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NYC Councilman to Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings

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09/20/2017

... Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings New York City ’s growing government may soon add one more service to the mix: free child care. The city would offer free babysitting at public hearings and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Get the Credit? The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about so often—the one he ... by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs. Real median family...

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Economic Security

De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020. The plan, which aims to have one new charging ... 2018, is part of a larger effort to have one-fifth of all city vehicles be electric by...

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Environment and Climate Change

Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

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09/21/2017

... egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City , uniting people from all walks of life in a social ... developers looking to cash-in. As a pillar of the city ’s most critical affordable housing...

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NYC’s Fiscally Troubled Public-Hospital System Gets New CEO

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09/25/2017

... Bill de Blasio has chosen a new official to lead New York City ’s sprawling, fiscally troubled public-hospital system. ... official told The Wall Street Journal. The New York City agency has been without a...

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Health

Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

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09/26/2017

... Sandy victims have dropped out in droves from the city ’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer found steep declines in many ...

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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Disturbed Persons’ At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD ... for the proposed mayoral working group to assess the city ’s overall response to individuals in...

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Justice Reform

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... as Rikers Island shuts down. After eleven borough City Council members backed the Queens Detention Complex as a ... spokeswoman Natalie Grybauskas told the Daily News Monday City Hall likes the idea. “...

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New York Is Betting $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... Betting $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions At New York City 's housing court in downtown Brooklyn, where judges ... Ninety-nine percent of landlords in New York City eviction cases have lawyers. Just...

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Success Academy Founder Eva Moskowitz: ‘We Are Making Progress, but It’s Frustratingly Slow’

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... I do think there is a level of injustice in the city , around the state of New York, around the country. I ...

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Education

Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... community advocates, the local community board, the local City Council member, Laurie Cumbo, and the borough president, ... has vowed to work with local elected officials and the city -selected developer behind...

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NYPD: Serious Crime Drops at Record-Breaking Pace In September

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... at Record-Breaking Pace In September Crime in New York City fell at a record-breaking rate in September, the NYPD ... offenses than September 2016, the records showed. The city had 20 homicides in September...

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Justice Reform

Should We Be Worried That Foreclosure Sales Are Near Recession Levels?

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... last week that the number of home foreclosures in New York City had returned to levels last seen at the onset of the ... indicators suggest the opposite should be happening. The city 's unemployment rate...

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President of Casey Family Programs on Family Access to Prevention Services to Address Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/09/2018

... and are not isolated. He said that he worked in New York City during the crack epidemic and "foster care's role ... the immense amount of prevention services available in the city . Unfortunately, too...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

Release Date:

05/11/2018

... housing that is affordable and dynamic is aligned with the city ’s goal to build one Detroit for all of us,” says ... Jemison, director of housing and revitalization for the City of Detroit.... JPMorgan Chase,...

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The Kresge Foundation

NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... for housing, economic development, and the New York City environment. She managed a special community building ... funded welfare-to-work initiatives in three New York City neighborhoods. Pat went on to manage...

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The New York Community Trust

2/17/2016 - "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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02/2016

View materials and recording of the program "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals."

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

The two-year, $1 million grant is in support of organizational capacity building for Comfort Zone Camp, a bereavement camp for youth between the ages of 7 and 17, and a new program model designed to increase the number of campers it serves.