NYC Announces Veterans An Active Military Service Members Are Protected From Bias
New York City has begun enforcement of a new law that protects current and prior military service members from discrimination, bias, and harassment.Continue reading
NYC Joins Amicus Brief In Challenging Gender-Affirming Surgery Denial
On June 28, 2017, New York City joined a coalition of municipalities and private employers across the United States in filing an amicus brief in Fulcher v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.Continue reading
MBP Gale Brewer Announces Special Help For Veterans Twice A Week In Harlem
Starting this month, a veterans’ specialist from the NYC Dept. of Veterans’ Services will be onsite in her Northern Manhattan Office all day every Monday and Friday. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio And Others Announce Launch New Bus Service Along 125th Street
Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of Transportation, MTA NYC Transit and elected officials today announced that the new M23 Select Bus Service (SBS) has launched along 23rd Street and improving service along 125th Street in Manhattan. Continue reading
NYC’s First Micro Apartment Buildings, May Be In Harlem’s Crystal Ball
In a project that might give some insight into the future of Harlem real estate, the de Blasio Administration today joined Monadnock Development and the Lower East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association to celebrate the completion of Carmel Place, New York’s first micro-unit apartment building.Continue reading
ER’s Gloria Reuben And The Good Wife’s Chris Henry Coffey Star In Theater Of War In Harlem
Join a dramatic reading of Ajax and Philoctetes, ancient Greek plays about war, followed by a panel and town-hall style discussion including Gloria Reuben and Chris Henry Coffey at Teachers College.Continue reading
NYC Mayor’s Office Announced Artists Residency In Harlem
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs have announced a new residency that will place the artist collective Social Design Collective (SDC) in the Harlem Vet Center. Continue reading
Here, Here, Lawmakers To Create NYC Department Of Veterans Services
Lawmakers say the NY City Council is expected to pass landmark legislation to create a stand-alone NYC Department Of Veterans Services.Continue reading
Harlem’s Mark-Viverito $1 Mil To Cut Vet Homelessness
Capital New York reports that East Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced a $940,000 initiative on Thursday to support veteran homeless prevention, job placement, legal and mental health services.Continue reading
