Manhattan B.P. to greet commuters and deploy staff, volunteers to 82 schools with detailed flyers on how, when, and where to get free summer meals for kids
On Friday, June 16, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will lead a borough-wide Day of Action to provide parents and children with detailed information about free meals available this summer through New York City’s Summer Meals Program.
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On Friday, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer led a borough-wide Day of Action to provide parents and children with detailed information about free meals available this summer through New York City’s Summer Meals Program. Brewer flyered at the Ralph Bunche School (P.S. 125) in Harlem this morning, and about 100 volunteers and staff from her own office, Councilmember Ben Kallos’ office, FoodCorps, and Hunger Free America fanned… Read more
Applications are still being accepted for my office’s annual capital funding awards. Nonprofit organizations should apply here. Schools and other city entities may apply through the Grants Portal page. The deadline for nonprofit organizations to apply is February 20 and the deadline for city projects is February 25. Awards will be announced in July. For more information, contact Vanessa Díaz-López at vdiaz-lopez@manhattanbp.nyc.gov.
My Northern Manhattan Office and Manhattan Legal Services will host a free legal housing clinic featuring a “Know Your Rights” presentation that includes information about obtaining repairs, succession rights, eviction proceedings and how much rent can be charged. The presentation will be followed by a limited number of appointments for individual consultation on housing issues. Please bring documents related to your housing problems (court papers, leases, rent receipts, letters from landlords, DHCR rent history, etc.) Thursday, February 21, 4 – 6 pm, Northern Manhattan Office, 431 W. 125th St.
I’m kicking off NYC Open Data Week at the @NYCSoData conference on Sat, Mar 2 at @galvanize with @BetaNYC and @NYCAnalytics. Hear from me and attend 21 other talks/workshops on #civictech, #design & #opendata! https://t.co/dZaToG855a
We showed this rendering of beach/kayak launch to PS34 5th graders a few years ago & they jumped out of their seats w/excitement, and then it disappeared. Thanks @galeabrewer et al for bringing it back! We can’t wait to take our students there to collect data https://t.co/Tdh0cTuzTK