Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift
Release Date:
12/06/2016
... strategy, one heavily influenced by residents of the neighborhood BCF calls home. “Racial equity is core to our ...
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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... that contribute to the creation of community and to neighborhood revitalization. There are interesting ...
The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo
Release Date:
01/27/2017
TCF fellow Sam Heller details why east Aleppo’s rebels fell and what lessons they can learn as they plan their next move.
Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... continues to innovate to uplift its North End Detroit neighborhood with agricultural concepts that transform ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
05/08/2017
For cities and urban planners the issues surrounding how much autonomous vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in the coming decades is very significant.
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
To bolster the 1968 Fair Housing Act, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools.
Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive
Release Date:
08/14/2017
... of BAM properties and, occasionally, the surrounding neighborhood . The documents show a who’s who of famous ...
Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... equipment yards and aging corner stores that dot the neighborhood . Tassafaronga Village, a six-year-old, $52.8 ...
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... gentrification, which the artists worry is coming to their neighborhood . The mural begins near Second Avenue with a ...
A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... held at locations throughout Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood , hosted a series of panels over the weekend that ...
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... light bulbs for Franklin Energy to people in her neighborhood . “With this position, I’m earning more money ...
43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site
Release Date:
09/19/2017
The power to zone is a key mechanism New York City has to leverage private financial resources when building much needed affordable housing.
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn ...
As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder
Release Date:
09/19/2017
NYTimes examines how the processed food, soda and fast food industries’ increasing focus on markets in the developing world — and the accompanying rise in obesity rates and weight-related illnesses — is playing out around the globe.
After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... a mother who hurried to the building in the West Farms neighborhood to retrieve her two elementary-school-aged ...
Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust
Release Date:
10/25/2017
A citywide collaborative of nonprofit affordable housing organizations today announced the formation of the Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT), NYC’s first citywide CLT.
The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy
Release Date:
10/30/2017
... waterfront access. Near Chinatown and the Two Bridges neighborhood , walls would be attached to a highway that could ...
As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy
Release Date:
12/11/2017
Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.
JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
04/26/2018
The Report is a great representation of the firm’s work to support communities around the world.