Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins
Release Date:
07/24/2017
... of Design and Construction joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long-awaited Bronx Children’s Museum on Wednesday, ...
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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... & Programs More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the ... the 501(c)3, established to support NYCHA operations and community programming, is...
New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... Donald Trump may soon announce the end to protections for 800,000 young immigrants in the United States. Organizers say the protesters came together for a mass march to insist on dignity and justice ...
U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... within the State Department—including the special envoys for climate change and the Arctic— those who have spent ... worry about the message being sent to the international community . "On the appearance...
Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Trump's nomination of his former Iowa campaign manager for the post is raising concern in the scientific community and beyond about the politicization of science .....
City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... hospital system is expanding its mental health programs for children and adolescents. The programs, which NYC Health ... between physical health doctors, psychiatrists and community resources. Instead,...
New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students
Release Date:
09/07/2017
New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students Lunch at New York City public ... to go hungry rather than admit they cannot afford to pay for lunch. Nationally, the practice of “lunch shaming” —...
Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... United Way of New York City, City Harvest and Food Bank For New York City, joined forces three years ago to get a ...
New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways ... carbon into the soil that grows our food. The scientific community has been actively...
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These When superstorm Sandy struck ... it dealt a severe blow to communities that were unprepared for a major flooding event —...
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... brokering and reduce barriers to insurance coverage for addiction treatment. The announcements were made at the ... center on Wards Island that will provide services for women with children, female young...
In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... of arthritis or numbness of neuropathy slow down her fight for Harlem’s public schools. Armed with a petition to ... More than 18 months after the effort began, the city and community are at loggerheads over...
New Data Shows Retirees Are on the Move, But Young Folks Are a Different Story
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... to new estimates from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. And, by a very similar measure, the past ...
City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... cost $318 million to rehab 67 neighborhood parks under the Community Parks Initiative, up from $285 million originally ...
Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods Mayor de Blasio's free school ... kosher — and that’s left many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a...
United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care
Release Date:
10/04/2017
United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care NEW ... was attended by more than 500 health care, business, and community leaders, marking the opening of...
A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... they are an example of leadership from the investment community in addressing the threat of climate change. In the ... this article provides an overview of the green bond market for potential investors and...
Carnegie Corporation Helps Fund An Event That Seeks To Find Oral History Of Racial Violence
Release Date:
10/19/2017
... of an effort titled "Resurrecting Their Alabama Stories: A Community -Based Oral History Project." On Saturday, the ... such as photographs, newspaper articles and correspondence for its archives.....
The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners
Release Date:
11/17/2017
... Kaplan Fund takes solace in the knowledge that so many community -based change agents are rising up to tackle a ...
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
NYSHealth grantees and partners are working together with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower residents through urban farms and gardens, farmers markets, and other nutrition...