Preview - NYC Community Affairs Unit Update 10.11.22

Dear New Yorker,

CAU hosted a Community Conversations on Public Safety in Forest Hills within NYPD Patrol Borough Queens North. We appreciate the Queens community coming out to discuss how we can work together to make our city safer for all New Yorkers. In that vein, Mayor Adams signed two bills aimed at tackling gun violence in New York City. The first bill helps to track data from illegal gun trafficking within New York City, while the second bill designates the new boundaries of the Times Square sensitive location, which prohibits the concealed carrying of firearms within the sensitive zone.

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. This weekend Mayor Adams marched in the Brooklyn Hispanic Heritage Parade and the Panamanian Parade. A few weeks ago, the Mayor hosted a Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month celebration at Gracie Mansion. New York City is proud to be home to the second largest metropolitan area concentration of Latinos in the country.

The story of the African diaspora is New York City’s story. Mayor Adams hosted an African Heritage Month reception at Gracie Mansion last week. A few weeks ago, the Mayor raised the African Union flag at Bowling Green. On the occasion of the African Union’s 20th anniversary, we were proud to celebrate with the community.

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:

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month Gibney Presents a Series of Works Created
During the Journey From Struggle to Survival to Thrival

In our first in-person performances in nearly two years, we showcase the powerful Move to Move Beyond® Storytellers in new and reimagined live pieces alongside video work crafted during the height of the pandemic. We continue to hold space for each other and for the guiding interpersonal and societal question - How are we moving through together?

October 21-22

8:00 PM EST
The Theater at Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
280 Broadway

‼️FREE with RSVP

City Howl

Friday, October 14th (2pm-4pm)
City Howl NYC Mayor Eric Adams Office
253 Broadway (btwn Park Place & Murray Street)
New York, NY 10007

ACC is on the road! Stop by our Mobile Adoption Event and adopt your new best buddy.

Adoption events are subject to cancelation due to rain. Please make sure to visit nycacc.org/events for updates before heading out to one of our events.

IMPORTANT: Batteries cause fires in recycling facilities.

Do not place any batteries* or items that contain batteries in the trash or recycling – it is illegal!

Batteries must be removed and disposed of properly. Bring to a SAFE Event, Special Waste Site or Call2Recycle. Staten Island residents can find additional options here.

Pay It Off

From October 17th to 31st, noncustodial parents can pay off their NYC DSS child support arrears twice as fast! OCSS will double the debt reduction when a payment of at least $500 is made toward their DSS arrears during October (up to the amount they owe). For those with a current support order, the court ordered child support amount must be paid first. Then the Pay It Off payment can reduce the debt by double. In addition, parents may be eligible for additional reductions up to $15,000 over three years. Pay off your principle in full and all of the interest you owe to the DSS will also be eliminated.

The Pay It Off program has been used by over 3,000 noncustodial parents to reduce $16 million of debt owed to the NYC Department of Social Services (DSS). The average debt reduction per case is $5,558. Don’t miss this opportunity to lower or eliminate your DSS child support debt!

Learn more at http://nyc.gov/payitoff. Watch a short video at https://youtu.be/yx3MmM00WQ4.

In case you missed it:

Thank you Queens North neighbors for joining @NYCMayor in #ForestHills for our community conversation on #publicsafety at Russell Sage JHS 190! Greatly appreciate everyone for braving the chilly rain to come out tonight!!! pic.twitter.com/xIXk8h93s4

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) October 4, 2022

At the Roundtable Senior Center's Living Your Best Life event! pic.twitter.com/S6yEZR6egu

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) October 7, 2022

Thanks @KAFSCNY for bringing together community + social service leaders for your 25th anniversary Break the Silence march against #domesticviolence to support victims and families as well as your work to enable them to seek and access the resources needed to end the violence. pic.twitter.com/ynhNhv9Uds

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) October 7, 2022

Highlights From the City Hall Press Office:

Deliveristas Hubs to Serve Food Delivery Workers: Mayor Adams and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer announced a first-of-its-kind hub program for New York City's 65,000 delivery workers that uses existing infrastructure, like vacant city newsstands, to provide a place to rest and recharge. Street Deliveristas Hubs will create a place for delivery workers to seek shelter from the elements, charge both their electric bicycles and cell phones, and, by revitalizing these empty public spaces, ensure New York City's public spaces serve all.

Program to Help Cover College Expenses for Students in Foster Care: Mayor Adams and ACS Commissioner Dannhauser announced “College Choice,” a program that will provide college students in foster care with greater support systems, including financial support, so they can attend college without having to worry about the hefty price tag. ACS will help pay remaining costs of college tuition— up to $15,000 each year — in addition to any room and board not covered by a student’s financial aid package. College students in foster care will also receive a $60 daily stipend per year, which can be used towards food, clothing, transportation, and more.

Asylum Seeker State of Emergency Declared: Mayor Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 224, formally directing all relevant city agencies to coordinate their efforts to respond to the asylum seeker humanitarian crisis and construct the city’s Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers. The Mayor also called for emergency federal and state aid to handle the continued influx of asylum seekers as the city projects costs of more than $1 billion related to asylum seekers in this fiscal year alone, as well as expedited work permits, a national decompression strategy, and a resettlement strategy. With more than 17,000 asylum seekers bussed to the city since the spring, the Adams administration estimates that once the asylum seekers from today’s buses are provided shelter, the city will surpass the highest number of people in recorded history in its shelter system.

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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New York, NY 10007
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