It was my absolute pleasure to join @doechancellor Kamar Samuels at the NYCPS press conference announcing and celebrating the opening of the Bronx School of Arts & Exploration and the Bronx School of Hip-Hop.
I love to see our students being given opportunities to learn in ways that truly connect with them—through music, the arts, and experiences that reflect their voices and creativity.
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April 30, 2026
New York, NY – New York City alone spends nearly $500 million each year to serve more than 220 million meals across schools, hospitals, shelters, senior centers, jails, and other City programs. Under current state procurement law, city agencies are often required to award public food contracts to the lowest responsible bidder.
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When these students came to me with a problem, I made a commitment to them that their voices would not be ignored—and within months, we made government work on their behalf.
What started as a classroom project turned into real action because their advocacy was clear, thoughtful, and impossible to overlook. I wanted this to be a defining moment for them—to see that their local elected official listened, took them seriously, and delivered—installing new trash baskets along their block
Our schools don’t run without the people who keep families connected, informed, and supported every single day.
I had the honor of presenting citations to over 30 District 8 Parent Coordinators—leaders who show up for our students and their families in ways that often go unseen, but never unfelt. From navigating resources to building trust between schools and communities, their work is essential to how our education system actually functions.
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April 15, 2026
Council Member Amanda FarĂas, DSNY Deliver New Trash Baskets Following Student-Led Advocacy at P.S. 100
BRONX, NY — Council Member Amanda FarĂas joined the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), educators, and students from P.S. 100 Isaac Clason Elementary School to mark the installation of new trash baskets along Lafayette Avenue—an effort driven by first grade students whose advocacy sparked real change in their neighborhood.
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Council Member Amanda FarĂas sponsored and hosted the 2026 Garifuna Celebration with performances from Wabafu Garifuna Dance Company Theater and Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance. Blanca Arzu, Arturo Martinez, and Barbara Neil Bennett were each honored with a New York City Council Proclamation.
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Friday, March 27, 2026
Bronx, NY — Council Member Amanda FarĂas joined the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), Bronx Green-Up staff, and residents of Castle Hill Houses this morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the installation of a new gazebo at Karol’s Urban Community Farm, a 1.3-acre resident-led farm located within the NYCHA development in the South Bronx.
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