Harlem Loses Funding Because Kristin Jordan Votes Against NYC Budget

City and State New York is reporting that Council Member Kristin Jordan voted against the city’s latest budget:

Richardson Jordan voted against it, saying she objected to its increasing the NYPD’s budget

https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/harlem-got-millions-nycs-2023-budget-heres-where-its-going

As a consequence, Jordan’s 9th City Council district which covers much of Harlem will lose out on funding for council member proposals that would come from the “Speaker’s Initiative” funds.

While Jodan’s vote resulted in Harlem losing funding and programming in 2022-23, all of the Republican members received some of the money for their initiatives.

Summer Playstreet – West 124/Lenox – Is Back

A PAL summer playstreet is back in the works for this summer – July 11 to August 18.

If you’ve got kids or know kids, spread the word that safe, supervised, Summer Playstreet is on.


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