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New York non-profits among winners of NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants
Over $227,000 was awarded to providers in youth education, community engagement and the arts
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Bill de Blasio joins unveiling of The New York Foundling’s new mural
The former New York City mayor’s son Dante was the project manager on the artwork which made its debut at the Vital Brookdale supportive housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Bill de Blasio joins unveiling of The New York Foundling’s new mural
The former New York City mayor’s son Dante was the project manager on the artwork which made its debut at the Vital Brookdale supportive housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Yusef Salaam and the Exonerated Five say the country can’t go backwards
“I want to make sure that democracy continues in America,” Council Member Yusef Salaam said. “I want to go from living the American nightmare to living the American dream again.”
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NY elected officials call for DNC to give speaking slot to Palestinian
State legislators and City Council members joined the Uncommitted movement’s demand that the Democratic National Convention allow a Palestinian American to speak.
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Leading the post-pandemic transformation of a historic New York City neighborhood
A Q&A with Julie Stein, executive director of Union Square Partnership
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Opinion: Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm and Caribbean Americans’ dreams of change
Harris’ campaign will inspire young Black girls across the country to follow their dreams, just as Chisholm's 1972 presidential run inspired us.
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Adrienne Adams said Democrats found their spark with Kamala Harris
The City Council speaker also discussed an upcoming hearing on the nomination of Randy Mastro for corporation counsel.
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Chemung County Dems pass Gaza ceasefire resolution
Calls for a ceasefire have been controversial downstate, but not for Democrats in this conservative, rural and overwhelmingly white county.
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Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats have to ‘run through the finish line’
There may be a lot of enthusiasm at the DNC, but the House minority leader said the election will still be close in November.
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New York Community Trust and Robin Hood Foundation to invest $4 million in nonprofit migrant services
Both organizations have partnered to create the “Funds for the Newest New Yorkers.”
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Editor’s note: Local news is in more jeopardy now than ever
WCBS 880 all-news radio is ending, layoffs could be coming to WNYC and The New York Times gave up on local endorsements.
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‘Not the Eric show’: Eric Adams on his low-profile DNC trip
In 2021, Adams referred to himself as the “Biden of Brooklyn” and the “face of the new Democratic Party.” Three years later, his role in the national party is less defined.
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Jay Jacobs and AOC are (kinda) buds now
After her widely praised DNC speech, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got props from the state Democratic Party chair.
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Randi Weingarten sees congressional victory through New York
The AFT president offered praise for the work of the state’s teachers union, which recently launched a campaign to help get Democrats elected
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Keith Powers excited by Harris-Walz enthusiasm at DNC
He talked about his convention experience so far, his Manhattan borough president campaign and more.
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Offering early childhood education for more than a century
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society’s STEAM Curriculum instills social emotional learning skills to the borough’s youngest residents
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