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Grantee Stories December 19, 2025 Grantee Partner Spotlight: The Canarsie Third Space Initiative
In Canarsie, the movie theater isn’t just about entertainment. It’s about dignity; About having a place in your own neighborhood where people can gather, laugh, talk back to the screen, and feel like the city is investing in them, too. That’s why CitizensNYC is proud to support the Canarsie Third Space Initiative through our Collaborative […]
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Grantee Stories August 30, 2025 Pedaling Toward Justice: Time’s Up NYC
In New York City, the bicycle has always been more than just a way to get from point A to point B. For decades, it has been a tool of resistance, community, and joy. No organization embodies this spirit more than Time’s Up NYC. Founded in the late 1980s, this volunteer-led group has spent more […]
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Grantee Stories June 25, 2025 Partner Spotlight: Bee University NYC
In Staten Island, a quiet revolution is buzzing. André Ware, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Bee University NYC (Bee-U), launched the organization in 2021 with a simple but powerful belief: that environmental stewardship should be accessible, hands-on, and rooted in the experiences of those most impacted by injustice. A former participant in experiential...
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Grantee Stories September 16, 2020 Amid the Pandemic and Protests, The Garden of Happiness is a Balm
Karen Washington is busier than ever. She’s preparing for her community Garden of Happiness to join La Familia market, a community garden coalition she helped found in 1988. Before re-opening, she has mountains of guidelines to consider.
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Grantee Stories May 06, 2020 Grantee Partner Response to COVID-19: API&!
Our grantees are shifting gears to meet the most urgent needs of their community. Here is API&!’s story.
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Grantee Stories April 20, 2020 Grantee Partner Response to COVID-19: iDig2Learn
Our grantees are shifting gears to meet the most urgent needs of their community. Here is iDig2Learn’s story.
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