Uptown Orgs Given Thousands In Funding To Help With Local Trash Issue

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Seven uptown organizations were awarded funding this week to help with the sanitation effort in Washington Heights and Inwood at the first town hall meeting hosted by Council Member Carmen De La Rosa.

The town halls are aimed at identifying and discussing the issues most affecting the community, and look to bring together elected officials, city officials, community organizations, and residents to solve problems.

“I am here to govern alongside the community," De La Rosa said. "The best solutions come from those who live with the issues on a daily basis. These town halls allow my constituents to voice their concerns and know they are being taken seriously."

Nearly 200 people attended the town hall this week at the YM & YWHA of Inwood and Washington Heights to discuss neighborhood cleanliness.

Also in attendance were six of the seven community organizations that De La Rosa helped allocate $280,000 for different clean-up initiatives in Upper Manhattan, including cleaning commercial corridors, manual patrol pick-ups, and organizing neighborhood clean-up events.

Here are the uptown organizations that will be receiving funding.

• Community League of the Heights (CLOTH): $28,000
• Community Board 8: $28,000
• Inwood Merchant Association: $10,000
• Friends of WHEELS: $28,000
• Washington Heights Business Improvement District Mgmt Association: $28,000
• Center for Employment Opportunities: $47,000
• DSNY: $83,000
• Bameso USA: $28,000

“All across the City, New Yorkers have trash on their minds. I want to thank Council Member De La Rosa for giving me the opportunity to join her to talk about how we’re getting our neighborhoods cleaner, faster, and for her support on these critical cleanliness plans,” said Jessica Tisch, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Sanitation.