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CitizensNYC and our annual New Yorkers for New York Gala Honorees were highlighted in the New York Social Diary today. “Cited this year for outstanding involvement were celebrated bandleader Peter Duchin a long standing Citizens Committee Board member, along with community arts leader Tanya Birl-Torres, community organizer Bobby Digi Olisa, and TV’s Michelle Miller. Established during the 1970’s fiscal crisis to help New Yorkers help themselves, Citizens Committee annually awards hundreds of mini-grants for neighborhood improvement projects — encouraging local residents in all five boroughs to prosper like the characters portrayed in the lively musical show.”

CitizensNYC was mentioned in a New York Post op-ed today written by Kathryn Wylde, the president and CEO of Partnership for New York City as part of the promotion of the new We ❤️ NYC campaign. “Civic activism was ignited, and we saw the birth of the Association for a Better New York, the Central Park Conservancy, Citizens Committee for New York City, the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, the Partnership for New York City, New Visions for Public Schools, the Citizens Budget Commission and hundreds more organizations fueled by love for the city and a refusal to accept its decline. Under the We ❤️ NYC, there will be opportunities for all who care about the future of our city to volunteer, lend their voice and remind each other what makes New York the greatest city in the world.”

CitizensNYC CEO Dr. Rahsaan Harris was interviewed by WNBC 4 New York as part of the launch of a new civic, business, and community partnership campaign - We Love NYC. CitizensNYC joined Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, and spoke to the press about what this new campaign means for New Yorkers. “This diversity in the way everyone's showing up, because of us recognizing who we are, can be an inclusive build. Not a build that comes from the hills to save us,” said Dr. Harris.

CitizensNYC CEO Dr. Rahsaan Harris was interviewed by News12 Brooklyn as part of the launch of a new civic, business, and community partnership campaign - We Love NYC. CitizensNYC joined Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, and spoke to the press about what this new campaign means for New Yorkers.

CitizensNYC CEO Dr. Rahsaan Harris joins City & State New York anchor Skye Ostreicher on her show, Political Personalities With Skye, to talk about the critical work Citizens does throughout the city, and how New Yorkers can get involved and help shape their neighborhoods and communities.

Joelle Garguilo chats with CitizensNYC CEO Rahsaan Harris and Wells Fargo to learn how they’re helping to empower and finance local small businesses this holiday season. Watch now!

Doing gets it done in NYC! We're proud to partner with Wells Fargo in empowering diverse small business owners across NYC. See how CitizensNYC is making an impact with our partners in Harlem.

We love everything old about Staten Island. So why don’t we embrace the real history of Staten Island? … It’s the Olmsted-Beil House. Frederick Law Olmsted, a renowned landscape architect instrumental in the development of Central Park and Prospect Park, and Carlton Beil, a naturalist and educator at the American Museum of Natural History, lived there at one time or another. Two pretty big deals in the history of New York City. Tina Kaasmann-Dunn and her Friends of the Olmsted-Beil House have worked hard to stabilize the place.

For five years, residents of Penn-Wortman Houses had a gem in the neighborhood just for them. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded a Jobs-Plus site at the development, which helped connect them to employment opportunities, education, financial counseling, and other supportive services close to home. Now that the contract has come to an end, Penn-Wortman residents and NYCHA staff reflect on how the program served residents.

Culture and recreational activities merge in the great outdoors at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. The city is home to more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities across the five boroughs, including over 400 parks in Queens. Roy Wilkins Park is named after a civil rights leader and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president and provides 54-acres for activities