DEMOCRACYNYC: MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES THAT NEARLY 900 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND DOC FACILITY VISITORS HAVE REGISTERED TO VOTE

More than 500 incarcerated individuals submitted absentee ballot request forms

  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City has registered 897 incarcerated individuals and jail facility visitors for the upcoming General Election. The City also submitted absentee ballot request forms for a total of 547 incarcerated individuals.

Since this initiative began this past August, 624 incarcerated individuals and 273 jail facility visitors were registered in time to vote in Tuesday’s election. These efforts will continue after Election Day so that incarcerated individuals are registered for future elections. The City will have the final number of absentee ballots submitted to the Board of Elections after Election Day.

“Voting gives people a chance to have their voices heard and weigh in on important issues that affect all of our lives,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “With this initiative, we’re helping many more incarcerated individuals participate in our democracy and have their voices heard.”

“Each election represents an important opportunity to directly shape the future of our community and democracy,” said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson. “This administration is committed to making our elections more inclusive of all New Yorkers and simplifying the voting process, which is especially important for communities that have been historically underrepresented.”

“Our goal is to give every New Yorker a voice, including individuals who are or have been involved in the justice system. We look forward to continuing to work together to strengthen the participatory democracy in our city, for justice-involved people and all of NYC’s diverse communities,” said Chief Democracy Officer Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune.

“This is a powerful way of reminding those in our custody that their vote matters, and that they still have a stake and a say in their communities,” said Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann. “Thanks to this initiative, it is now easier for those in our custody to exercise their democratic rights.”

This past August, the Mayor launched a robust voter registration and information campaign to help incarcerated individuals exercise their right to vote. For the first time ever, the City facilitated the direct pick-up and delivery of voter registration forms and absentee ballots, expediting the registration and mail-in process. The effort is being led in partnership with the Department of Correction, the Legal Aid Society and the Campaign Finance Board.

Volunteers from the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit, the Campaign Finance Board and the Legal Aid Society launched voter registration and Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns within DOC facilities. This included displaying more than 1,200 posters throughout facilities encouraging people who are incarcerated to vote and eventually stocking libraries with non-partisan information about candidates published by CFB’s NYC Votes. Additionally, incarcerated individuals have the opportunity to attend regular, voluntary discussions with DOC program counselors to learn more about the voting process. The Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit also engaged City jail visitors and encouraged them to register to vote.

Before this initiative, registration forms and absentee ballots were processed with other outgoing mail in jail facilities, which is subject to security procedures that may have inadvertently caused missed deadlines. Incarcerated individuals will now fill out and submit forms directly to staff who will ensure registration forms and absentee ballots are delivered to the Board of Elections in a timely manner. There are currently many incarcerated individuals in City jails who are eligible to vote.

This campaign will continue through Election Day to ensure the timely delivery of absentee ballots.

Increasing voting access is part of Mayor de Blasio’s DemocracyNYC initiative, which aims to increase civic engagement and strengthen democracy locally and nationally.

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ TO NYCHA BOARD: SPEND A WEEK IN PUBLIC HOUSING

  In a letter to the agency’s Interim Chair & CEO Stanley Brezenoff, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is proposing that each non-resident member of the city’s public housing board of directors spend a week living in a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartment in order to get a first-hand look at the problems tenants face within their developments.

“The leadership of our city’s public housing must have hands-on experience with the issues tenants face at all times of the day,” writes Borough President Diaz in the letter. “To that end, I am calling on each non-resident member of your agency’s board of directors to spend one full week living in a NYCHA apartment.”

Borough President Diaz notes in the letter that during his early childhood years he lived in NYCHA’s Moore Houses in Mott Haven, and later spent a great deal of his teenage years in the former Bronxdale Houses in Soundview. Throughout his more than two decades in public service he has worked to improve the lives of NYCHA tenants, first in the New York State Assembly and now as Bronx Borough President.

However, the borough president noted that even the most strenuous advocacy can be met with resistance from NYCHA’s leadership, and suggested that a more hands-on approach by NYCHA board members would serve the city’s more than 400,000 public housing residents well.

“I know exactly what it means to live in a NYCHA apartment,” said Borough President Diaz. “Perhaps if the leadership of NYCHA was required to spend one week living in a public housing development and saw the issues faced by tenants as part of an extended, more intimate, first-hand experience they might not be so quick to dismiss such (tenant) concerns or simply cite perpetual funding issues as a reason for inaction.”

The borough president added that NYCHA residents should choose the development board members would spend their week in. He also noted that the one-week stay should be a requirement for any future NYCHA board members.

Read the full letter here: https://on.nyc.gov/2AEcmYn

VISION ZERO: MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES RETURN OF “DUSK AND DARKNESS” SAFETY CAMPAIGN AND A NEW FOCUS ON YOUNGER DRIVERS

With the end of daylight saving time around the corner, third annual Dusk and Darkness campaign focuses on fall and winter evening hours when pedestrian crashes have historically increased; New “Alive at 25”campaign reaches out to younger drivers who are in a disproportionate number of crashes

  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that as part of the Vision Zero initiative, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), NYPD and TLC would begin their third annual Dusk and Darkness campaign. During a Citywide “Day of Awareness” today, City officials are reminding drivers that historically, after daylight saving time ends, crashes involving pedestrians dramatically increase, especially during evening hours.  As part of an event in Times Square today, officials also introduced “Alive at 25,” a new program directed at younger drivers who were behind the wheel in 20 percent of fatal crashes last year.  The NYPD also announced progress in its crackdown this week on private garbage hauling trucks, which have been disproportionately involved in fatal crashes during overnight hours.

“We are relentlessly pursuing Vision Zero and working to save lives every single day,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Our Dusk and Darkness campaigns help us further that goal, especially as nighttime hours – and dangerous driving – increase. At the same time, educating our young drivers will help curb dangerous driving habits before they take hold, making the road safer for everyone.”

Today’s Vision Zero announcement included the following elements:

“Alive at 25”: Safety program for younger drivers 

Officials today announced a new program started to engage younger drivers -- between the ages of 18 and 25.  In 2017, those drivers were behind the wheel in 20 percent of all New York City fatal crashes (a total of 44 crashes) despite making up less than 10 percent of the driving population.  Alive at 25 is a four-session program, funded by the National Safety Council, offered to high school seniors.  This fall, DOT safety educators began teaching the program to 2,500 students at ten public high schools around New York City, including the entire senior class of 700 students at New Dorp High School on Staten Island.

The Alive at 25 curriculum is based on choice theory, putting students through real-life scenarios for situations both behind the wheel and as passengers in cars. Students have already reported learning a lot about how to safely operate a vehicle -- and to make good choices while riding along with other teens.

Dusk and Darkness 3.0

The officials cited the encouraging fatality statistics from the Dusk and Darkness campaign the previous two years.  In the five years before the campaign began, New York City averaged 63.4 traffic fatalities in the period between November 1 and March 15th—many of them in the evening hours.   In the first year of Dusk and Darkness, the overall fatality number declined to 51; in the second year, fatalities declined further to 44.  (see chart below)

·         Increased Evening/ Nighttime Enforcement: As it has the last two years, NYPD will this week begin focusing enforcement resources on the most hazardous violations (speeding and failure-to-yield to pedestrians), with precincts increasing their on-street presence around sunset hours when data show serious pedestrian crashes increase.  NYPD will also focus resources on drunk-driving efforts, as the evening and nighttime hours in the fall and winter have historically been when the incidence of DWI also increases.

·         “Day of Awareness”:  NYPD and DOT street teams will today be educating and engaging drivers and other New Yorkers at different Vision Zero priority areas during the morning and evening rush hours in all five boroughs, including at: Times Square North; the Canal Street entrance to the Manhattan Bridge; Penn Station; Grand Central Station; 168th and Broadway and 181st and Broadway in Washington Heights;  the Fordham MetroNorth Station and the Hub in the Bronx; the Queens entrance to the Queensboro Bridge; the LIRR Station in Jamaica, Queens; Woodhaven Blvd and Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens; Whitehall Terminal; St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island; Brooklyn Borough Hall; Barclays Center and at Flatbush Junction in Brooklyn.

·         Daylight Saving Awareness:  DOT statistics from 2010-2014 show that serious collisions increase by approximately 40 percent in darker early evenings. This year, Daylight Savings Time will end at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 4 when clocks “fall back.” DOT will run radio ads during the evening commute, alerting drivers to the dangers of lower visibility and encouraging them to follow the 25 MPH Citywide speed limit and to yield to pedestrians. Ads are running through November 21st on twelve stations in the Total Traffic Network.

Private Garbage Hauler Crackdown

New York City’s private garbage hauling industry largely operates during overnight hours that are a focus of the Dusk and Darkness campaign.  This week, the NYPD, working with Business Integrity Commission (BIC), began a major enforcement effort against an industry that according to City data has been involved in 26 fatalities since 2014, including four so far this year.  In the first three nights of the initiative that began Sunday evening, NYPD has inspected 128 garbage hauling trucks, issued 163 moving summonses and 458 criminal summonses.  NYPD has also towed five garbage trucks that were deemed not road-safe.

“To make all New Yorkers safer, it is imperative that we raise awareness about the dangers of reduced daylight and the onset of cold weather,” said Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. “For the third year in a row, our Dusk and Darkness safety campaign will be a crucial part of that. The NYPD will conduct precisely-focused enforcement in areas that have experienced fatalities, and ensure that everyone adheres to traffic rules. As we move forward, together, we will build on our previous successes and further reduce traffic-related deaths.”

“Under Vision Zero, we have gone to work where the crash data take us -- and with Dusk and Darkness, we have focused on times of the year and times of the day that were simply more dangerous to pedestrians,” said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. “This year, we will fine-tune that effort, as we target newer drivers who may be taking dangerous chances on our roadways.  Dusk and Darkness has already proven that education can teach useful lessons -- and far better those lessons not come the hard way.”

“There is no greater concern than our students’ safety, including when they are behind the wheel of a car,” said Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza. “’Alive at 25’ is a critical effort to keep our students and community members safe, and I thank DOT and NYPD for supporting this effort.”

“With more than 130,000 taxis and for-hire vehicles on the road, making sure that every single one of our licensees fully understands the monumental importance of safety and good judgment in their work is a central part of our mission,” said Taxi & Limousine Commission Chair Meera Joshi. “Between the hundreds of Vision Zero meetings with drivers we’ve held and the other ways we get the word out, it has been truly gratifying to see our licensees embrace their safe driving responsibilities.  When daylight saving time ends, however, we face the most challenging safety conditions of the season and spreading the safety message becomes all the more urgent.”

About Vision Zero

Vision Zero is the de Blasio administration’s initiative to use every tool at its disposal to reduce traffic deaths and injuries on New York City streets. In 2017, New York City experienced its safest year on record with the fourth straight year of fatality declines. Since the program’s inaugural year in 2014, when New York City became the first American city to adopt Vision Zero, the city’s traffic fatalities have declined 26 percent with a 42 percent decline in pedestrian fatalities — bucking national fatality trends, which have increased 13 percent over the same period.

For more information about the Vision Zero initiative, please see www.nyc.gov/visionzero.

Wave Hill events November 15-23, Harvest Weekend

Sat, November 17

Family Art Project: Cornhusk Dolls

Celebrate corn and harvest time! Listen to Native American tales, and hear about the power of a talking stick. Then tie and shape dried husks into a single, cornhusk doll or corny doll family. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

Sat, November 17

Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.

MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM

Sat, November 17

Cooking Workshop: Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Do you have pie anxiety? Chef Robert Valencia from Great Performances alleviates all of your pie-making fears in this hands-on workshop. Mix and roll pastry from scratch and make a delicious pumpkin filling laced with seasonal spices. We’ll bake your pie in our Café kitchen and you’ll take it home the same day, plus an extra crust to bake at home. Gluten free options are available upon request. Ages ten and older welcome with an adult. $35. Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration required, by calling 718-549.3200 x25 by Friday, November 9. Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1‒3PM

Sat, November 17

Dance Performance: Utopia

Join us for Utopia, collaborative dance performance between artist Keren Anavy and Valerie Green/Dance Entropy in Glyndor Gallery. This event is in conjunction with her exhibition Garden of Living Images in the Sunroom Project Space. Free with admission to the grounds.

GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

Sun, November 18

Art Workshop: Fall Botanicals in Gouache

Join 2018 ASBA exhibiting artist Carrie Di Costanzo for a botanical painting workshop focusing on seasonal fruits and foliage. Learn techniques of dry brush, glazing, mixing and experimenting with semi-transparent and semi-opaque gouache. A list of all necessary materials is provided. Suitable for all levels. Lunch break provided, lunch not included. $150. Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 9:30AM–4PM

Sun, November 18

Family Art Project: Cornhusk Dolls

Celebrate corn and harvest time! Listen to Native American tales, and hear about the power of a talking stick. Then tie and shape dried husks into a single, cornhusk doll or corny doll family. Free with admission to the grounds. Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM

Sun, November 18

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Perform

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers have been leaders in preserving and perpetuating American Indian Culture for almost three decades. This year, for Harvest Weekend, they present a special performance in Armor Hall as a part of the weekend’s Family Art Project. This immersive and educational performance will feature traditional music, dancers and stories from cultures across the American northeast, southwest and Great Plains. Children of all ages welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. Harvest Weekend event.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 1–2PM

Sun, November 18

Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.

MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM

Mon, November 19

Closed to the public.

Tue, November 20

Garden Highlights Walk

Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.

MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM

Tue, November 20

Gallery Tour

Meet the artists and curators of our fall exhibitions. In a new collaboration, Wave Hill is partnering with the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) to produce and host ASBA’s 21st Annual International. ASBA’s mission is to provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art. This juried exhibition consists of two-dimensional original botanical art, including some specimens found at Wave Hill. In the Sunroom Project Space, Keren Anavy, creating a conservatory from man-made materials, responds to Wave Hill’s late-fall landscape. Suspended from the ceiling, abstract paintings on translucent Mylar dip into shallow pools of ink and correspond to the changing colors of Wave Hill’s seasonal plants. Anavy is also collaborating with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy on Utopia, a dance performance, which will be presented in the gallery. Free with admission to the grounds.

GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM

Thu, November 22

Closed to the public.

Fri, November 23

Black Friday Meditation

Avoid “Black Friday” busyness! Join us for a community meditation focused on gratitude and clearing your mind of holiday clutter. Get inspired by the outdoors and the peace and tranquility that nature evokes, and learn how to work loving kindness into each day. Led by Neem Dewji of Yoga for Bliss. Please bring a meditation cushion and be on time; latecomers will not be admitted. Free with admission to the grounds.

WAVE HILL HOUSE, 11AM–NOON.

A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River  and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.

HOURS  Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–4:30PM,  November 1–March 14. Closes 5:30PM, starting March 15.

ADMISSION  $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.

PROGRAM FEES  Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.

Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm

  

DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the W. 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.

Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Invites you......

FROM SENATOR LUIS SEPULVEDA - Important Election News

 

THREE IMPORTANT ISSUES ALSO ON TUESDAY'S ELECTION BALLOT

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, we have a chance to strengthen our democracy here in New York City with three important ballot proposals that could make big changes in the way our government works.

 After you vote for the people who will represent you, make sure you flip to the back of your ballot to vote on these important proposals related to:

  *Campaign finance

  *Civic Engagement

  *Community Boards

 These proposals on the ballot will reform our campaign finance system so there is less influence from corporate and billionaire donors, enhance civic participation in our city, and make our community boards more reflective of the communities they represent.

 I'm voting YES for all three, and I urge you to vote yes too! 

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Here we happen to agree with State Senator Luis Sepulveda - Vote YES on the three ballot proposals on the back of your ballot.

It’s My Park Beautification Projects

It’s My Park Beautification Projects

Event: It's My Park at Claremont Park Date/Time: Saturday, November 3, 2018 1-3pm Location: Claremont Park, Meet in front of Park house near Mt. Eden Pkwy Description: Join your local neighbors to rake leaves and plant some daffodils in Claremont Park! More info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2018/11/03/its-my-park-at-claremont-park Contact: Directions for Our Youth, (718) 303-8997 Event: It’s My Park at Lyons Square Playground Description: Bulb planting, general clean up with the forming Friends of Lyons Square P. Date/Time: Tuesday, November 6, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Location: Aldus and Bryant Ave, meet by the playground Community Contact: For more information, contact Dyaami D’Orazio (917) 902-5745 Event: It's My Park  at West Farms Soldiers Cemetery Date/Time: Sunday, November 11, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: West Farms Soldiers Cemetery meet at 180th street and Bryant Ave. Description: Join your local neighbors to rake leaves in West Farms Soldiers Cemetery! More info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2018/11/11/its-my-park-at-west-farms-soldiers-cemetery Contact: Loving the Bronx, Nilka Martell, (347) 992-2860 Event: It's My Park at River Park Date/Time: Sunday, November 11, 11:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Location: River Park, Meet near entrance on 180th Street and Boston Road. Description: Join your local neighbors to mulch trees and plant some daffodils in River Park! More info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2018/11/11/its-my-park-at-vidalia-park Contact: Teddy Bear Project, Roseanne Andrade, (929) 332-9172 Event: It's My Park at Tremont Park Date/Time: Thursday, November 15, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Location: Tremont Park, meet in the lobby of the Tremont Neighborhood Health Action Center at 1826 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 Description: Join your local neighbors to plant some daffodils in Tremont Park! Contact: Friends of Tremont Park, Karla Cabrera Carrera, (646) 496-3380 Event: It’s My Park at Seabury Park Date/Time: Wednesday, November 21, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: Seabury Park (East 174th Street, Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460 Description: Daffodil Bulb Planting and general cleanup Contact: Marilyn Johnson at mjohnson@eastbronxacademy.org or call (718) 861-8641 Event: Sundays@9am at Fort Independence Playground Description: Jerome Park FANS continue their cleaning and planting efforts starting at Fort Independence Playground work up along the reservoir, Fort Four and Washington’s Walk Date/Time: Sundays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Fort Independence Playground Community Contact: For more information, contact Debra Travis,JeromeParkFANS@gmail.com, (917)-841-6032 Event: Saturdays at Henry Hudson Park Description: Join the Stewards of Henry Hudson Park as they work every Saturday morning rain or shine at this bi-level green space. Date/Time: Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: 2570 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10463 Community Contact: For more information, contact stewardsofhenryhudson.org, Dan Reynolds at (347)-203-9164 Event: It’s My Park at “Upper & Lower” Brust Park Description: Join the Stewards of Upper & Lower Brust Park as they work on planting bulbs and general clean up in this unique space. Date/Time: Saturday, November 3, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Lower Brust located across from Manhattan College entrance, Upper Brust located along Manhattan College Pkwy and Greystone Ave, next to Fieldston  Community Contact: For more information, contact stewardsofbrustpark@gmail.com, Jacqueline Hosford, (347)-482-1700

PROGRAMMING AND FREE EVENTS

Event: Tuesday Evenings Historic Green Run/Walk Tours starting at Franz Siegel Park Description: Join local group Bronx Sole as they do their weekly community run/walks with a little Bronx history, rain or shine. Date/Time: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Location: Otherwise noted the group meets at the park house at 153St and Grand Concourse Community Contact: For more information, contact Justin Mashia,bronxsole@gmail.com, @bronxsole

GRANTS AND RESOURCES

RETAIL GRANTS PROGRAM PATAGONIA Description: The Patagonia Retail Grants Program funds environmental work that takes place near a Patagonia store. It supports small, grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas; working strategically on multipronged campaigns to preserve and protect our environment. Date/Time: Applications for NYC Stores are suggested to submit by November 1, 2018. Link: Learn more here! 2018 EVERY DAY CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION Description: Every Day Capacity Building Grants provide Friends Groups with grants of up to $5,000 to build their organizational capacity to serve public lands. Date/Time: Applications are due November 5, 2018 at 11:59 PM Link: Learn more here! LOVE YOUR BLOCK GRANT CITIZENS COMMITTEE Description: Love Your Block is an initiative that provides a unique opportunity for neighborhood groups to transform communities through local action while leveraging City services. Resident-led volunteer groups receive a grant of up to $1,000 and City services provided by NYC Parks, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Sanitation of New York, and the Department of Environmental Protection to help improve their block. Date/Time: Deadline to apply is November 7, 2018 Link:Learn more here! IOBY HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS CHALLENGE IOBY Description: Have an idea to make your community a healthier place to live? Need some cash to make it happen? The Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge supports residents taking an active role in creating a culture of health in their neighborhoods. So if you have a great idea that makes your community healthier, start a project today and make your fundraising work go twice as far! Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Link: Learn more here! GARDENS FOR THE CITY GRANT NEW YORK RESTORATION PROEJCT Description: Is there a community space in your neighborhood you’d like to see transformed? If so, apply for help from NYRP below. NYRP provides support for projects of various scales — from building a few vegetable beds to large-scale restoration work. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis Link: Apply here! RAPID RESPONSE GRANT  NORTH STAR FUND Description: Apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support organizing, activism, and strategic convening in response to urgent threats or breaking opportunities; especially during critical junctures of a campaign. Date/Time: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Link: Learn more here!

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