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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... in East Harlem gets a facelift every few months — a new mural painted by the Harlem Art Collective, which formed ... to their neighborhood. The mural begins near Second Avenue with a sulphuric Wall Street bull...

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Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy

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08/30/2017

... and Sandy seemed far better than Hurricanes Katrina in New Orleans and Rita on the Gulf Coast of Texas and ... when many more died. Reconstruction remains riddled with delays, incompetence and bureaucracy;...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

... Unemployment in Black and White The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly ... average jobless rate was 4.2 percent for blacks, compared with 2.5 percent for whites. The hard...

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Economic Security

James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum

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08/30/2017

... Park first spent a summer in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York, because “Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner were ...

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement

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08/31/2017

... city funds to creating murals on the external walls of New York City Housing Authority developments when it’s hard ... value to supporters and detractors alike as it partners with local youth and community...

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Arts

Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

... of Challah for Hunger, a Philadelphia nonprofit, and my new role as mother. This was because our organization has a ...

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Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

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09/05/2017

... it prompts her to avoid social and professional contact with people who are seriously overweight. Although she ... yet they can strongly influence someone’s behavior. A new study by researchers at Duke...

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Children, Youth and Families

Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

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09/06/2017

... 12, Citi Bike operator Motivate will begin installing 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes in Astoria, Crown Heights, ...

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BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

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09/06/2017

... the problem. One of the first campaigns to partner with Instagram to use their new ads in stories format for charity, EmojiMeals features ... Stories that show an empty plate, asking users to fill it ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... as corporate giving and volunteer programs, as well as new efforts such as impact investing and skills-based ... skills-based volunteerism is the most rapidly growing, with more than 50 percent of companies...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

From the Ground Up

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... reduce India’s poor to a set of abstract data. Along with funding flows, these forces traditionally dictate ... “participatory development” has become development’s new avatar, and the rhetoric is replete...

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International/Foreign Affairs

US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... The government mails these cardboard cribs filled with baby supplies to any expectant mother who signs up and ... boxes are debuting on a large scale in the United States— with a twist. Requiring prenatal...

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Mexican Women Stand Up to Cyberattacks and Vicious Digital Violence

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09/08/2017

... over their personal information online. In July, The New York Times reported that the Mexican government uses ...

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Gender Justice

Indian Women Speak Out About A Government Tax that Declares Certain Feminine Hygiene Products 'Nonessential'

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09/08/2017

... Last month, the Indian government rolled out a new tax plan — the Goods and Service Tax — labeling ...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... Helpings of Culinary Theory During the course of the year, New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. But ...

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Food Systems

A Smarter Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... Facebook and want to help? You don’t even have to open a new tab. Many of you may have seen the prompts from Google ... in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and temper it with the knowledge that recovery...

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NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website

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09/12/2017

... for hospitals. The website is www.YouCanPlanForThis.org With out-of-pocket costs on the rise, more people are ... tools—and tools that do exist are not always designed with patients in mind. YouCanPlanForThis...