Weekly News from State Senator Gustavo Rivera!

SENATOR RIVERA IN ALBANY

SENATOR RIVERA JOINS TAX THE RICH DAY OF ACTION IN ALBANY

This week, Senator Rivera joined colleagues, unions, advocacy organizations and New Yorkers personally facing the loss of their essential services due to federal funding cuts to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to make the very wealthy pay their fair share in taxes. 

While the Governor's recently proposed pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes in New York City is a step in the right direction, it is not going to be enough to fill in our City's $5.4 billion dollar budget shortfall or would provide anything for the rest of the state.

By taxing the rich, which is a very popular policy among New Yorkers, we will invest in our healthcare and education systems as well as in affordable housing, public infrastructure, food security, among others.

JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)'s Division of Environmental Health/Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation is actively recruiting qualified candidates for the high-priority vacancy of Public Health Inspector, Level I (Multiple Vacancies Available).

Candidates in possession of the minimum qualification requirements of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, i.e., biology, botany, chemistry, geology, physics, or physiology are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about this job opening and application, click link here.

In addition, DOHMH will hold an in-person hiring event in the second week of June. All interested candidates must immediately engage in the following three (3) steps:

 

1) Immediately complete the survey enclosed in this link https://nycdohmh.surveymonkey.com/r/TFVFXX7 by uploading your resume and unofficial school transcript for review by Hiring Managers.

2) Indicate your availability for the hiring event in the second week of June:

• Event Schedule:
• Session 1:
• Registration: 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM
• Presentation, Writing Sample, and PHS Talk: 9:30 AM (boardroom)
• Interviews: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Session 2:
• Registration: 1 – 1:30 PM
• Presentation, Writing Sample, and PHS Talk: 1:30 PM (boardroom)
• Interviews: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

3) Register for our Career Information Session on Thursday 6/4/26 between 10:30AM – 12:00PM. Registration Link: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/297f7625-cb0a-4b59-99b5-1cd43bcad56d@69c73202-5c6f-48f1-a1ac-e1b0ef826a1e

 

Candidates who complete all three steps as described above and meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position will be sent a follow-up email invite for our upcoming In-Person Food Safety & Community Sanitation Hiring Event!

In the interim, should you require additional information about this job opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact bfscsrecruitment@health.nyc.gov or Recruit@health.nyc.gov.

Applications for NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commercial Revitilization Grants are now open! These grants offer funding to help Community Based Organizations (CBOs) across the city to enact programs and delivery servicess to increase foot traffic on commercial corridors, enhance the public realm, and build organizational management and leadership capacity.

 

Grants include but are not limited to:

• Merchant Organizing Grant: Funding to support projects that aim to form new merchants associations or revitalize existing ones.
• BID Development Grants: Funding for the staffing, planning, and implementation of a Business Improvement District (BID) formation or expansion proposal
• Small BID Support Grants: Funding to support smaller BIDs address issues of resource access and equity across the city
• Avenue NYC Commercial Revitalization Grants: Funding to CBOs conduct carry out a Commercial Needs Assessment (CDNA) and programs targeting commercial districts in LMI communities.
• Public Realm Grant: Funding for CBOs to design, produce, and install creative streetscape improvement projects on commercial corridors such as lighting, public art, or wayfinding.

Upcoming info sessions:

• Avenue NYC Commercial Revitalization Grant  (Info session on 04/30 at 10:00 AM).
• Funding to CBOs conduct carry out a Commercial Needs Assessment (CDNA) and programs targeting commercial districts in LMI communities.
• Public Realm Grant (Info session on 05/05 at 3:00 PM).
• Funding for CBOs to design, produce, and install creative streetscape improvement projects on commercial corridors such as lighting, public art, or wayfinding.



To learn more, please visit our application site to see the list of grants and and share with CBOs in your district. Feel free to post the link or the application site.