Safe and Healthy NYC
- In which borough should your idea take place?
- Bronx
- Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
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Mott Haven, Tremont
- Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
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YouthLimited English proficient individualsLow income individualsBlack, Indigenous, and POCPeople with disabilities
- Describe the challenge you want to address:
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Housing --> Rent is too high; Food --> Food is so expensive an average meal is about $15; Drugs --> Too many drugs in the city a lot of usage publicly and distribution. no regulations; Gun violence --> unregistered weapons in the hands of minors;
- Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
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More programs for rental assistance for the average person. Vouchers for food, cards specifically for hot meals. Increase in food stamps. Drug Safety Vans --> First aid to drug users, new needles exchange, crackdown on gangs, kingpins.
- Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
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10453
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