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fromBKReader
1 week ago

New City Initiative Strengthens LGBTQ+ Health Care in Brooklyn

Local groups serving transgender and LGBTQ+ New Yorkers will receive funding to support staff salaries, enabling health advocacy and education to become a lasting part of their mission.
Brooklyn
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
1 week ago

C4 Energy Launches New Lemonade Flavor and 'Local Legends' Initiative | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

C4 Energy is launching the Local Legends program, a $400,000 campaign to support amateur sports teams across the U.S. and recognize local athletes.
E-Commerce
#food-insecurity
#youth-sports
fromqns.com
1 month ago
NYC parents

Mayor, NYCFC cut ribbon at new community soccer pitch at PS 211 in Corona QNS

fromqns.com
1 month ago
NYC parents

Mayor, NYCFC cut ribbon at new community soccer pitch at PS 211 in Corona QNS

#education
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 weeks ago

'Safe space' for women and girls launched in East London, acting as a 'one-stop shop' for support

Director of services Dali Kaur believes the hub, which is looking to hire school tutors and childcare providers, help girls who are not allowed in the same spaces as boys.
London startup
#public-health
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 weeks ago

Hanlan's Beach is getting a bubble zone to keep away motorized boats and vehicles | CBC News

The Toronto Police Service Marine Unit is dedicated to creating safer waterways for beach users by introducing a 200-metre motorized watercraft exclusion zone at Hanlan's Beach.
Toronto startup
East Bay food
fromThe Mercury News
4 weeks ago

Antioch to welcome first downtown farmers market later this month

A new farmers market in Antioch aims to provide better access to fresh food for residents.
The market is set to operate every Sunday through October, enhancing local food accessibility.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Antioch receives national grant for jobs program

Antioch received a $20,000 grant to create jobs for low-income residents through collaborative problem-solving among nonprofits and small businesses.
NYC startup
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

The Big Lift: City Starts Containerized Collection with Mechanical Trucks Uptown - Streetsblog New York City

Manhattan's Community Board 9 has initiated a new trash collection system, deploying 1,100 trash containers to enhance waste management.
#public-safety
fromBKReader
3 months ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA and NYPD Offer $500 For Guns at No-Questions-Asked Buyback Event in Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn
fromBKReader
1 month ago

Free Youth Swim Class Renamed For Two Brooklyn Teens Who Drowned in 2024

New swim class honors two teenagers who drowned, aiming to promote water safety for youth in Brooklyn.
fromBKReader
3 months ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA and NYPD Offer $500 For Guns at No-Questions-Asked Buyback Event in Bed-Stuy

fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Save Downtown Menlo takes first step in putting city's plan to eliminate parking on the ballot

This initiative simply says that any plan to diminish public parking downtown should go to the voters. The plazas are public assets, and the public deserves a say before they're lost forever.
Mission District
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Police arrest' care home resident in 97th birthday surprise

Maggie Clarke, a 97-year-old care home resident, had her wish granted when she was playfully 'arrested' by local police on her birthday, fulfilling her bucket list.
London politics
#sustainability
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
4 months ago

Pinecrest food scraps, carefully composted, bound for Miccosukee garden in pilot project

The Everglades Earth Cycle converts food scraps into compost to enrich local garden soil, fostering environmental responsibility in Pinecrest.
fromIndependent
3 months ago
Fashion & style

Fionnuala Jay: 'I had to move places to live three times in three years. The lack of security was a nightmare'

Miami food
fromMiami Herald
4 months ago

Pinecrest food scraps, carefully composted, bound for Miccosukee garden in pilot project

The Everglades Earth Cycle converts food scraps into compost to enrich local garden soil, fostering environmental responsibility in Pinecrest.
fromIndependent
3 months ago
Fashion & style

Fionnuala Jay: 'I had to move places to live three times in three years. The lack of security was a nightmare'

#san-francisco
fromwww.harrowtimes.co.uk
2 months ago

Successful slimmers donate 7.5k worth of clothes to charity shops

Successful slimmers celebrated their weight loss by donating clothes they were now too small for to charity. Members of Slimming World in Eastcote, Hatch End, Northwood, and Pinner raised more than 7,500 for Cancer Research UK.
Fundraising
#san-jose
#biodiversity
NYC politics
fromAol
3 months ago

NYC's 'Open Streets' revising rules to use public space for profit: 'Fresh kind of hell'

NYC's Open Streets program is undergoing a controversial privatization, permitting businesses to occupy public roadways and plazas.
fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
3 months ago

Thornton Heath funeral home launches bereavement cafe for grieving families

I found it very encouraging and felt enlightened to talk about where I'm at since mum's death, but more so being able to also meet and listen to the other participants.
Online Community Development
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Reading Romp: Educational play area opens in Saratoga Library

Children learn through play, Weeks said, so the play space was designed to "provide play-based learning opportunities in joyful and beautiful environments."
SF parents
fromwww.eppingforestguardian.co.uk
4 months ago

Residents invited to free weekly sessions for socialising and skill-building in Essex

"I really look forward to coming to the club. After a long week, I enjoy socialising with others."
London music
fromThe Seattle Times
8 months ago

A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed

Industrious Brooklynites have taken waterproof liner, bath tiles, concrete blocks and gravel and fashioned a new urban pond in a tree bed next to the now repaired hydrant. This new makeshift aquarium showcases community creativity in preserving a local ecosystem after concerns led to the original pond being filled in.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 months ago

Idris Elba and Keir Starmer to launch coalition against knife crime

"The coalition will work with experts to develop an understanding of what causes young people to be dragged into knife crime. We need to tackle the root causes of knife crime, not just the symptoms," said Elba. He emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to rehabilitating communities.
Privacy professionals
fromFanSided
10 months ago

Emirates is not only a sponsor at the U.S. Open but also launching 'Force for Good' program during finals weekend

"This is our 13th year of partnering with the USTA and we are especially proud to be celebrating our renewed commitment to the prestigious event by introducing a new community initiative that will touch the lives of youth in communities throughout the US," said Boutros Boutros, Emirates' Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand.
Alternative medicine
fromBrooklyn Eagle
10 months ago

Brooklynite spreads positivity, the antithesis of Manhattan hustle

Cruz's initiative, "The World Needs Love Tour," aims to break the stigma around expressing love and kindness to strangers, creating a wave of positivity for passersby.
Brooklyn
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