encourages all eligible Harlemites and New Yorkers living, working, or studying in the borough of Manhattan to consider applying to serve on their local Community Board.Continue reading
Here, Here, Harlem Officials Call For City Wide Ferry Plan Expansion In Harlem
Today, elected officials, community leaders and transportation advocates reiterated their call for ferry service along the Hudson River.Continue reading
Brewer’s Office Now Accepting Capital Funding Apps
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced her office is accepting applications through Friday, Feb. 12 for Fiscal Year 2017 capital funding, and welcomed any organizations interested in capital funding to meet with her staff. Continue reading
Brewer Announces Funding For New Police-Community Relations
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced her office is setting aside $48,000 in funding for new Manhattan Police-Community Relations Improvement Awards, to support long-term, sustainable projects aimed at restoring trust between police officers and the communities they serve.Continue reading
Gale Brewer Reports On No Vote To Mayor de Blasio’s Zoning Proposals
At a special meeting Monday morning, the Manhattan Borough Board formally voted to deny its approval to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Zoning for Quality & Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) Zoning proposals unless a range of outstanding major concerns are addressed. Continue reading
Harlem Council Members Levine, Rodriguez And Others Get Legal With Illegal Hotels
On Friday, October 30 the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held a hearing on a package of legislative proposals aimed at strengthening New York City’s enforcement against illegal hotels.Continue reading
Health Dept., Releases Harlem Uptown Health Profiles
The Health Department today released its Manhattan Community Health Profiles, detailing the health of all 12 community districts in the borough. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Announces New Homelessness Services
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced $12.3 million on homelessness prevention services to expand free legal representation in Housing Court and help thousands of New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis facing eviction or harassment stay in their homes.Continue reading
Request Donations For The Victims of Harlem Fire
On Sunday, August 23, 2015 a fire broke up at 3333 Broadway and twenty-two people were injured, including 10 firefighters in a fire. Continue reading
Mayor Bill And Chancellor Fariña Announce closure For The Lunar New Year
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced that New York City will become the second major urban school district in the nation, after San Francisco, to close on Lunar New Year in the official school calendar.Continue reading
From Harlem To Hollis Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls For Stronger Rent Laws
Mayor Bill de Blasio today called for stronger rent laws that will stem the loss of affordable apartments to deregulation. More than 35,000 affordable apartments have left rent regulation since it was last extended in 2011, putting enormous pressure on working families and pushing longtime tenants out of fast-gentrifying neighborhoods. Continue reading