Help Make New York a Healthier City! Participate in a Take Care New York Listening Session

Do you represent a community organization, health care provider, business, labor group or faith based organization?

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to come to anyone of our five borough-wide listening sessions and share your ideas and strategies for implementing the City’s new health plan, Take Care New York, to improve the health of your community. The 10 priority areas for improving the health of all New Yorkers include:

CLICK HERE to participate in one of five listening sessions, or call 347-396-7964.

Here are the participating locations with time and date:

MANHATTAN

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

(registration opens at 3:30 PM)

CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College

2180 3rd Avenue, Main Auditorium

New York, NY 10035

BROOKLYN

Date: Monday, April 29, 2013

Time: 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

(registration opens at 2:00 PM)

Brooklyn Borough Hall

209 Joralemon Street, Community Room

Brooklyn, NY 11201

BRONX

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

(registration opens at 4:00 PM)

Bronx Museum of the Arts

1040 Grand Concourse, 2nd Floor

Bronx, NY 10456

STATEN ISLAND

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

(registration opens at 3:30 PM)

Visiting Nurse Service of New York

1150 South Avenue, 3rd Floor

Staten Island, NY 10314

QUEENS

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

(registration opens at 2:30 PM)

Queens Borough Hall

150-55 Queens Boulevard, Room 213

Kew Gardens, NY 11424

To participate please click: Take Care NY Listening Sessions

Final Month to Submit Play Street Applications!

Photo Credit: Londonplay.org

 

Hey Blog Readers!

 

It's been encouraging to watch enthusiasm for Play Streets grow. The NYC Health Department has already received over 40 Expressions of Interest and more are coming in still! We are quickly approaching the Play Street application deadline and many of you have asked questions about how to proceed. Below is a basic outline of the critical steps and recommended time-frame to complete them in. 

 

Step 1. (to be completed ASAP) Submit the Expression of Interest. A representative from the NYC Department of Health will contact you afterwards to help you select an appropriate site. Even if you're not absolutely certain you want to host a Play Street this summer, we encourage you to fill this out to so the City knows people want more resources and support for this program.   

 

Step 2. (to be completed by March 31) Submit the final Play Streets permitapplication. You will need to obtain the signature of your local community board district manager and the precinct community affairs officer (let us know if you need help with this step). It takes roughly 6-8 weeks for your Play Streets permit to be issued. 

 

Step 3. (to be completed by June 30) Plan activities and logistics. There are lots of moving pieces to hosting a successful Play Street. Recruiting volunteers and activity leaders are one important component (we can help with this too). Our Best Practices guide contains valuable information to get you started.  

Please contact Alan Leung of Transportation Alternatives at alan.leung@transalt.org or (646)839-6483, if you have any questions about this.