Mayor de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner and COVID-19 Food Czar Kathryn Garcia today announced that the City of New York has distributed an astounding 100 million meals to New Yorkers in need since March. Continue Reading →
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Mayor de Blasio Provides Updates On City’s Efforts To Ensure No New Yorkers Go Hungry
Mayor de Blasio today updated folks from Harlem to Hollis on the City’s emergency food efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. Continue Reading →
Oscar The Grouch Takes A Second Five Borough Tour To Get Out The Count
The New York City Department of Sanitation, in collaboration with NYC Census 2020 and F.Y. Eye, has launched the second flight of a Get-Out-The-Count (GOTC) Census campaign, featuring a special guest, Oscar the Grouch. Continue Reading →
Plastic Bag Banned From Harlem To The Hudson: What You Need To Know
A statewide ban on plastic bags means grocery stores, food establishments and other New York businesses must stop using them from March 1, 2020 — and in New York City consumers will also be charged 5 cents for every paper bag they use. Continue Reading →
City Launches New LeadFree NYC Home Outreach Effort To Combat Potential Lead Paint Exposure
The de Blasio Administration today launched a data-based outreach and inspection effort to combat childhood lead exposure from Harlem to Hollis. Continue Reading →
Fire Claims 6 lives, Including 4 Children At Frederick E. Samuel Houses In Harlem
By Ted Shaffrey
Six family members, including four children, were killed early Wednesday when a fire that apparently started on a stove ravaged a Harlem apartment, authorities said. Continue Reading →
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