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syed.nyc
New Yorker working towards a future in which where one lives does not determine one’s health + wealth. Philanthropy, urban planning, community organizing. syed.nyc
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Incredible Progressive Day of Action for @shahanafrombk.bsky.social today! Dozens gathered at Carroll Park alongside @workingfamilies.org @nywfp.bsky.social @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social @tiffanycaban.bsky.social to knock on doors. You too can get in on the fun: www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

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This Saturday, join the Brooklyn Chapter of @workingfamilies.org alongside champs like @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social, @tiffanycaban.bsky.social, & @juliasalazar.bsky.social for a Progressive Day of Action to re-elect @shahanafrombk.bsky.social! Brooklyn needs Shahana! www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Know any rising urban leaders? Tell them to apply for @nextcity.org Vanguard by May 9th! 40 such leaders will join us in Philadelphia this October and join an incredible community of change-maker alumni. nextcity.org/vanguard/apply

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Immigrants are New York, so no wonder that every issue showed up at tonight’s mayoral forum: worker protection + business permitting, LGBTQ rights + healthcare, schools + safe streets. Shoutout to @thenyic.bsky.social @cunyslu.bsky.social @thecity.nyc @documentedny.bsky.social for a great forum.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Now reading THE BANKS WE DESERVE: Reclaiming Community Banking for a Just Economy by @oscarthinks.bsky.social of @nextcity.org. Get your copy: bookshop.org/p/books/the-....

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board. hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

submitted 30 days ago • 246 comments

Eid Mubarak from me + @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social + @nywfp.bsky.social!

submitted 44 days ago • 3 comments

Whose city is it? Great to hear from seven mayoral candidates at today’s @workingfamilies.org x @thenation.com forum, as the @nywfp.bsky.social endorsement decision looms large over the race. Friends, the next mayor of New York City is on this stage.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Attention NYC nonprofits! This year, the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is doing a special analysis of the NYC nonprofit sector, and your response is needed to tell that story. Please take the #NFFSurvey and ensure your organization is heard. ow.ly/5lnU50UY44O

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

The City is asking nonprofits to provide essential human services on its behalf. It’s criminal that payments are delayed for so many, by so much.

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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...

submitted 155 days ago • 182 comments

This #GivingTuesday, @nextcity.org needs $40K to continue providing solutions journalism to inspire cities across the country. We’re already halfway. Chip in tonight to make it happen: nextcity.org/appeal/sow-t...

submitted 161 days ago • 1 comment

What happens at the local level matters now more than ever. @nextcity.org elevates those place-based solutions so we can all learn from them. It is the most important publication for urbanists today. Join me in supporting @nextcity.org this #GivingTuesday: nextcity.org/appeal/sow-t...

submitted 162 days ago • 0 comments

Our young people are our future. Here's $12.6 million to keep kids housed, keep them out of trouble, and keep them on track to graduate college. trinitychurchnyc.org/stories-news...

submitted 172 days ago • 1 comment