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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

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11/12/2014

... plans last week to turn around 94 troubled schools in the city by linking services such as mental health counseling and ... it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Elmezzi Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners

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06/29/2015

... artworks and public programs focused on the city ’s environmental concerns; Spartanburg, South Carolina, ...

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NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

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07/06/2015

... Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal A New York City program designed to reduce recidivism rates among ... Rikers Island failed to meet its goal, and as a result the city will not have to foot the bill...

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Goldman Sachs

Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New Music

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09/14/2015

... Chorus for New Music Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) is pleased to announce its first grant from the ... the reach and awareness of new music throughout New York City and beyond, and foster...

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

... planned revamp of its iconic Midtown building, after the city 's Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved ... The $190 million undertaking will bring the building up to city code, and make it...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

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Community Development

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

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11/16/2016

... Building' Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other ... to begin to transform a former women's prison in New York City into the Women's...

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Gender Justice

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for not requiring the city ’s police force to act as immigration enforcers as the ... Cats Roundtable” radio program on 970 AM, said the city ’s top brass have a “moral obligation...

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Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New Programming at Queens Theatre

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03/10/2017

... of America and Delta Air Lines as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State ...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

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04/24/2017

... a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City ’s mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... Several weeks ago, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform—of which I ... East River of New York. While the decision made New York City headlines, the issue is...

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Justice Reform

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Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

... recovery workers will get a permanent tribute at New York City 's 9/11 memorial, officials said at a ceremony of honor. ... Cuomo, 9/11 Memorial Board Chair and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...

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Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

... 1 Diabetes Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. ... Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) and coordinated by City of Hope. The goal of the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

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08/31/2017

... penalties for it. “Sometimes it feels like in New York City that this city is only for developers or landlords, or the very wealthy ...

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Housing and Homelessness

NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

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09/05/2017

... To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday NYPD and city officials are scheduled to announce Tuesday a continuing ... said. Through Sunday, there were 182 homicides in the city compared with 239 in the same...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average English-math ... hour a day of instruction. Four did so poorly that the city Department of Education...

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Education

NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding. The recording industry has been shrinking globally in recent years. City officials said they made the investment to help keep ...

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Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles

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09/12/2017

... who try to make their living off-Broadway in New York City say this is a golden age for their small-scale brand of ... Breger, the alliance’s chairman. “Is there another city in the world where you have 130...

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Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark

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09/19/2017

... price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year. Now, a few have crossed the $50,000 ... these private schools increasingly are dominated by the city ’s most affluent families...

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