Buildings Can Donate Unwanted Clothes
Residential buildings can now request assistance from the city to help collect unwanted textiles and apparel from tenants in a convenient and charitable manner. Re-fashioNYC, a partnership between the city of New York and Housing Works now offers free delivery and pickup services of large donation bins 6 feet high and 4 feet wide to residential buildings. Owners of residential buildings with more than 10 units can fill out an online form on NYC.gov to request a donation bin, and make contact again for pickup when the bin is full. Welcome donations include clothing, towels, linens, curtains, or clean rags; as well as shoes and accessories. Donated items will be further sorted and distributed to either Housing Works’ shops, Haiti, or low-income New Yorkers that need them.
El Barrio Week Kicks Off June 1
Two weeks of cultural events begin on Wednesday to let you fully experience Manhattan’s hidden gem, El Barrio. El Barrio Week will kick off with the five-day East Harlem International Film Festival on June 1. From June 1 to June 14, there will be parties led by talented DJs from the neighborhood, concerts, art work displays by local artists, salsa dancing lessons, walking tours, and tasting opportunities. Many events are free of charge. Local restaurants Creole, FB Lounge, El Paso Taqueria, and six others will also offer food and drink specials. A detailed list of the events is available at juntosworldwide.com
Mayor Bloomberg Attends C40 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mayor Bloomberg, who is currently serving as the chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 31 to attend the C40 Mayors Summit with mayors from around the world. The group works to create innovative methods to protect the environments of large cities. The city’s PlaNYC is one of them, “It’s because as the world becomes ever-more urbanized, we, as mayors, see most clearly just how high the stakes of climate change are,” said the mayor at the opening ceremony. “We’re here to learn from one another’s accomplishments and also to be frank with one another about what hasn’t succeeded as we’d like it to, and how we can do better.”
