Tag: CB11
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Community Districts
East Harlem has many commonalities with the South Bronx in terms of population, history, infrastructure, and governmental relations. A map of the density of opioid treatment programs (as licensed by OASAS) shows the clear linkage. Note how CB11 (East Harlem) has the largest opioid capacity in New York City. OASAS has packed programs in East…
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CB11 Votes for a 12 Month Drug Program Moratorium
Nick Garber reports in Patch on the vote in Community Board 11 to try a 12 month moratorium on the siting of new drug programs in the districts. https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/drug-clinics-face-scrutiny-harlem-residents-push-back The moratorium also asks for more data from the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) to explain why East Harlem has been packed with…
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Harlem Dream Book
During the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, dream books were sold at newspaper kiosks to help people interpret things seen in dreams, and to convert those memories into a 3 digit number that could be used to play in the numbers. Recently a 1949 “Harlem Pete” dream book came on the market. Given that they were…
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Night Watch
If you’ve ever been to Amsterdam, or been in an art history class, odds are that you’ve come across the painting Night Watch by Rembrandt. This famous painting shows a group of well off townsfolk who’ve assembled with weapons and a drum, to ostensibly keep the peace in their town. The painting is, of course,…
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MuchFest 2020! December 26, 2020 – January 9, 2021
Wrap up your holiday season and say goodbye to your tree at Mulchfest. Join NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Sanitation in the NYC holiday tradition of recycling your Christmas tree! Put on your boots and haul your tree to a Mulchfest location — we’ll chip your tree into wood chips that we’ll use…
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CB11 Moratorium
After fighting for years, finally, CB11 is willing to consider issuing a resolution on moratorium on drug facilities services in East Harlem to NYC government. The current proposal is by no means enough. We need to push CB11 to ask the government to REDUCE the drug facilities in East Harlem, not just to stop adding more. Click below…
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Cash for Guns, Today!
CASH FOR GUNS NO QUESTIONS ASKED!!! GUN BUY BACK will be held on Saturday, October 17th, 2020. Receive a $200 Pre-paid Card for Handguns and Assault Rifles Receive a $25 Pre-paid Card for Rifles, Shotguns, and Airguns Drop-Off Site: Bethel Gospel Assembly 1832 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10035 Hours Open: 10:00 A.M. to 4:00…
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East Harlem is Overburdened with 14% of Drug Treatment Capacity in NYC
While East Harlem has 1.5% of New York City’s population, it has 13.6% of New York City’s drug treatment capacity, according to data as of 2019 from NY agency OASAS. The graphic below illustrates how severely East Harlem is oversaturated with drug treatment facilities. This unfair social injustice MUST END! With so many patients commuting…
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CB11 Full Board Meeting
Tonight CB11 will have a full board meeting and discuss budget priorities. Harlem Neighborhood Block Association is asking for two things to be highlighted in the budgetary report including: We are requesting a City Council analysis of the distribution of addiction programs throughout the five boroughs, with a mandate to recommend how the rebalancing of…
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Tell NYC What You Think the Budget Priorities for CB11 Should Be
CB11 is collecting your opinions on what the city should budget for our community. Here is a quick Google Form for you to fill out. HNBA has already submitted a larger statement, but you can offer your own thoughts/ideas below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI4pwQMMuSCoAzc4xucERaaF9u2XhvA-IuDySoMkrrajy-Ew/viewform How Old is Harlem, Anyway? From the beginning we need to acknowledge that the…
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They Want Your Opinion and Labor Day Cleanup!
(For FY 2022 District Needs & Budget Requests) Each year Community Board 11 (CB11) compiles a Statement of Community District Needs (SDN) that is submitted to the Mayor’s Office as part of the City’s budget process. CB11 wants to hear what you’d like NYC to focus on regarding funding in your neighborhood. CB11 is seeking…
