Preview - NYC Community Affairs Unit Update 01.23.2022

Dear New Yorker,

Happy Lunar New Year! Mayor Adams attended Better Chinatown USA’s Lunar New Year’s opening firecracker ceremony and culture festival. The Mayor also joined a Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). May the Year of the Rabbit be filled with prosperity and wealth for you and your loved ones!

Our hearts are heavy with sadness for the Monterey Park victims and their families in the Lunar New Year tragedy. Interfaith leaders joined in a moment of silence at City Hall. We thank the Coalition of AAPI Churches for helping lead the City of New York in remembrance. We must all work together to end gun violence and hate in our communities.

For the latest updates, please follow CAU on Twitter and Facebook, and be sure to check out the Mayor’s ‘Week In Review’ video below!

All the best,

Fred Kreizman

Commissioner, Community Affairs Unit

Key Updates:

January is “National Human Trafficking Prevention” month and blue is the official color to raise awareness about all forms of human trafficking and exploitation. Throughout January, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) invites you to engage with this campaign.

Learn, post and share!

Download and share ENDGBV’s Understanding Human Trafficking brochure.

Download and share ACS' Child Trafficking and What YOU Can Do About It brochure.

Learn how to spot signs of possible child trafficking and provide interventions for trafficked children at Children Are Not for Sale and on the ACS Trafficked Youth webpage.
Check out ENDGBV’s social media toolkit, wear blue and post photos on social media with your message of support for survivors of human trafficking with the hashtags: #endhumantrafficking #SupportSurvivors #AwarenessHelpHope #NYCagainstGBV #ENDGBV

Join us for a 1-hour virtual training regarding human trafficking. This introductory training will define labor and sex trafficking, explore factors that put people at risk, and identify ways you can help support survivors in your community. We will take some time to reframe common misconceptions about the trafficking industry and survivors. We encourage participation in this training for members of the community and professionals who may be new to understanding human trafficking and the available resources in the NYC community. There will be an opportunity for Q&A. Register by clicking the link – http://bitly.ws/yw7b

Follow @nycendgbv for events and updates throughout the month. Email outreach@endgbv.nyc.gov for more information.

Fire Safety Education Program

The goal of the Fire Safety Education Program is to eliminate residential fire deaths in New York City. Fire deaths have dropped steadily during the past decades and studies have shown that there is a direct link to strong public education programs. The goal of FDNY instructors is to continually educate the public with critical lifesaving strategies that focus on fire prevention, with a special focus on the City's most vulnerable populations and at-risk communities.

The program includes:

Presentations at local schools and community centers in New York City.
Planned visits to New York City firehouses or EMS stations.

Hands-on practice inside the Department's Mobile Fire Safety Experience Trailer.
Community outreach at events, such as street fairs, parades and more.
Visits from Hotdog, the FDNY fire safety mascot, or Siren, the FDNY life safety mascot.

Request a Presentation

The Fire Safety Education Unit is specially trained to conduct public education and community outreach. To ensure your request for a presentation is fulfilled, please give a minimum two weeks' notice.

Go to FDNY Smart to Request a Presentation

Welcome to the wonderful world of fostering!

Take your first steps with the ACC Foster Team by signing up for one of our Virtual Foster Orientations! If you’re interested in fostering a cat click here. If you're interested in fostering a kitten, click here. If you’re interested in fostering a dog, click here. At this time we do not have specific orientations for rabbits or guinea pigs – please sign up for the cat orientation if this is what you’re interested in.

Are you a Faith-Based organization interested in NYC discretionary funding?

Sign-up for one of two upcoming workshops below to reserve your spot today: https://eventbrite.com/o/dycd-capacity-building-13496985141

Tuesday, January 24

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

2 Lafayette Street, 14th Floor

This event is open to all nonprofits

Registration: https://bit.ly/faithdycd

Tuesday, January 31

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

2 Lafayette Street, 14th Floor

This event is tailored to Islamic non-profits

Registration: https://bit.ly/islamicfaithdycd

In case you missed it:

At New York City Hall, interfaith leaders join in a moment of silence for #MontereyPark victims and families in last night’s #LunarNewYear tragedy. Thank you Coalition of #AAPI Churches for helping lead the City of New York for the remembrance. pic.twitter.com/vC0l5UhDjm

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) January 22, 2023

.@mayorsCAU Deputy Commissioner and #Bronx Borough Director attended the ribbon-cutting of the new 188,000 square-foot @wearedream building at 20 Bruckner Boulevard. This new state of the art building will serve 1,400 pre-K to 12th grade students! pic.twitter.com/IcogwPEWt2

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) January 19, 2023

Highlights From the City Hall Press Office:

New York City Supports New York State in Fight Against Gun Violence: New York City Law Department filed two amicus briefs with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of New York state’s legal fight against gun violence in two cases that seek to invalidate common sense gun laws that protect the public. The amicus brief in the case Antonyuk v. Hochul argues for the reversal of a court ruling blocking provisions of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) that prohibits guns in sensitive locations and sets new gun-licensing requirements for concealed carry permits. The separate amicus brief in the case National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. James (NSSF v. James) argues in support of a lower court ruling upholding a state “nuisance” statute, which was used by New York City to stop retailers from illegally selling ghost guns and the kits used to make them to city residents.

Milestone Reached in Bronx Project to “Daylight” Tibbetts Brook + Extend Putnam Greenway: Mayor Adams announced that the city has reached an agreement with railroad freight company CSX Transportation to purchase a piece of property critical to the project for $11.2 million. By obtaining this final component, the city will be able to move forward with rerouting the brook above ground, an engineering feat known as ‘daylighting,’ and will complete one of New York City’s most ambitious green infrastructure projects to date. Removing Tibbetts Brook from the sewer system will create much-needed additional capacity in the borough’s drainage network and is expected to reduce combined sewer overflows by 228 million gallons annually, which will improve the health of the Harlem River.

Financial Counseling Services Expanded at Workforce1 Career Centers: Mayor Adams announced the expansion of one-on-one financial counseling services at five main Workforce1 Career Center Hubs across New York City. This one-stop-shop in each borough will provide New Yorkers access to free, professional, and confidential financial counseling, along with job readiness services and connections to workforce development training. New Yorkers can dial 311 and say “Workforce1” or book an appointment online. Financial counseling services are available in person or by phone and in multiple languages.

Additional Resources:

Food Help NYC: Free food locations including food pantries & soup kitchens.

NYC Well: Free, confidential mental health support in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365. Call 888-NYC-WELL or text “WELL” to 65173.

Mental Health For All: A comprehensive hub with helplines and services that offer a range of free, direct support to meet the needs of all New Yorkers.

Buildings After Hours: Free in-person information session with DOB staff every Tuesday from 4 PM to 7 PM at your local borough office.

COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Illnesses: Resources including test kits, treatment, vaccines, and masks available to New Yorkers as New York City experiences high levels of COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory viruses.

Notify NYC: Enroll for free in New York City’s dedicated emergency public communications program.

311: Non-emergency municipal services available online, by texting 311-692, or by calling 3-1-1 from within the City or 212-NEW-YORK outside the five boroughs. TTY service is also available by dialing 212-504-4115.

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