Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s The COVID Crisis Update
Friends, It's Friday, April 3, 2020.
At press time, the Johns Hopkins COVID case tracker currently shows New York City has 55,597 active cases and 1,584 deaths.Continue reading
FreshDirect Partners With All Five Boroughs For “Operation 5-Borough Food Drive”
FreshDirect, in partnership with all five of New York City’s Borough Presidents, Eric Adams from Brooklyn, Gale Brewer from Manhattan, Ruben Diaz Jr. from the Bronx, Sharon Lee from Queens and James Oddo from Staten Island, today.Continue reading
Gale Brewer’s Update: From Harlem To Houston Wednesday COVID update 3-20-20
Friends, We've made it through the first week! This is the fifth of my COVID-19 newsletters, for Friday, March 20, 2020, assembling what I hope is useful information all in one place. Continue reading
Gale Brewer’s Update: From Harlem To Houston Tuesday Update 3-17-20
Friends,
In times like these, we need some lightheartedness. Frederick Douglass Houses (and NYCHA) resident Samantha (Sam) Diaz, 20, appeared on American Idol last night.
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Lincoln Center Invites NYers To Get On The Community Create-A-Thon: Census 2020 Event List
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announces the Community Create-a-thon: Census 2020, calling on creative artists, social activists, and community members of all ages and backgrounds to help spread awareness of the 2020 Census to undercounted communities.Continue reading
BP Gale Brewer Co-Hosts Morningside Park Community Forum In West Harlem
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer is co-hosting a community forum on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, for a discussion about the future of Morningside Park.Continue reading
The Huge Massive Office Taystee Lab Building Development Tops Out In West Harlem
The huge redevelopment of Harlem's former Taystee bread bakery has topped out at 11 stories, developers announced this week.Continue reading
What Better New Year’s Resolution To Make Than To Get More Involved In Your Community?
Borough President Gale Brewer and communities from Harlem to Houston is looking for passionate and engaged New Yorkers who are dedicated to making a difference in their neighborhoods.Continue reading
“My Lenox Terrace Recommendation: No.” Says Borough President Gale Brewer
In borough presidents Gale Brewers first Jan Update E-Newsletter for the year 2020 states:
"I issued my formal ULURP recommendation on a zoning text amendment proposed by the Olnick Organization for the development of five new buildings located at the Lenox Terrace complex in Central Harlem.Continue reading
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Supports Lenox Terrace Tenants In Bid To Stop Rezoning
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer recommended against adopting a proposed plan to demolish several buildings in the Lenox Terrace development and replace them with new luxury apartments and overscale retail stores. Continue reading
Uptown’s Rep Rodriquez And Others Stand In Solidarity With Immigrant Communities Across The USA
Today, Co-Chairs of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and Council Member Daneek Miller were joined by many others.Continue reading
As Congestion Pricing Looms, Electeds Rethink Uptown Parking
With the congestion pricing set to take effect in 2021 Upper Manhattan politicians are mobilizing to form a plan to reform parking regulations in order to prioritize on-street parking.Continue reading
Rudy’s World: The 50th Harlem African American Parade 2019 (Photographs)
By Rudy Collins
On Saturday, September 14th, 2019, The 50th Harlem African American parade was filled with pride, residents, marching bands and politicians.Continue reading
African American Day Parade Pre-Reception And Registration 2019 In Harlem
Today, in Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer newsletter stated that the 50th anniversary of the African American Day Parade and this year’s theme is “Integrity and Transparency = Good Government.” Continue reading
Uptown Rep Rodriquez, Other Electeds And Riders Respond As Transit Tour Wraps Up
Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the Transportation Committee, Speaker Corey Johnson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Continue reading