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Acacia Network builds on a legacy of Latino pioneers

The Bronx-based organization has preserved and continued the work of activists, community leaders and other nonprofits since it was founded nearly two decades ago.

New York City

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Manhattan’s Meatpacking District emerges a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood

Jeffrey LeFrancois, the business improvement district’s executive director, discusses his work on the historic area’s pedestrian-first streetscapes and its resiliency after COVID-19.

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Ninfa Segarra on Somos 2023

An interview with the former New York City deputy mayor for education and human services under Rudy Giuliani, who also sits on the board of the annual event in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New York City

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Building YIMBY support for affordable housing in NYC

A discussion with Annemarie Gray, executive director of the nonprofit Open New York.

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Helping kids post-COVID-19: A Q&A with Partnership With Children’s new CEO Wesner Pierre

The exec looks back at his own childhood and can relate to the challenges New York City’s youth face moving forward from the pandemic.

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College admissions, post-affirmative action

PeerForward CEO Gary Linnen discusses his work helping students of color into higher education in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.

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Formerly incarcerated and fighting for prison reform

Jose Hamza Saldana, director of Release Aging People in Prison, in a conversation with New York Nonprofit Media, discusses how to effect change in the face of an Albany scared of seeming soft on crime.

New York City

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How Murad Awawdeh has helped New York City asylum-seekers through the crisis

The New York Immigration Coalition leader talked about what the city, state and federal governments can do differently to best serve the immigrant population.

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Nonprofit ESL program serving New Yorkers for more than half a century seeks financial help to continue

HANAC Director of Programs and Development Andrea Jerves spoke to New York Nonprofit Media about the services the organization is trying to save.

New York City

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Jennifer Raab says goodbye to Hunter College after nearly a quarter century

The exiting college president sat down with City & State to discuss her impact on the school and the legacy she leaves after more than 22 years of service.

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Building a legacy of sports and love for community

An interview with Danielle Madden-Buck, executive director of America SCORES New York

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Personality

Promoting three pillars of prevention for animal welfare in NYC

Bideawee President and CEO Leslie Granger talks prevention, problem solving and the human-animal bond – and how it prevents animal abuse and homelessness.

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Continuing a legacy of solving food insecurity

An interview with Leslie Gordon, president of Food Bank for New York City

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Denise Rosario Adusei is on a mission

The new executive director of the Bronx Children’s Museum in a Q&A talks about the institution’s top priorities under her leadership.

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News

How NYC is streamlining MWBE contracting

Lisa Flores, chief procurement officer and director of the Mayor's Office of Contract Services, discussed efforts that have improved how MWBE vendors interact with the city in a Q&A at City & State’s Diversity Summit