Executive Order Follows Newly Issued Inspector General Report on Domestic Violence Incident Involving Two State Employees Expands on Current Requirements for Domestic Violence Policies to a Gender-based Violence Policy Covering Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault Will Require Annual Training for Supervisors, Domestic Violence Agency Liaisons, and HR Staff Will RequireContinue Reading
(Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) $2.6 Million to Enhance Health Care Services for Holocaust Survivors Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $2.6 million in funding provided by the FY 2023 Enacted Budget to support the Holocaust Survivors Initiative. This funding, to be administered by New York State Office for theContinue Reading
Hochul Makes History as First Governor to Attend an MTA Board Meeting Governor Kathy Hochul and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today commended 18 heroic MTA workers for their life-saving actions responding to the shooting at the 36 St station on Tuesday, April 12. The decisive actions of these 18 MTA employeesContinue Reading
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today announced that the New York City will provide more than $2 million in funding to help currently residing and newly arrived Ukrainian New Yorkers get access to immigration legal assistance, translation services, socialContinue Reading
Office of Cannabis Management renderings of the Cannabis Conversation public relations campaign New Wave of New York’s First Cannabis Public Health Campaign Delivers Public Service Advertisements on Television, Radio, Transit, Billboards and Social Media with a Deeper Focus on Youth Use, Preventing Impaired Driving, Safe Storage, and Public Use “Cannabis Conversations,” Newest MessagingContinue Reading
Works presented as part of Apollo’s First-Ever Major Commissioning Initiative, Apollo New Works This month marks the launch of New Black Fest at the Apollo, a festival celebrating contemporary Black playwrights from across the nation. On April 22, 23, and 25 at 7pm, audiences will have the opportunity to seeContinue Reading
Image: NYC Parks NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Chairperson of Bronx Community Board 11 Albert D’Angelo, Diana Finch and Raphael Schweizer of the Bronx Park East Community Association, students and staff from P.S. 96, and community members to celebrateContinue Reading
Includes Historic $13.5 Million in LGBTQ+ Health and Human Services Funding Creates a Process for Name or Gender Designation Changes on Marriage Certificates National Leader in Requiring All State Agencies to Make Available to the Public ‘X’ Gender Designation on State Forms Governor Kathy Hochul spoke at the LGBT Community CenterContinue Reading
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Awards 327 Grants to 205 Organizations With These Grants, the State’s Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Program Has Provided $83.1 Million to 600-plus Organizations at Risk of Being Targeted Because of Their Ideology, Beliefs or Missions Since 2017 FY 2023 Enacted Budget Expands Resources forContinue Reading
Photo: PRNewsfoto/The Brotherhood Sister Sol The community center strives to grow its legacy of youth-led activism through access and opportunities for children in New York City and across the nation New York-based nonprofit youth development and social justice organization The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) is proud to announce the opening of their new headquartersContinue Reading