THE MAYOR’S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UNIT – MARCH EVENTS SCHEDULE
NEW YORK— Throughout March, Mayor de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit has events planned citywide to help New Yorkers access resources and information from the Tenant Support Unit, Home Support Unit, and GetCoveredNYC. Follow @MayorsPEU for more updates.
The Tenant Support Unit engages and provides assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment in zip codes covered under the Human Resources Administration (HRA)’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection legal service funding. In addition, TSU proactively engages New Yorkers who may be eligible for the Department of Finance’s Rent Freeze benefits to assist them through the application process. Outreach specialists go door to door to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. In addition, outreach specialists’ partner with elected officials and community groups to hold weekly office hours and attend local events.
The Home Support Unit partners with landlords and brokers to identify apartments for clients transitioning out of shelter with rental subsidies. HSU partners closely with the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and community-based providers to match prospective tenants to apartments, coordinate viewings, and navigate landlords and brokers through the City’s leasing process. Specialists remain engaged with the landlord even after lease signing to ensure new tenants are supported and have access to resources that help them remain stably housed.
GetCoveredNYC is a city-wide initiative to enroll New Yorkers in health insurance and provide them with access to primary and preventive care at NYC Health and Hospitals. The initiative is a partnership between NYC Health and Hospitals, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources Administration and MetroPlus. The initiative includes a robust team of outreach specialists, who proactively go door to door and call uninsured New Yorkers to discuss their health insurance options, schedule them for free in-person enrollment assistance and case manage them through the enrollment process. In addition, the initiative runs a city-wide public information campaign to promote the importance of coverage and how New Yorkers can receive free in-person enrollment assistance, either in-person or over the phone by calling 311 or texting “CoveredNYC” (“SeguroNYC” in Spanish) to 877877.
For more information on these initiatives, New Yorkers can follow call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov.
The Bronx
March 1st, 8th and 15th
Jacobi Hospital
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
Office of Assembly Member Pichardo
11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 1st and 15th
Office of Assembly Member Joyner
11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 1st and 15th
UNHP Refuge House
11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 1st, 15th and 29th
New York Public Library – Grand Concourse Branch
155 E 173rd Street
Bronx, NY 10451
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 2nd and 9th
Lincoln Hospital
234 East 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 2nd and 9th
North Central Bronx Hospital
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 2nd
New York Public Library – Bronx Library Center
10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 2nd and 16th
Office of Assembly Member Rivera
10:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 3rd, 17th and 31st
New York Public Library – Sedgwick Branch
1701 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
Office of State Senator Rivera
10:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
Office of Assembly Member Blake
11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 7th and 14th [CANCELED]
Office of Assembly Member Blake
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 8th and 22nd
New York Public Library – Francis Martin Branch
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 20th
Office of Council Member Gibson
11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 21st
Rent Freeze Enrollment with the Office of Borough President Diaz Jr.
10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
Brooklyn
March 1st, 8th and 15th
Office of Assembly Member Williams
10:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 1st, 15th and 29th
Brooklyn Public Library – Saratoga Branch
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 2nd, 16th and 30th
Brooklyn Public Library – Cypress Hills Branch
10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 8th
Office of State Senator Persaud
1222 E 96th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11236
2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 8th and 22nd
Brooklyn Public Library – Brownsville Branch
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 9th and 23rd
Brooklyn Public Library – Arlington Branch
10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 10th
Kings County Hospital
451 Clarkson Avenue, Building E
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 18th
Rent Freeze Enrollment with the Office of Senator Hamilton
Park Slope Food Coop
12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 29th
Rent Freeze Enrollment with the Office of Senator Parker
Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library Branch
12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
Manhattan
March 1st, 8th and 15th
Harlem Hospital: Ronald Brown Building
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 1st, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th and 31st
New York Public Library – Inwood Branch
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 16th
Rent Freeze with the Office of Assembly Member Seawright
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
Queens
March 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th
Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 3rd and 10th
Queens Library – Flushing Branch
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 4th
TPS Immigration Clinic
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 5th and 12th
Elmhurst Hospital
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(GetCoveredNYC)
March 9th
Rent Freeze Enrollment with the Office of Assembly Member Rozic
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 20th
Rent Freeze Enrollment with the Office of Borough President Katz
10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
Staten Island
March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
El Centro
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 2nd, 14th, 16th, 20th, 23rd and 30th
Stapleton AME Pantry
10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
Project Hospitality
9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. & 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
March 28th
New York Public Library – Stapleton Branch
10:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
(Tenant Support Unit)
This post has been updated to reflect that the ‘GetCoveredNYC’ events on March 7th & 14th at Assemblyman Michael Blake’s office has been canceled.
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