Mistakes by Rookie Consultants in a Campaign.

 

We don't normally put these up, but in this case we are going to make an exception to show the mistakes that can be done by rookie consultants.

At least the wrong name was taken off for just a Good Afternoon, followed later by Dear Friend. However Team Fernandez knows that I am in the media, and should know that I am not going to contribute to any campaign. I wanted to give the assemblywoman some free publicity, but since I was not buying a ticket I got no further than that. Not only that, but this event is at the same time of a very important 49th Precinct Council meeting. 

Good luck Assemblywoman Fernandez, because with the team you have assembled you are going to need lots of it.

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to make sure you saw Nathalia's email yesterday. We're very excited to kick off our campaign next Tuesday. We hope you'll consider joining us!

You can buy your ticket here: https://www.nycvotes.org/campaigns/nathaliafernandez/contributions/new

Every contribution by a NYC resident is matched 8:1 by the city!

To RSVP, just reply to this email, or email Mo at Mohammed@culverplace.com. 

See you then!

Team Fernandez

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Dear Friend,

Next Tuesday, September 29th, I am announcing that I am officially running for Bronx Borough President. I hope you'll be join me at our Zoom kick-off party and fundraiser from 6 to 8 PM.
To RSVP, please email Mo at Mohammed@culverplace.com. 

We will be joined by my dear friend and colleague, Assm. Catalina Cruz! I really hope to see you there as we kick off this historic campaign. 

>> If you donate now, every $1 is matched 8:1 by the city. A small contribution goes a long way in this race, and I need everyone to pitch in.

Best,

Nathalia

Governor Cuomo Announces Five States Added to Travel Advisory and 10 Million COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Conducted

 

Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming Meet Metrics to Qualify; No Areas Are Removed

0.89 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

3 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,023 Establishments; Observes 3 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 754 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 451,227; New Cases in 43 Counties

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that five states—Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming—have been added to New York State's COVID-19 travel advisory. No areas have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from an area with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. 

The governor also announced that New York State has now conducted 10 million COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov. 

"For a clear example of the continuing extent of the COVID crisis in America, look no further than New York's travel advisory list. The virus' spread across the country—new cases have increased more than 15 percent in the last 10 days—makes it all the more urgent that we stay vigilant here at home," Governor Cuomo said. "That's why New Yorkers need to continue wearing masks, socially distancing and washing their hands in conjunction with the careful enforcement of local governments. We can defeat this virus by staying New York Tough, but we have a long way to go."

The full, updated travel advisory list is below:

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,023 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 3 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Nassau - 3

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization - 470 (+2)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 43
• Hospital Counties - 31
• Number ICU - 133 (-1)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 67 (+1)
• Total Discharges - 76,246 (+28)
• Deaths - 3
• Total Deaths - 25,432

Computer Programmer Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Making False Statements About His Involvement In The “Silk Road” Website

 

Michael R. Weigand Concealed Role in the Silk Road Website, Including Providing Technological Advice Directly to Silk Road’s Principals

  Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced that MICHAEL R. WEIGAND, a/k/a “Shabang,” a/k/a “~Shabang~,” a/k/a “~s,” a/k/a “s,” pled guilty today to making false statements to federal agents about his involvement in, and his work for, the “Silk Road” online illicit black market, which was responsible for distributing hundreds of millions of dollars of narcotics and other contraband.  WEIGAND’s false statements concealed his role in the operation of the Silk Road website.  WEIGAND surrendered today and pled guilty before United States District Judge William H. Pauley III, to whom his case is assigned.

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said:  “Silk Road was a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and a number of other criminal activities.  Michael Weigand helped Silk Road by, among other things, identifying technological vulnerabilities in the site, supplying technological advice directly to Silk Road’s leadership, and travelling overseas to remove Silk Road evidence from a co-conspirator’s residence.  When Weigand was questioned by law enforcement in 2019, he falsely claimed not to have done anything at all for Silk Road.  For his various false statements, Weigand now faces potential prison time.”

IRS-CI Acting Special Agent in Charge Joleen Simpson said:  “During its years of operation the Silk Road website allowed thousands of individuals to anonymously conduct narcotics transactions, launder money, and facilitate other illegal transactions.  This investigation took law enforcement above and beyond its traditional role in financial crimes.  In effect, it put us squarely in the middle of the high-tech world of cyber-crime and the dark web.  When given the opportunity to provide truthful statements to the agents, Weigand knowingly and willfully attempted to deceive the agents of the role he played in providing technical expertise to the Silk Road operators.  I hope that this guilty plea will discourage others from providing false information to law enforcement officers in the future.”

FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said:  “Weigand and others used their skills and savvy to create a secret online enclave for criminals to trade in illegal drugs and illicit goods and services.  They thought they were smart enough to evade law enforcement, but they were wrong.  When Weigand was confronted, he lied about his involvement – once again thinking we weren’t smart enough to catch him.  With today’s plea, he’ll have time to contemplate the truth as he awaits his sentence.”

HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh said:  “Criminal activity on the dark web continues to be more prevalent, allowing easy accessibility to narcotics and illicit goods with the click of a button.  With online criminal enterprises growing, law enforcement technologies are advancing, and HSI with its partners are infiltrating the dark web, intercepting online dealings and locating the perpetrators.  Today’s guilty plea should stand as reminder to those criminals who have a false sense of security behind their computer screen, that they too will one day face the consequences of their actions.”

According to the allegations in the Information, court filings, statements made in court, and evidence presented during the 2015 trial of Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road’s founder and chief administrator:

Ulbricht created Silk Road in approximately January 2011, and owned and operated the underground website until it was shut down by law enforcement in October 2013.  Silk Road emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet at the time.  During its more than two-and-a-half years in operation, Silk Road was used by several thousand drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to well over one hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars deriving from these unlawful transactions.  Silk Road was specifically designed to allow its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services anonymously and outside the reach of law enforcement through the use of the Tor network and a Bitcoin-based payment system. 

WEIGAND – who is a computer programmer and electrical engineer – worked with Roger Thomas Clark, the senior adviser to Ulbricht, on certain aspects of Silk Road.  For instance, WEIGAND and Clark worked to identify technological vulnerabilities in the Silk Road website.  WEIGAND also supplied technological advice directly to Clark and Ulbricht.  In January 2019, WEIGAND was questioned by an IRS Special Agent and an FBI Special Agent.  After being specifically warned that it is a federal crime to make a false statement to a federal law enforcement officer, WEIGAND attempted to cover up his involvement in Silk Road by falsely stating, among other things, that (1) he never opened an account on Silk Road; (2) he never used the online pseudonyms “Shabang” or “~Shabang~”; (3) he never transferred Bitcoin to Silk Road; (4) he never exposed computer security vulnerabilities in the Silk Road website; (5) he never communicated with anyone who used the online pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” “DPR,” or “Silk Road”; (6) he never performed any services for the Silk Road website; and (7) he did not know the true identity of “Variety Jones” (one of Clark’s pseudonyms) on Silk Road.  WEIGAND also falsely stated that the purpose of his trip to London in late 2013, following the takedown of the Silk Road website and arrest of Ulbricht, was to meet with Clark’s associate regarding a marijuana seed business.  In fact, WEIGAND traveled to Clark’s London residence and removed Silk Road evidence.

WEIGAND, 56, of Kirtland, Ohio, pled guilty to one count of making false statements, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.  The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.  WEIGAND is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Pauley on December 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.

The founder and operator of Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, was previously convicted of seven offenses after a jury trial: distributing narcotics, distributing narcotics by means of the Internet, conspiring to distribute narcotics, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to commit computer hacking, conspiring to traffic in false identity documents, and conspiring to commit money laundering.  Ulbricht was sentenced principally to life imprisonment and $183 million in forfeiture.  The senior adviser to Ulbricht, Roger Thomas Clark, pled guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics and his sentencing is currently pending; Clark faces a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.

Ms. Strauss praised the outstanding joint efforts of the IRS-CI, the FBI, and HSI.  Ms. Strauss also thanked the FBI’s Cleveland Office for its assistance.

Chairman Of Venture Capital Funds Pleads Guilty In Mahhattan Federal Court To Securities And Wire Fraud

 

David Wagner Defrauded More than 30 Investors of $8 Million Dollars and Misappropriated Investor Funds

  Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID WAGNER pled guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with his operation of a number of corporate entities (collectively referred to as “Downing”) as a Ponzi-like scheme.  WAGNER solicited over $8 million from Downing investors through materially false and misleading statements and misappropriated a significant portion of those funds, using them for, among other things, the payment of management fees, the repayment of prior investors, and personal expenses.  WAGNER pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.  

Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said:  “As he admitted in court, David Wagner conned employee-investors into handing over more than $8 million they thought would be invested in a viable operation that would generate returns.  Instead, Wagner’s business was largely a sham, and employee-investor funds went to pay Wagner’s personal expenses or pay off other investors in Ponzi-like fashion.  David Wagner now awaits sentencing for his crimes.”

According to the Indictment filed in Manhattan federal court:

From at least in or about December 2013 through at least in or about 2017, WAGNER, the chief executive officer of Downing, and Lawrence, the president of several Downing entities, solicited investments in Downing, a purported venture capital firm that would invest in healthcare start-ups referred to as “portfolio companies” and provide sales, operations, and management expertise to the portfolio companies in order to bring their products to market and generate returns for Downing investors, who also worked for Downing (the “employee-investors”).  WAGNER and Lawrence, and others acting at their direction, solicited more than approximately $8 million in investments in Downing from employee-investors located across the United States, including in the Southern District of New York, as a requirement of employment with Downing. 

After making the required investment of between $150,000 and $250,000 in Downing and starting their employment at Downing, employee-investors soon learned, among other things, that contrary to representations made by WAGNER and Lawrence, and others acting at their direction, Downing did not have access to millions of dollars in funding, often could not make payroll, had virtually no products to sell, and employee investments were the overwhelming source of funding.  Employee-investors also learned that WAGNER and Lawrence had misrepresented the companies in Downing’s portfolio, their product readiness, and ability to generate revenue.  While the particular formulation of these misrepresentations shifted over time, WAGNER and Lawrence systematically sought and obtained employee-investor money through materially false and misleading statements.

Beginning in or about May 2016, after several employee-investors had brought lawsuits against WAGNER, Lawrence, and several Downing entities alleging claims based on, among other things, fraud, WAGNER and Lawrence continued the scheme by recruiting employee-investors into a new company called Cliniflow Technologies, LLC (“Cliniflow”), through materially false and misleading statements about Cliniflow’s cash reserves, portfolio companies, and exposure to litigation.  In fact, Cliniflow purportedly held majority ownership in the same primary portfolio company as other Downing entities and was simply a new name used by WAGNER and Lawrence to solicit investments from new employee-investors that was not tainted by the lawsuits filed against Downing entities.  A majority of the over $1.5 million raised by WAGNER and Lawrence through Cliniflow was transferred to other Downing entities and used to pay for, among other things, WAGNER’s personal expenses and the repayment of prior investors.

Finally, in or about January 2017, WAGNER obtained a $400,000 loan and $100,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (“CTDECD”) for Cliniflow on the basis of materially false statements made by WAGNER to the CTDECD.  WAGNER transferred a majority of the funds obtained from the State of Connecticut, which were required to be used for Cliniflow’s purported relocation from New York to Connecticut, to other Downing entities and also used a portion of the funds to purchase a luxury car for his daughter.

WAGNER, 54, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, pled guilty to two counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  The maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.  As part of the plea agreement with the Government, Wagner agreed to forfeit $549,000 in United States currency and pay restitution of $7,850,000 to victims of his criminal conduct.  

WAGNER will be sentenced by Judge Hellerstein on January 11, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. 

The case against co-defendant Marc Lawrence is still pending[1].  

Ms. Strauss praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and thanked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Enforcement Section of the Massachusetts Securities Division for their assistance.  

 [1] The charges against Marc Lawrence contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

DOI ARRESTS EXPEDITOR ON CHARGES OF SUBMITTING FORGED DOCUMENTS TO THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP)

 

DEP alerted DOI to purported fraudulent DEP water meter installation permits

 Margaret Garnett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced the arrest today of an expeditor who allegedly submitted forged documents to the City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) Bronx office at 1932 Arthur Avenue. DEP reported the forged documents to DOI. The office of Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz is prosecuting this case. 

SEAN KELLY, 40, of Middle Village, Queens, N.Y., was arrested on charges today including four counts each of Attempted Forgery in the Second Degree and Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree, both class E felonies, associated with acts that occurred between February and June 2019. Upon conviction, a class E felony is punishable by up to four years in prison. KELLY is scheduled to appear in Queens County Criminal Court on December 16, 2020. 

DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said, “An expeditor’s role is to get the job done correctly and effectively, ensuring all regulations are met; cutting corners is not a part of the job description. In New York construction, there is no room for circumventing the rules or for fraud, which can undermine the safety and integrity of a project. I thank DEP for reporting this matter to DOI and the Queens District Attorney’s Office for their partnership.” 

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said, “Rules and regulations are in place for a reason – to protect the public. The defendant in this case is accused of circumventing procedures to ensure safe installation of water meters at a school. Underhanded maneuvers like this put people at risk. I want to thank Commissioner Garnett and her investigators for uncovering this alleged scheme.” 

According to DOI’s investigation, DEP’s Bronx Borough Permit Supervisor reported to DOI that in July 2019 she received two purported fraudulent DEP water meter installation permits that each had an issuance date of June 27, 2019. A DEP computer check revealed that neither permit number existed. In addition, DEP had no record of the receipt of the required filing fee of $35 for each permit. The permits were related to 411 Wales Ave. in the Bronx, where a commercial warehouse was being converted into a charter school. The permits had a valid signature of a master plumber who indicated the defendant had been hired to obtain necessary DEP permits and he was unaware the documents were fraudulent. The defendant confirmed he provided the documents to the master plumber and that he knew both permits were not valid. The defendant indicated he was under pressure to obtain the DEP permits for the client and that instead of standing in line and submitting the forms, he generated both of the purported DEP water meter installation permits on his personal computer at his Queens residence. The defendant indicated that neither his employer nor the master plumber knew about the fraudulent documents. The defendant also indicated he had submitted a couple other fraudulent permits. DEP located two additional fraudulent permits submitted to the Queens DEP Permit Office in February 2019 in connection with a water meter installation at 21-22 Steinway St. in Queens. 

DEP inspected the plumbing work at the Bronx and Queens locations and both properties passed those inspections. 

Commissioner Garnett thanked DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, and his staff, for their cooperation in this investigation; and Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz and her staff for their prosecution of this matter, specifically Assistant District Attorney Daniel O’Leary, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney James M. Liander, Bureau Chief of the Public Corruption Bureau. 

Arrest charges are an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty

No. 202.64: Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency

 

No. 202.64 

E X E C U T I V E  O R D E R 

Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency 

WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York; and  

WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to continue; 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to temporarily suspend or modify any statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, if compliance with such statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster emergency or if necessary to assist or aid in coping with such disaster, or to provide any directive necessary to respond to the disaster, do hereby continue the suspensions and modifications of law, and any directives not superseded by a subsequent directive contained in Executive Order 202.22 through 202.26, 202.32, 202.33, 202.34, 202.35, 202.44, 202.45, and 202.53 as continued and contained in Executive Order 202.57 for another thirty days through October 18, 2020, and I hereby temporarily suspend or modify the following from the date of this Executive Order through October 18, 2020: 

Section 522 of Labor Law is modified to exclude from the definition of “total unemployment” per diem, part-time work performed between September 18, 2020 and November 3, 2020 for the New York State Board of Elections or a local board of elections where the total earnings for the week from all work performed for any employer do not exceed $504.00 and the employer is not the separating employer identified in the original claim, and not to require claimants to report such part-time work when certifying for weekly benefits. 

IN ADDITION, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to issue any directive during a disaster emergency necessary to cope with the disaster, I do hereby issue the following directives through October 18, 2020: 

The directive contained in Executive Order 202.48, which modified the directive in Executive Order in 202.28 that prohibited the initiation of a proceeding or enforcement of an eviction of any commercial tenant for nonpayment of rent or a foreclosure of any commercial mortgage for nonpayment of such mortgage is continued through October 20, 2020. 

G I V E N   under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State in the City of Albany this eighteenth day of September in the year two thousand twenty. 

BY THE GOVERNOR 

Secretary to the Governor 

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

 

0.98 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

1 COVID-19 Death in New York State Yesterday—Matching Lowest Since Start of Pandemic

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,136 Establishments; Observes 5 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 573 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 450,473; New Cases in 39 Counties

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"I once again want to thank all New Yorkers for their extraordinary efforts. The spirit of community, the spirit of unity and the efforts they're making have literally saved thousands of lives. So the health that you're protecting is not just yours and your family's, but that of all New Yorkers," Governor Cuomo said. "And it's not just a question of rhetoric—it's reality. Only one New Yorker passed away, and we won't stop until that number is zero. But when you look at what's going on around the country and what's going on around the world, it's a really extraordinary accomplishment that New Yorkers have achieved and I congratulate them."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,136 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 5 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

• Bronx - 1
• Nassau - 4

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization - 468 (+0)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 38
• Hospital Counties - 31
• Number ICU - 134 (+2)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 66 (+6)
• Total Discharges - 76,218 (+39)
• Deaths - 1
• Total Deaths - 25,428

MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES THE MENTORS MATTER INITIATIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY

 

This new initiative will provide mentors and academic tutoring for thousands of black and brown students as they transition into the new blended learning environment during the COVID-19 crisis

 Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the Mentors Matters Initiative to provide mentoring, tutoring and social-emotional support to thousands of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mentors Matter Initiative is a partnership between the Young Men’s Initiative (YMI) within the Office of the Mayor, One Hundred Black Men and CUNY’s Tutoring Corps.

 

“One of the things we can do for our young people during this pandemic is provide support and guidance to give them a sense of all of their greatness and their possibilities,” said Mayor de Blasio. “The Mentors Matter Initiative is going to be a difference maker in the lives of a lot of New York City youth by elevating them and giving them hope.”

 

“The Mentors Matter Initiative will activate our leaders, college students and community-based organizations to support DOE students -- particularly black and brown boys -- during this time of crisis,” said Jordan Stockdale, Executive Director of the Young Men's Initiative. “That's exactly what the Young Men's Initiative is about -- helping our young people reach their potential through funding evidence-based mentoring and leveraging our existing community assets to build a better future.”

 

Today’s announcement has three different components:

1.      One Hundred Black Men and YMI will partner to expand its Junior 100 program to at least 750 black and brown male students this year. The program will provide mentoring and educational enrichment as well as expose students to career opportunities and offer financial scholarships for post-secondary education.

2.      YMI and CUNY will partner to expand CUNY Tutor Corps to offer academic tutoring and near-to-peer mentoring to 3,600 additional DOE students. CUNY students who are within the NYC Men Teach pipeline will be prioritized for this paid tutoring opportunity. These students are all males of color who are succeeding in their college programs.

3.      YMI will award $500,000 in grants to local community-based organizations that offer tutoring, mentoring and social emotional support to at least 4,000 students during this pandemic. The application period for the funding opportunity opens September 21 and closes October 5. Learn more at NYC.gov/YMI

 

The Mentors Matter initiative will strengthen community infrastructure – through funding local community-based organizations – and leverage successful black and brown mentors to assist their younger community members.

 

The Young Men’s Initiative:

The Young Men’s Initiative is the nation’s most comprehensive municipal effort to tackle the broad disparities slowing the advancement of Black and Latino young men. Through innovative partnerships, YMI offers targeted programming aimed at addressing disparities across education, health, employment, and the criminal justice system

 

One Hundred Black Men:

The mission of One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York (OHBM) is to play a proactive role in leveraging our collective talent, ability and energy toward achieving meaningful gains for the Black community. One Hundred Black Men initiatives focus on education through mentoring, wealth building strategies, fostering economic development and raising awareness of health issues affecting our communities.

 

CUNY’s Tutoring Corps:

CUNY Tutor Corps (CTC), initiated in 2016, is a partnership between CUNY’s Office of K-16 Initiatives, the New York City DOE (Department of Education), and the Office of the Mayor. Our goal is to reduce barriers to academic and professional achievement in STEM by providing matriculated CUNY students with the opportunity to tutor and mentor public middle and high school students, improving the academic performance, confidence, and college and career readiness of NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) students.