Debora Barrios-Vasquez has been a New Yorker for 13 years. She works at a nonprofit and is raising two young sons. After being served with a deportation notice, Debora is seeking refuge at St. Paul and St. Andrew's Church on the Upper West Side. On June 21, 2018, B.P. Brewer spoke out in support of Debora and all immigrant New Yorkers. Brewer stands with Debora Barrios-Vasquez as she fights deportation
Debora Barrios-Vasquez has been a New Yorker for 13 years. She works at a nonprofit and is raising two young sons. After being served with a deportation notice, Debora is seeking refuge at St. Paul and St. Andrew's Church on the Upper West Side. On June 21, 2018, B.P. Brewer spoke out in support of Debora and all immigrant New Yorkers. Manhattan Community Award Program funding applications online now
Letter grades for street vendors are good, but GPS tracking – not so much
Today, I weighed in on new rules proposed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) that would give letter grades like you see in restaurants to mobile food vendors and that would introduce GPS tracking of these vendors.
NYC is known for its food – not just fancier world-class restaurants, but also street food, ranging from halal meats and gyros to all-American hot dogs and… Read more NY1 covered the 2018 launch of Fresh Food for Seniors!
NY1 covered the launch of the 2018 Fresh Food for Seniors program (free transcript/paywalled clip) from the Goddard Riverside Senior Center on the Upper West Side, but the program is active in many neighborhoods, from the West Village to Washington Heights to Roosevelt Island.
Order an $8 bag of fresh fruit and vegetables a week in advance—a $15 value—and you’ll support local agriculture and eat healthier. For complete details and… Read more Supreme Court’s decision to uphold travel ban “shameful”
NEW YORK – Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Trump Administration’s travel bans:
“The Supreme Court failed in its duty today. This decision will go down in history along with cases like Korematsu v. U.S. and Hirabayashi v. U.S. as a shameful legal stamp of approval for a policy rooted in discrimination and xenophobia.
“In the long… Read more Annual training for community board members at AMNH under the whale!
Community board members from across Manhattan gathered Tuesday for a reception in the American Museum of Natural History’s cavernous Milstein Hall of Ocean Life to reconnect with each other and learn more about their roles.
Jim Caras, General Counsel and Land Use Director in my office made a presentation on the passage of the City Council’s Charter Revision Commission (as opposed to the Mayor’s version underway now). Hearings are due… Read more B.P. Brewer says no to current Inwood rezoning plan and outlines protections for businesses, tenants needed to gain her support
NEW YORK – Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued her formal recommendation on the Inwood rezoning proposal working its way through the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), rejecting the plan in its current form and outlining the protections for local businesses and area tenants that would be needed for the plan to win her support.
“Inwood is a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood with a huge amount of rent-stabilized… Read more Brewer distributing free reusable bags for Earth Day
NEW YORK – Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced that for Earth Day, which falls on Sunday, April 22, her office will be distributing reusable grocery bags for free at greenmarkets and grocery stores around Manhattan. In addition, Brewer’s office will distribute reusable bags on Saturday, April 21 at the Car-Free New York Day event in Washington Heights on St. Nicholas Avenue near West 183rd Street.
New Yorkers throw… Read more 
