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Housing Update: Landlords Push Back, NYCHA Budget Doesn’t Budge, Bay St. Rezoning Approved
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Housing headlines you might have missed.
Should NYC Evaluate its Housing Policies for Their Racial Impact?
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Amid deep concerns about the way city housing policies impact different racial groups—and the lack of attention during the official planning process to those effects—some advocates and elected officials are pressing for change.
Events
What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?
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The city is moving forward with a plan to transfer 62,000 units to Section 8 housing vouchers under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program but the program has raised numerous concerns. A panel Wednesday brought together advocates, tenant leaders and policy experts to discuss some of them.
Events
Immigrant Arts Coalition presents The Francesca Cernia Slovin Immigrant Arts & Women’s Empowerment Summit, August 5-8 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
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The summit will feature Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who on June 26 th won the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district over a long-serving incumbent, who is of Puerto Rican heritage and is slated to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress this November.
Events
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Unveils Spring-Summer 2018 Season Featuring American Premiere of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
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Anchoring the season is the Yiddish version of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, which has not been staged since its world premiere production in Israel more than 50 years ago.
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John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Chris Evert, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash and Others to Face Off at Third Annual Johnny Mac Tennis Project Pro Am in the Hamptons on August 26
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-Pro Am Doubles Event featuring Tennis Legends at SPORTIME Amagansett, followed by an After Party, all in support of the Johnny Mac Tennis Project campaign to make tennis a game changer for New York kids-
-Visit www.jmtpny.org to sign-up and to purchase tickets-
(East Hampton, N.Y.)– Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Chris Evert, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash and other Tennis Legends will participate in the Johnny Mac Tennis Project’s (JMTP) Third Annual JMTP Pro Am in the Hamptons on Saturday, August 26. The star-studded event will raise funds to support JMTP programs that change young lives by removing the economic and social barriers to success through tennis. “The Johnny Mac Tennis Project believes that tennis is a change agent and a sport of opportunity for kids,” says JMTP Executive Director Ron Nano. “Our Tennis Pathway to Success® initiative provides multiple, year-round opportunities, from introductory programs provided to schools and community-based organizations, which focus on cultivating healthy lifestyles and self-discipline, to world-class tournament training for aspiring college scholarship recipients and professional athletes.”
John McEnroe shares, “We have created an annual event with 128 players, which is the size of a Grand Slam draw – pretty incredible. This year, we have added Chris Evert and Pat Cash to the group, joining my brother Patrick, me, and Mats, with more players to come.
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Local Electeds, Stakeholders Demand City Planning Commission Halt Two Bridges Developments
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Councilmember Margaret Chin and other elected officials made another call for a full public review of the developments proposed for the Lower East Side waterfront, but some opposing council candidates called it a campaign ploy.