Hip Hip Hooray, WE ACT For Environmental Justice Awarded Bezos Earth Fund Grant for National Justice
WE ACT for Environmental Justice received a $6 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. Continue reading
Spectrum Donates $7,500 Uptown To Northern Manhattan’s Inhisname United
Spectrum has announced a donation of $7,500 to Inhisname United through the company’s national community philanthropic program.Continue reading
Street Busway To Launch Bringing Faster Bus Speed To Riders Upper Manhattan
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the 181st Street Busway, which will bring faster bus speeds to 66,000 daily riders in Washington Heights, will launch on April 26th, 2021.Continue reading
AARP, Organizations Of Color Urge Overdue Boost In NYS Funding For Non-Parent Relatives Raising Children
Non-parent relatives raising children in New York – disproportionately African American and mostly grandparents – face multiple disparities while performing an already tough task.Continue reading
Mayor’s Office Of Immigrant Affairs Announces Funding Awards To Organizations
Today, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration celebrate five years since the launch of ActionNYC.Continue reading
Espaillat, Rangel And CUNY Leaders Announce Funding For New At City College
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), joined by his predecessor, former Representative Charles B. Rangel, City College (CCNY) President Vincent BoudreauContinue reading
Uptown’s Ydanis Rodriguez Makes Statement Regarding Noise Task Force
Early this week, at the behest of Northern Manhattan elected officials, Community Board 12 hosted a virtual community meeting.Continue reading
Harlem Legend Marjorie Eliot Plays At Stan Michels 12th Annual Memorial Jazz Concert
This wonderful annual musical event will be held virtually this summer. Join the Fort Tryon Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family to celebrate Stanley Michels, a luminary in the history of Fort Tryon Park! Continue reading
Call To City, State, And Federal Government To Create Fund To Cover All Funeral Expenses (Spanish)
Uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez states that New York City has been the epicenter of a national pandemic that has taken the lives of over 17,000 New Yorkers. Continue reading
Harlem’s WE ACT Statement On New York State Styrofoam Ban
WE ACT for Environmental Justice celebrates New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for announcing on Tuesday his plan to ban single-use food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, in New York State. Continue reading
WE ACT Receives Grant To Build Power Among NYCHA Tenants In Northern Manhattan
Harlem-based WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $400,000 grant over two years. Continue reading
“Gutsy Woman” Peggy Shepard Featured In Hillary Rodham And Chelsea Clinton’s Book
Peggy Shepard, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, she is one of the “gutsy women” featured in The Book of Gutsy Women, a new book by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea. Continue reading
Health Department Announces Drug Overdose Deaths Decrease From Harlem To Hollis
After seven consecutive years of increasing drug overdose deaths, the Health Department today announced a decrease in the number and rate of overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018 but cautioned the epidemic is not over.Continue reading
Uptown’s Ydanis Rodriguez Talks TLC’s Role In The Taxi Medallion Crisis
Northern Manhattan's Ydanis Rodriguez Talks TLC's Role In The Taxi Medallion Crisis from Harlem to Hollis, Queens:
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Uptown Council Member Rodriguez Community Highlights Participatory Budgeting Results
On Monday, May 13th, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez was joined by community leaders and District 10 residents as he announced the funded Participatory Budgeting Projects for Northern Manhattan. Continue reading
