This program allows seniors to purchase fresh, regionally grown fruit and vegetables for just $8 a bag. Fresh Food for Seniors
This program allows seniors to purchase fresh, regionally grown fruit and vegetables for just $8 a bag. Brewer announces 2020 Census initiatives
Today Deputy Borough President Aldrin R. Bonilla and I led the first meeting of the Manhattan Complete Count Committee, an effort designed to ensure everyone in Manhattan is counted in the 2020 Census. The Committee includes leaders from labor groups, non-profits, business groups, and others.
I also launched a first-of-its-kind funding initiative, dubbed ‘Manhattan Counts,’ for creative solutions to reach undercounted groups.
Cities like ours, with diverse populations and large… Read more Volunteers and I hit the streets to promote free summer meals for kids
I led a borough-wide Day of Action today to provide parents and children with detailed information about New York City’s Free Summer Meals Program, including specific sites and times. Along with dozens of volunteers, I greeted commuters, students, and parents across the borough with detailed flyers, starting bright and early at 7:30 am.
The Free Summer Meals program is an incredible resource in the fight against childhood hunger, but… Read more Open Call: Seaport Community Mural Project 2019
My office and the New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) are announcing an open call for mural designs to be applied to structures that are part of the Interim Flood Protection Measures (IFPM) program, which will be installed along South Street in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport neighborhood.
The Open Call isn’t just limited to professional artists—anyone is invited to submit a design, which will be printed on vinyl banners and… Read more Brewer advocates for budget priorities
Free Summer Meals for Kids!
The New York City Department of Education serves over 700,000 free meals to children every day during the school year. These meals, which include breakfast and lunch, are vital to families struggling to keep their children fed and healthy. But what happens when school lets out for the summer? Public hearing on borough-based jails plan
I’m holding a public hearing on the Manhattan component of the Mayor’s borough-based jails plan as part of my effort to ensure the broader community has robust input and to inform the formal ULURP opinion I’ll issue early next month. Fresh Food for Seniors is expanding, deliveries begin in July!
We’re excited to add new sites on the Upper East Side and Washington Heights to our Fresh Food for Seniors program this year, in addition to the neighborhoods from Northern Manhattan to the West Village to Roosevelt Island. Here’s how it works: seniors can place an order for $8 a week in advance, and pick up a bag of fresh fruit and vegetables (worth at least $15) the following week.… Read more Celebrate the LGBTQ community at the Manhattan Pride Ball
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B.P. Brewer in the news:
May 25-31
Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office. 
