Tea Ingram, a leader, writer, healer, and mom, wears many hats and uses them all to empower her community. CitizensNYC is proud to partner with Tea and to recognize her exceptional leadership as one of our 2024 New Yorkers for New York. Learn more at citizensnyc.org/citizensnyc-bl…

Help us keep one of our favorite grantee partners operating! Love Wins NYC Food Pantry needs our support! Donate at their GoFundMe at gofundme.com/f/keeping-love…

Eid al-Fitr reminds us we're called to support each other, aiding those in need and uplifting communities facing hardship.

It was an honor to join Darul Uloom's Eid Prayer yesterday, praying for peace, blessings, and light to emerge and stretch far beyond Ramadan and Eid.

We join advocates in welcoming a powerful Black Maternal Health Week.

New Yorkers have a right to reproductive justice.

As we work to address dangerous maternal health disparities for Black birthing people, reproductive justice is our North Star.

#BirthEquityNYC #BMHW 24 #BMHW

HAPPENING NOW: Caucus Members, led by NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse and Gale A. Brewer, rally with fellow CMs, Jumaane Williams, and Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander for Good Cause Eviction to be included in the State budget.

cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

A message to NYC DOT: Open streets ARE for all people, including drivers. Check out the agency's explanation for cutting the hours of the Willoughby Ave. open street in half: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/11/dot…

Thank you Cheryl Wills🔛 for highlighting Sylvia Hack’s 50 years of public service on Queens Community Board 9 last night on Spectrum News NY1’s #NY1atTEN !

Lynn Schulman 舒曼琳 and I presented Sylvia with a New York City Council proclamation to honor her five decades of civic leadership and advocacy.

We love how CitizensNYC grants empower initiatives like STooPS Bed-Stuy! STooPS is a longtime grantee partner transforming public spaces & fostering community through art. Learn more at stoopsbedstuy.org

Calling all #StatenIsland innovators! Join us at TedX Elm Park to hear CitizensNYC grantee partner and New Yorker For New York honoree Bobby Digi Olisa share his inspiring ideas worth spreading! tedxelmpark.com

Eight years after a law intended to create alternatives to hospital births, the Bronx STILL lacks a birth center. Myla Flores, a Citizens NYC grantee partner, is fighting for change! ✊

Read more: thecity.nyc/2024/04/03/bro…

The Trans-Arte Spring 2024 workshop is a collaborative project between Centro Cultural Barco de Papel, Flushing Town Hall, Citizens Committee for NYC, and Materials for the Arts. The workshop brings together LGBTQ+ artists and residents of Jackson Heights to explore the…

You're not going crazy, we felt that too.

Huge thanks @nycspeakeradams, for joining us today!

Together, we're building a city and state where women receive fair compensation for their work and have equal opportunities to thrive.

Let's lead the way in New York and set an example for the country & the world! #EqualPayNY

NOW: Commissioner Kim, EDC Gross, + flying Mobie, just cut the ribbon at the new Rainforest Cafe on the Empire State Building. Thanks to SBS, the cafe was able to open on time!

Save ⏰ + 💰 to open your #smallbiz
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Shouting out one of our longtime grantee partners today! Spencer Lasky and Grow Brklyn Green are a reuse/recycle dream team, partnering with community gardens to design and build projects that make a real difference. They find awesome materials, primarily by giving film industry…

West Brighton, Staten Island 💪

Whether you are looking for gnarly clothes, exclusive sneakers, and all the accessories you could dream of or local delicious vegan food, our multi-talented partner Tariq Zaid has what you need! Check out apparel at Richmond Hood Co. ., and delicious vegan food at Vodega.

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Andrea Reyes is a fair trade advocate, educator, community organizer, and small business owner who has turned her passion for fashion and sustainability into creating a significant impact. We are so excited to honor Andrea at our New Yorkers for New York Gala this year!

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National Grid Foundation has been a generous supporter and partner of CitizensNYC since 2012, investing in over 100 community projects focused on educational and environmental initiatives in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. CitizensNYC thanks the National Grid Foundation for…