First Residential Building of New Mixed-Use Development Includes 183 Deeply Affordable Homes and Cultural Arts Center, With Studio Space for Emerging Artists. Project Will Ultimately Deliver 740 Affordable Homes, Childcare, Wellness Facility, and Supermarket, Replacing Notorious Detention Facility Closed in 2011.
Rendering of The Peninsula campus on the site of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in Hunts Point. Credit: WXY Studios NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today continued efforts to provide New Yorkers with affordable housing options by opening 183 deeply affordable units, in addition to a cultural arts center, on the former site […]
New York, NY – June 11, 2022: State Attorney General Letitia James joined thousand of people marching across Brooklyn Bridge against gun violence. March ended with rally in Lower Manhattan (Shutterstock) By Janet Howard, CAW Exclusive Letitia “Tish” James is an American lawyer, activist, politician, and currently New York’s Attorney General, the first African-American and […]
AM Brian Cunningham hosts the Women of Distinction: Spring Flowers. Editorial credit: PP/I.Q. Inc By Linda Nwoke, CAW Exclusive On March 22, Brian Cunningham, a public servant with over fifteen years of political experience, won the special election for Assembly District 43 in Central Brooklyn. A stiff feat against a group of progressive reformers aiming […]
Over 400 city-based clinicians and health and social service providers attended the symposium to coordinate and improve care for New Yorkers living with Long COVID.
(New York – June 16, 2022) – On June 8, New York City’s healthcare leadership from across City Hall, NYC Health + Hospitals and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene held the City’s first Long COVID symposium. The event focused on care coordination for New Yorkers with Long COVID as they navigate the city’s […]
Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event Location: City Hall Steps Lower | Manhattan Date: June 15, 2022 Watch video below:
Crafted With Insight From New Yorkers Who Experienced Homelessness, Blueprint Focuses Not Just on Creating Homes but Also on Getting New Yorkers Into Them More Quickly First City Housing Plan to Cover Entire Spectrum of New Yorkers’ Housing Needs and Options — Including City-Subsidized Affordable Housing, Public Housing, Private Market-Rate Housing, and Greater Supports for […]
Pedestrian Safety and Older New Yorkers Study identifies design improvements that significantly protect older adults. DOT will install turn-calming treatments at 50 Older Adult targeted intersections annually & expand installation of pedestrian head-start signals.
NEW YORK—NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that the NYC Department of Transportation has released the Pedestrian Safety and Older New Yorkers Study, as well as a series of initiatives that are part of a larger investment to improve overall pedestrian safety at intersections. The study analyzes key factors contributing to crashes amongst older New Yorkers and put forth […]
New York, NY – June 11, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams marches alone with thousands of people across Brooklyn Bridge against gun violence. March ended with rally in Lower Manhattan (Shutterstock) By Carl Campanile and Bernadette Hogan, NY Post Mayor Eric Adams is putting his political muscle behind veteran state Assembly incumbents being challenged by socialist […]
Brooklyn for All, Inc. aims to promote the cultural diversity of Brooklyn through services, events, and programming.
New York, NY – January, 17, 2022: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks during BAM the 36th Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Shutterstock) BROOKLYN, NY (June 13, 2022) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced the launch of Brooklyn for All, Inc. (BFA), the Brooklyn Borough President’s city-affiliated charitable corporation. BFA aims […]
Photo by PP/IQ Inc. Today, Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced that the filing period for the next Sanitation Worker exam will run from June 8 to June 28 and encouraged all interested in the opportunity to register. “The lifetime […]
