Preview - NYC Community Affairs Unit Update 08.29.21

Dear New Yorker,

Last week, CAU hosted a community conversation on public safety at the Clinton School in NYPD Patrol Borough Manhattan South. The Administration continues to invest in upstream solutions that New Yorkers highlight throughout the event series, as well as dam the rivers that feed the sea of gun violence in our city. Recently, Mayor Adams announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the city’s motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against online ghost gun retailer Indie Guns that immediately halts the company from further selling and delivering ghost gun components to New York City residents.

Happy Filipino American History Month to the Filipino American community! The Mayor attended a flag raising ceremony at Bowling Green to mark 124 years of Filipino Independence. CAU also attended a Filipino American History Month celebration that was organized by the Friends of the Philippines Society USA. We are inspired by the Filipino community and appreciate their contributions to the fabric of New York City.

Wishing all New Yorkers a happy and safe Halloween! Check out one of the dozens of Open Streets that are hosting Trick-or-Streets this year!

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:

Health Insurance 101 Workshop

NYC Health + Hospitals is pleased to host our annual in person series of free health insurance workshops to prepare New Yorkers for the upcoming open-enrollment periods.

Collaborating with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), MetroPlus Health, New York State of Health and our facilities, the workshops are open to everyone, ensuring community partners, faith-based organizations, caregivers, and community members understand health insurance options available to them as they prepare for the open-enrollment periods.

This is the ninth consecutive year NYC Health + Hospitals and CMS are partnering to bring free workshops to communities across New York City. The workshop will cover:

Medicare basics and CMS updates
Medicaid and the New York State of Health

Preventive services
Enrollment assistance and resources for the uninsured
What's new for 2023 and beyond
Continuing Education credits are available
Registration is now open for these in-person workshops through the links below.\

BROOKLYN
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
2601 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11235
Click here to register

BRONX

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 8:30 A.M – 12:30 P.M.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
234 East 149th Street

Bronx, NY 10451
Click here to register

QUEENS

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 8:30 A.M – 12:30 P.M.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373

Click here to register

MANHATTAN

Monday, November 14, 2022, 8:30 A.M – 12:30 P.M.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
1901 First Avenue
New York, NY 10029

Click here to register

The NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) is conducting a citywide Community Needs Assessment (CNA), to hear from New Yorkers about their highest priority needs and priorities for their communities. This data helps inform how DYCD directs funding, designs its programs, assesses program success, and gain insight as to where we need to improve our policies or practices. We would love to encourage all members of your organization to a) complete our online CNA survey for themselves, as well as b) strongly encourage their family members, neighbors, friends, colleagues, and clients to complete the survey – the more voices the better, like voting. The survey takes under 10 minutes to complete, and any NYC resident (ages 14+) is eligible to participate. Here is an electronic link to the survey. Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word!

To facilitate additional participation beyond the electronic link, we have also printed surveys in 12 languages:

Did you know there are three questions about racial justice on the back of the ballot this November for you to vote on?

Our members should know that the NYC Racial Justice Commission has proposed three changes to the New York City Charter – our city’s constitution. Each proposal is intended to put equity at the heart of City government. We want you learn about these measures so you can make a decision about the City’s future this November.

Questions to look for on the back of your ballot:

• Add a Statement of Values to Guide Government: This preamble would embed a vision of a “just and equitable city” for all New Yorkers in the foundation of the City’s laws and require City officials to be guided by those values in carrying out their governmental functions. It would also acknowledge past harms and the need to remedy them.

• Establish a Racial Equity Office, Plan, and Commission: This would create a Mayoral Office that must work with every City agency to create Racial Equity Plans and report data measuring disparities. It would also create an independent Commission to bring community perspectives and accountability into the process.

• Measure the True Cost of Living: This would require the City government to track and report on the actual cost in New York City of meeting our essential needs, including housing, food, childcare, transportation, and other necessary costs. The True Cost of Living would be a new measurement focused not on poverty, but on how much it actually costs New Yorkers to live and thrive in the City with dignity.

You have the power to decide the future of our city. Early voting begins October 29th and election day is November 8th.

To learn more about these ballot questions, visit the Racial Justice Commission website at nyc.gov/racialjustice. Visit the
‘Take Action page here’ if you are interested in participating.

The Civic Engagement Commission is incredibly excited to invite you to join us for citywide participatory budgeting, The People's Money: Boroughwide Idea Generation Sessions! Five events, one in each borough, will invite New Yorkers to represent their neighborhood in NYC's first-ever citywide participatory budgeting process by submitting ideas to address community needs.

It is the first time that all New Yorkers ages 11 and older have access to a process that lets them have a direct say in how to spend $5M of the city budget! This week, there are sessions in the Bronx and Staten Island!

On Thursday, November 3, 2022 starting 5pm at Bronx Works located at 1130 Grand Concourse, The Bronx, NY 10456, the goal is to bring Bronxites from all parts of the borough together to suggest ideas that will ultimately be voted on Bronx residents!

Live interpretation will be available in American Sign Language, Spanish and Chinese.

This community input session is for residents to suggest specific type of programs, events, services that are relevant to their neighborhood. The people create the idea, its reviewed by people, the Boro Assembly Committee (BAC) which is the next process, and then the ideas selected will be up to vote in May 2023 to implement in July 2023.

Please rsvp and share with Bronx community members you think would be interested to participate: on.nyc.gov/PBinYourBorough

Please reach out to participate@civicengagement.nyc.gov with any follow up questions!

The Staten Island Boroughwide Idea Generation Session is being held Saturday, November 5th at 1:30pm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center (Building P) located at 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. The goal is to bring Staten Islanders together to suggest ideas that will ultimately be voted on Staten Island residents!

Please rsvp and share with Staten Island community members you think would be interested to participate: on.nyc.gov/PBinYourBorough

In case you missed it:

Staten Islanders are proud of their borough, and the Staten Island Pride Center does great work supporting the LGBTQ+ community who call it home. Yesterday @NYCMayor visited to talk about the needs and initiatives within in the community. @pridecenterSI pic.twitter.com/A1tFnuI3vk

— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 27, 2022

Mayor Adams had a roundtable meeting on public safety and partnership with local precinct councils. Our #Brooklyn Borough Director is pictured here with NYPD Brooklyn North Precinct Council Presidents on the steps of #CityHall. pic.twitter.com/e1l5iQIgD1

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) October 28, 2022

Thank you @NYPDPBMS and to the New Yorkers who came out to our community conversation on #publicsafety! pic.twitter.com/MHzFp0CCAb

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) October 26, 2022

Highlights From the City Hall Press Office:

Steps to Build Long-Term Resiliency of NYC: Mayor Adams marked the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy by taking a number of critical steps to build the long-term resilience of New York City. First, Mayor Adams broke ground on the Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience (BMCR) project, which will install a combination of flood walls and deployable flip-up barriers to protect the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan from a 100-year coastal storm surge. Additionally, the Adams administration announced a new program — Climate Strong Communities (CSC) — as part of the city’s strategic climate strategy. CSC is a community engagement and project development program that will help create the next pipeline of resiliency projects that target multiple types of hazards.

First Female Fire Commissioner Appointed: Mayor Adams announced the appointment of, and swore in, Laura Kavanagh as commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Kavanagh brings years of experience building a safer and more efficient department and city government to keep New Yorkers safe, previously serving as first deputy commissioner and, most recently, as acting-fire commissioner. Commissioner Kavanagh has been a key leader in the agency’s response to major incidents, including the Ebola outbreak of 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as spearheading key policy initiatives for the FDNY. Kavanagh directed the firefighter recruitment campaign that yielded the most diverse applicant pool in the department’s history and has led to more women serving as FDNY Firefighters than ever before.

Nation’s Largest School Electrification Effort: Mayor Adams launched “Leading the Charge” — a $4 billion plan to combat climate change, create healthier learning environments, improve air quality in communities disproportionately burdened by climate change and environmental injustice, and help develop the next generation’s green workforce. With this plan, the construction of all new city schools will be all-electric, and the city will complete or initiate the conversion of 100 existing schools to all-electric heating by 2030.

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.

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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