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Manhattan Community Grant Program in Harlem

 

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Grants to Start or Expand Composting Projects in Harlem

Handful_of_compostCitizens Committee for New York City, the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer invite you to apply for grants to start, expand and grow composting programs in Harlem!

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Update: Farmer’s Market Comes to Harlem Every Saturday at Marcus Garvey Park

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Manhattan Borough President Stringer to Welcome Farmer’s Market at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Aug. 7 @ 11am

Locally-grown fresh produce is coming to Harlem! Harlem’s Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) has teamed up with Harvest Home to provide a weekly Farmer’s Market at Marcus Garvey Park North (124th Street & Fifth Avenue) every Saturday through November 20 from 8AM to 4PM. Continue reading

Pinnacle Tenants in Harlem Sue Landlord

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The five West Harlem tenants who filed a lawsuit in 2007 against the Pinnacle Group LLC and its chief executive, Joel Wiener, joined with Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and Buyers and Renters United to Save Harlem (BRUSH)… Continue reading

Electeds Support Securty in Harlem Schools

Dangerous Stabbing at Washington Heights High School Reveals Troubling Problem of Bullying in Schools

On Saturday, March 13th at 12:00 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, local elected officials and concerned parents and citizens will come together at George Washington High School in Washington Heights, where a student was stabbed by another student 16 times with a steak knife a day earlier.

This incident is just one of three such stabbings at schools citywide on Friday. The Borough President and local elected officials will call for stronger enforcement of security standards at educational facilities, highlight ways to identify and prevent bullying and stop the escalation of violence in City schools. Continue reading

BP’s Agenda to Grow Harlem Economy

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Kicking off his second term as Manhattan Borough President, Scott M. Stringer delivered his State of the Borough speech tonight in the Council Chambers at City Hall.  Entitled “Magnet City,” Stringer’s address highlighted the key accomplishments of his first term and outlined an ambitious agenda focused on assisting working families and growing the local economy. 

Click here to read a copy of the speech: http://mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1485&page=1

The Borough President was introduced by former NYPD Commission William J. Bratton, and the evening included a performance by Vy Higginsen’s Gospel for Teens Choir and welcoming remarks by Lillian Rodríguez López, President of the Hispanic Federation. Continue reading

Go Green/Harvest Home Farmers’ Market In Harlem

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The Go Green East Harlem CookbookThis Sunday, July 19 at 1PM, as part of his groundbreaking initiative Go Green East Harlem, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer will launch the 2009 Go Green/Harvest Home Farmers’ Market to bring residents of El Barrio fresh, healthy and local produce.

Shoppers at the Go Green-Harvest Home Farmers Market will be able to purchase produce with WIC Farmers’ Market and Senior Farmers’ Market coupons as well as Health Bucks provided by the New York City Department of Health. Borough President Stringer has funded EBT machines that will be placed at greenmarkets in Northern Manhattan to enable residents make purchases using food stamps.

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