East Harlem Community Alliance Hosts Mayoral Forum And Panel Discussion
The East Harlem Community Alliance, a consortium of over 200 organizations in East Harlem, will host a virtual Mayoral Forum.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Announces City Has Distributed 100 Million Meals From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner and COVID-19 Food Czar Kathryn Garcia today announced that the City of New York has distributed an astounding 100 million meals to New Yorkers in need since March.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Provides Updates On City’s Efforts To Ensure No New Yorkers Go Hungry
Mayor de Blasio today updated folks from Harlem to Hollis on the City’s emergency food efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading
Oscar The Grouch Takes A Second Five Borough Tour To Get Out The Count
The New York City Department of Sanitation, in collaboration with NYC Census 2020 and F.Y. Eye, has launched the second flight of a Get-Out-The-Count (GOTC) Census campaign, featuring a special guest, Oscar the Grouch. Continue reading
Plastic Bag Banned From Harlem To The Hudson: What You Need To Know
A statewide ban on plastic bags means grocery stores, food establishments and other New York businesses must stop using them from March 1, 2020 — and in New York City consumers will also be charged 5 cents for every paper bag they use.Continue reading
City Launches New LeadFree NYC Home Outreach Effort To Combat Potential Lead Paint Exposure
The de Blasio Administration today launched a data-based outreach and inspection effort to combat childhood lead exposure from Harlem to Hollis. Continue reading
Fire Claims 6 lives, Including 4 Children At Frederick E. Samuel Houses In Harlem
By Ted Shaffrey
Six family members, including four children, were killed early Wednesday when a fire that apparently started on a stove ravaged a Harlem apartment, authorities said.Continue reading
NYCHA Will X-Ray For Lead Paint At 135,000 Apartments From Harlem To Hollis
The embattled New York City Housing Authority has launched a new effort to identify apartments contaminated with lead paint using X-ray devices that can detect the metal through multiple layers of paint.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio And Teamsters Local 237 Secure Fair Wages And More For NYCHA Workers
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Greg Floyd, President of Teamsters Local 237, announced today that the City of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with Teamsters Local 237.Continue reading
Sanitation Chief Kathryn Garcia To Head NYCHA, Mayor Bill de Blasio Says
Mayor Bill de Blasio picked the city's sanitation commissioner to run the New York City Housing Authority Tuesday, one week after announcing a federal oversight deal and amid rising concerns over the scandal-laden agency's new leadership.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Names Kathryn Garcia As Interim Chair Of The NYCHA
Mayor Bill de Blasio today appointed Kathryn Garcia as Interim Chair of the New York City Housing Authority, succeeding Stanley Brezenoff who will depart later this month. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio And Commissioner Garcia Announce A Plan To End Childhood Lead Exposure
Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Kathryn Garcia today released the City’s Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure, following a 90-day review of all agencies’ policies related to lead prevention.Continue reading
Harlem’s WE ACT Issues Statement On NYC’s Roadmap To Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure
New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia today released the City’s Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure.
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Mayor de Blasio Marks First Day Of NYC’s Styrofoam Ban From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor de Blasio, Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Director Mark Chambers announced today that the City’s styrofoam ban is in effect, eliminating a major source of petroleum based waste.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Senior Advisor For Citywide Lead Prevention From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor de Blasio today announced that Kathryn Garcia will be named Senior Advisor for Citywide Lead Prevention to coordinate citywide efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure to zero.Continue reading