October 30, 2024

Today, Lead Dust Free NYC, a tenant-led advocacy group, TakeRoot Justice and the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning (NYCCELP).

“… tenants continue to face harsh conditions during construction …”

NYCCELP is a coalition of advocates, doctors, lawyers committed to ensuring that NYC’s lead laws are adequately implemented and enforced, released a new report: Left In The Dust: The Failure To Protect New York City Tenants From Lead Dust Hazards During Residential Construction. 

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By Monica Morales, published October 25, 2024

NEW YORK (PIX11) – For years, PIX11 News has covered the stories of the people who live here at the Wald houses on the Lower East Side.  

Now, a celebration of a new million-dollar green space, the families who lived in the development fought for it and won. Usually, families just walk by this space and don’t have access to it. 

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By Jeanmarie Evelly, Published October 24, 2024

Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for city-funded supportive housing to include people with justice system involvement in the last year—a change long sought by advocates, who say it would increase options for New Yorkers cycling between jail and shelter. 

City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for city-funded supportive housing to include people with justice system involvement in the last year—a change long sought by advocates, who say it would increase options for 

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By: Emily Rahhal, published October 10, 2024

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A new law to allow artwork directly on scaffolding and construction fixtures could soon make New York City’s streets more colorful. 

New York City Council on Thursday voted to pass a bill allowing building owners to solicit art for their construction fences, sidewalk sheds and scaffolding.

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Published October 8, 2024

Loan Fund Adds to Growing Suite of Resources, Services to Ensure New York City’s Place as Legal Cannabis Capital of the World

Loans of up to $100,000 will be Available to CAURD Licensees

Loan Fund Launches as City Ramps Up Efforts to Connect Cannabis Entrepreneurs with Staffing, Retail Space

NEW YORK, NY—Today, New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Dynishal Gross, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Andrew Kimball, and 

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By Dave Carlin, published October 2, 2024

NEW YORK — Survivors of sex abuse in Brooklyn and Bronx juvenile detention facilities told traumatic stories on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday.

It happened as additional civil lawsuits were announced, bringing the total to more than 400 filed since April.

Jose Matias’ story
When he was 13, construction worker Jose Matias of New Rochelle was in a juvenile detention facility in the Bronx.

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By Valentina Jaramillo and Nicole Rosenthal, published September 15, 2024

Some Queens residents will be getting their first-ever public pool — which locals consider a much-needed refuge from the summer heat — as part of a $46.1 million state investment to expand swimming in the boroughs.

While the Arverne and Edgemere neighborhoods in Far Rockaway are a stone’s throw from the ocean, residents say the planned indoor and outdoor pool at the forthcoming Arverne East Aquatic Center will provide a clean, safe environment for children without being subject to unpredictable beach weather – or deadly undercurrents.

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Published September 12, 2024

NEW YORK – New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the completion of the latest phase of the city’s transformative redesign of Broadway, known as Broadway Vision. The phase included the installation of a new plaza with public seating, two-way bike connections, and Shared Streets, which naturally slow traffic and increase pedestrian space, between East 17th Street and East 21st Street.

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Published September 12, 2024

Queens, NY – Materials for the Arts (MFTA) – a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the city’s premier creative reuse center for arts nonprofits, public schools, and city agencies – is thrilled to welcome NYC Public School teachers across the five boroughs for MFTA’s annual Back to School Shopping Spree.

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Published September 11, 2024

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cure, a premier healthcare innovation campus and hub for entrepreneurs, has announced the two winning teams of the fourth annual XSeed Award, each set to receive a $250,000 grant. The XSeed Award is dedicated to supporting women- and minority-led life science startups in New York City by providing critical funding to bridge the gap from promising preclinical drug development research to the marketplace and commercial success.

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