Community Comes Together To Clean Northern Manhattan Amidst $85 Million In Parks Department Budget Cuts
Inwood, NY – RealEstateRama – Tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd, and Sunday, August 23rd, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez alongside Congress Member Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Carmen de la Rosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Community Board 12, community based organizations, community leaders, and residents will be kicking off a community neighborhood cleaning effort. Council Member Rodriguez’s team will be starting at Broadway and Dyckman at 10:00AM. Volunteers will be cleaning parks and streets while also raising awareness of the importance of maintaining a clean community.
Across the City, many parks located in predominately underserved, Black, and Latino communities are being severely impacted by the Parks department budget and staff cuts. However, parks like Central Park have financial support from large conservancy groups like The Central Park Conservancy which raises more than 74 million in their annual budget. This year, the department of parks was cut almost $85 million. Council Member Rodriguez alongside elected officials, CBO’s, and community residents will be calling on the City to restore funding for parks located in underserved communities.
Who: Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Congress Member Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Carmen de la Rosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Community Board 12, Uptown Soccer, The Corner Project, Hudson River Sailing, Jazz Power Initiative, Fort Tryon Jewish Center, NMIC, CLOTH, Renaissance Technical Institute, Washington Heights and Inwood Chamber of Commerce, School In The Square, Alliance For Positive Change, Community leaders, and local residents.
Where: Broadway and Dyckman Street
When: Tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd & Sunday, August 23rd; 10:00am – 12:00pm
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Contact: Tomas Garita | 646-847-6714 |
