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3.3 Winning Equity Neighborhood Ideas

If you live in one of the 33 equity neighborhoods (TRIE), you were able to vote on a ballot for your neighborhood. After counting 13,584 digital and 84,289 paper ballots for a total of 97,873 ballots, the programs below each received $50,000:

              See how these ideas came to life!

Bronx Equity Neighborhoods

  • Belmont and East Tremont: Neighborhood Cleanup in Tremont

  • Fordham Heights and University Heights: Coding 101 for BIPOC Youth

  • Highbridge, Concourse, and Mount Eden: Help Prevent Crime in Our Community

  • Hunts Point and Longwood: Improving Mental Health for Kids and Family

  • Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, and Bedford Park: Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops

  • Morrisania and Crotona: Programming for Youth and Older Adults

  • Mott Haven and Melrose: Workshops for Youth Teaching Economic Empowerment

  • Soundview, Clason Point, Castle Hill, and Unionport: Financial Literacy and Housing Assistance

  • Williamsbridge, Wakefield, Edenwald, Norwood, and Olinville: Mental Health Awareness and Coping Skills

Brooklyn Equity Neighborhoods

  • Bedford Stuyvesant: Alternatives to Violence for Youth

  • Brownsville: Creating Mental Health Outreach Programs

  • Bushwick: Mental and Physical Health Resources

  • Coney Island and Brighton Beach: Multicultural Arts and Creative Wellness Program

  • Canarsie: Job Readiness and Certification Assistance

  • East Flatbush: (Well)th: Mindset and Nutrition Shifts for Physical and Mental Health

  • East New York, Starrett City, and Cypress Hills: College Readiness for Middle and High School Students

  • Flatbush: Housing Support for Populations in Need

  • Sunset Park: Mental Health Awareness Workshops

Manhattan Equity Neighborhoods

  • Central Harlem: Keep Encouraging Youth Success

  • East Harlem: East Harlem Mindfulness

  • Lower East Side and Chinatown: Food Access Support

  • Morningside and Hamilton Heights: Healthy Mind, Heart, and Soul

  • Washington Heights and Inwood: Making Food Accessible

Queens Equity Neighborhoods

  • Briarwood: Vocational Training for Youth

  • Corona: Etiquette for Kids

  • East Elmhurst: Moving Forward with Arts for Our Youth

  • Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, and Rochdale: Vocational Training and Job Prep 

  • Queens Village: Youth Drug Prevention Workshops

  • Queensbridge: Basic Necessities for Families

  • Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park: Mental Health for Indo-Caribbean and South Asian Families

  • Rockaway and Broad Channel: A Way Out: Violence Prevention Program

  • Woodhaven: Immigration Resources Center

Staten Island Equity Neighborhood

  • St. George, Stapleton, Port Richmond, and Tompkinsville: Immigrant Workers' Rights Education Project

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