WE ACT Receives Grant To Build Power Among NYCHA Tenants In Northern Manhattan
Harlem-based WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $400,000 grant over two years. Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Introduces the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act Of 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat in Harlem released the following statement on his bill, the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2019.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espaillat Statement In Opposition To Proposed Changes To HUD’s Use Of Disparate Impact
Harlem Congressional member Adriano Espaillat, joined by members of the New York congressional delegation and advocates,Continue reading
Harlem’s WE ACT Receives $1 Million For Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant
WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) in Harlem has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).Continue reading
“Gutsy Woman” Peggy Shepard Featured In Hillary Rodham And Chelsea Clinton’s Book
Peggy Shepard, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, she is one of the “gutsy women” featured in The Book of Gutsy Women, a new book by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea. Continue reading
Inwood Art Works Fall Fundraiser, Inaugural Grant Award Recipients And Film Festival
Inwood Art Works, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to create and curate professional performing and visual arts in the Inwood community, held its first Fall Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 25th at Republica restaurant and lounge in Inwood. Continue reading
Harlem Rep Adriano Espaliat Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month 2019
Today, Harlem Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espailat Recognizes 400th Anniversary Of Forced Arrival Of Enslaved African People
Congressman Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in recognition of the 400th anniversary of the first recorded forced arrival of enslaved African people to America.Continue reading
NYCEDC And DCLA Seeking Operator To Develop Immigrant Research And Performing Arts Center Uptown
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), today released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for a nonprofit organization to design, construct and operate a new Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (The Center) in Northern Manhattan. Continue reading
Health Department Announces Drug Overdose Deaths Decrease From Harlem To Hollis
After seven consecutive years of increasing drug overdose deaths, the Health Department today announced a decrease in the number and rate of overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018 but cautioned the epidemic is not over.Continue reading
Harlem’s Espailat Urges Army Corps, NYC Parks To Collaborate On Historic Inwood Wetland Restoration
Rep. Adriano Espaillat wrote to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation requesting that they collaborate on two projects to restore historic wetland sites at Inwood Hill Park and Sherman Creek Park within New York’s 13th congressional district.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio’s Career Ready NYC Prepares NYC Youth From Harlem To Hollis For Success
Mayor de Blasio, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, City University of New York Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez.Continue reading
Harlem’s Reps. Espaillat, And Others Statement Prior To Harlem’s A$AP Rocky And Others Pretrial Hearing
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Rep. André Carson (D-IN) released the following joint statementContinue reading
Apartment Building Sales From Harlem To Hollis Plummet As New Rent Law Poses Risk
Things looked promising for the sellers of a collection of Harlem apartment buildings, listed in April for $260 million.Continue reading
Harlem Representative Espaillat Votes To Honor 9/11 Victims And Heroes And More
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat voted to pass H.R. 1327, the “Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alverez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act,” which takes long-overdue action to provide the financial security and support that 9/11 first responders, survivors and families deserve.Continue reading