The Queens Community Land Act is a set of bills that will provide community land trusts (CLTs) and other nonprofits with the resources to create and preserve affordable housing, commercial spaces and other community needs.
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Students invited to create hip-hop PSAs for traffic safety competition
Submissions are currently being accepted for New York Department of Transportation’s (DOT) traffic safety competition. Through March 31, students are invited to create public service announcements to highlight the importance […]
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Rally for charter schools
On Tuesday, hundreds of parents, children and educators took to the steps at City Hall to rally for the charter school cap to be lifted in New York City. Gov. Kathy […]
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Jesse Lambert
This week we welcome Jesse Lambert, an artist based in Jackson Heights who makes comics, drawings and watercolors. Lambert has published his comics in Hyperallergic.com and contributed to the nonfiction […]
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Addressing climate crisis through traditional Guinean music
His arms were thick and powerful like a pair of tree trunks. His strong fingers were callused as one would expect from a master percussionist. Guinean born musician, dancer and […]
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Brooklyn Curry Project connects New Yorkers to South India one dosa at a time
Swetha and Venkat Raju have known each other longer than most other people. They were childhood friends growing up in Bengaluru, India, and often spent summer vacations together with their […]
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Primary season is back; here’s what you need to know
Spring is coming, and with it, a new primary season for New York City local elections. If it feels like we’re always in election mode, that’s a consequence of the […]
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NYC kids not quite ready for college courses
The New York Post has found that nearly half of NYC’s high school graduates who enrolled in one of the city’s seven City University of New York’s (CUNY) community colleges […]
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Disparities in PTA fundraising
Back when the news broke about a PTA treasurer on the Upper East Side stealing $185K from his kid’s school, I jokingly sent the article to the group chat I have with […]
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A historic day at the Bowne House
Epicenter-NYC partnered with the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State (URCNYS) and the Bowne House on Sunday, Feb. 26, to offer our members a tour led by museum educators. […]
