Uptown Senator Alcántara Announces State Funding For Dominican Medical Association
State Senator Marisol Alcántara (D-Manhattan) announced $50,000 in state funding for the Dominican Medical Association on Thursday. Continue reading
Uptown’s Senator Marisol Alcántara And CUNY In The Heights Hold College
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with Seny Taveras, Executive Director of CUNY in the Heights, held a College Resource Fair featuring close to 30 universities and more than 20 education professionals to help local youth apply for college today. Continue reading
Uptown’s Senator Marisol Alcántara Announces $25,000 In Funding For Literacy, Inc
State Senator Marisol Alcántara (D-Manhattan) announced $25,000 in state funding for Literacy, Inc. today at the Inwood Library. Continue reading
Electeds Hold Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Uptown
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Assemblywoman Carmen De la Rosa and Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, distributed over a thousand Thanksgiving turkeys to Uptown families at United Palace Theater yesterday. Continue reading
Harlem’s Rodriguez And Others Praise NYPD And DA’s Office On Harlem Hit And Run
Today, NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and others gave a press conference to praise the great work of the NYPD and the Brooklyn DA's Office that led the driver who killed beloved DJ Jean Paul Guerrero.Continue reading
Uptown’s Adriano Espaillat Honors The Memory Of The Victims Of Flight 587
Yesterday Sunday, October 29, 2017, with their friends, families, and community leaders, New York unveiled "Flight 587 Way" at 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in honor to the victims and their families whose lives have been marked on Monday, November 12, 2001 by this tragic accident.Continue reading
Uptowns Marisol Alcántara Announces $35,000 In Funding To Street Corner Resources
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with Iesha Sekou, executive director of Street Corner Resources and local at-risk youth, announced $35,000 in state funding to provide anti-violence programming in Harlem.Continue reading
In The Wake Of Young Woman’s Suicide Uptown, Alcántara And Others Support “Life is Precious”
Upper Manhattan is the epicenter of this epidemic...State Senator Marisol Alcántara together with State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, mental health advocates, and members of the school community, unveiled $400,000 in state funding for a “Life is Precious” suicide prevention program that is focused on young Latinas.Continue reading
Community Gather To Mark One Month Amanda Morales Guerra Took Refuge Uptown
TOMORROW Sunday, September 18 at 12:00 PM in front of Holy Rood Church in Washington Heights, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa and NYS Senator Marisol Alcantara.Continue reading
Uptowns Marisol Alcántara, Adriano Espaillat And DREAMers Rally For DREAM Act
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with DACA recipients, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, supporters and DREAMers speak out at rally.Continue reading
Senator Marisol Alcántara To Announce $80,000 For Washington Heights
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with the Dominican Women’s Development Center, will announce $80,000 in state funding for an after school program targeting Washington Heights’ at-risk youth on Thursday, August 31, at Mama Tingo Child Care and Learning Center, 2340 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY.Continue reading
Uptowns Senator Marisol Alcantara And Queens Jose Peralta Announce State Allocate Funding
To help community-based organizations which work to improve the quality of life of neighborhoods and their residents, State Senator Marisol Alcantara and State Senator Jose Peralta announced a state allocation of $150,000 for Citizens Committee for New York.Continue reading
Uptown’s Ydanis Rodriguez, Rep Adriano Espaillat, And Others Stand Behind Mother Facing Deportation
Amanda, a working mom of three U.S. citizen children, entered sanctuary on Thursday night to avoid deportation to her native Guatemala, a country her children have never known, and where she faced death threats before fleeing.Continue reading
Senator Marisol Alcántara Announces Washington Heights’ First Drop-In Center For Homeless LGBTQ Youth
State Senator Marisol Alcántara, together with the Dominican Women’s Development Center, announced $100,000 in state funding today for [easyazon_link identifier="B00BLRAUGA" locale="US" tag="harlemworld-20"]Washington Heights[/easyazon_link]’ first drop-in center for homeless LGBTQ youth at Holyrood Episcopal Church which will provide space for the center.Continue reading
Rep. Adriano Espaillat Led Uptown Electeds And Others On Subway Crisis Answers
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat led a group of New York State and New York City elected officials for a community discussion for constituents to address New York’s subway crisis following a series of derailments, commuter delays, cancellations, fires and a host of other transit issues.Continue reading
