PARTNERS AND SUPPORTER

Street Lab transforms the street-level environment of New York City to improve lives, strengthen neighborhoods, and bring New Yorkers together. We partner with communities and city government to bring immediate benefits to residents while building support for long-term change. 

Community Board 11 (CB11) represents the community of East Harlem in the Borough of Manhattan, a geographic area also known as Community District 11 (CD11) which is bordered by East 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, the East River and Harlem River to the east, East 142nd Street to the north, and includes Randall’s Island and Wards Island as well as Marcus Garvey Park. 

Manhattan Sideways is the premier guide to the hidden gems of New York’s side streets. Sideways celebrates the small business entrepreneurs of the Big Apple and highlights the favorites, so that you can live like a local in the best city in the world! 

We’ve walked every street on the original grid of Manhattan to highlight the best boutiques and bars, fashions and furnishings, galleries, and gardens.

We work to ensure that existing affordable housing stays affordable and in good physical condition into the future by helping owners stabilize their buildings with tax-exemptions, repair loans, outreach, and education; and working with qualified community partners to rehabilitate properties in distress. 

The East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc. (Council) was established in 1965 through the grass roots efforts of East Harlem residents who were fighting for adequate living conditions and their struggle to provide crucially needed services to their community. Over the course of the next 60 years the Council created programs to address many of the challenges faced by the communities they served. These programs include Bilingual Head Start, one of NYC’s first fully bilingual head start programs, the Boriken Neighborhood Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary and preventive care services to any individual regardless of insurance status, ability to pay or any other factor. The Council has also developed School Based Health Centers located in 3 elementary and middle schools in East Harlem and finally we have developed a Senior Nutrition Program for Older Adults housed in Casabe Houses. As you can see from our programs we offer support to individuals across the life spectrum. The board and staff of the Council are predominantly community residents and users of services who have a strong commitment to providing the highest quality of fully bilingual health and human services to the East Harlem community. 

Fire Studio delivers inclusive, accessible, feel‑good fitness designed for the everyday person. We make group fitness personal, and offer classes that are built for real bodies and real lives — welcoming people exactly as they are, without pressure or intimidation. We exist for those who want to feel stronger, move better, and carry that confidence beyond the gym and into their daily lives. At Fire Studio, we create an environment where everyone can learn, grow, and thrive through movement with a strong focus on form, movement education, and functional fitness. We are lowering the barrier while raising the bar! 

The Grand Street Business Improvement District (BID) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit economic and community development organization serving Grand Street and its businesses from Union to Bushwick Avenues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Our mission is to create a vibrant commercial district and improve the quality of life for the Grand Street neighborhood. We serve the community in a variety of ways from sanitation, beautification, promotion, advocacy, and event hosting. There are 70+ similar BIDs in NYC investing a total of $158 million into our neighborhoods’ economies through supplemental services. We exist as part of that network of neighborhood-based organizations cleaning New York City and creating a favorable environment where our businesses and communities can thrive. 

Healing Hands Incorporated was founded in August 2016 to end sexual commercial exploitation and domestic and gender-based violence. This is a survivor-led and run culturally specific organization that provides direct services to the Black community in New York city. Aware that ignorance contributes to the injustices in sexual violence Healing Hands Incorporated mission is to raise awareness, break the cycle of silence that exist around these topics and empower survivors live a better life after trauma, abuse and exploitation. Healing Hands offers survivors access to counseling, economic empowerment, housing support, survivor leadership and so much more. Although we are expert in serving communities of color, our services are valuable and available to all survivors when needed. Our dedicated team of staff, volunteers and board member speaks more than ten (10) languages and are trained in trauma-informed and culturally specific practices. 

The Living Church of God’s Provision is a loving, dynamic & multiracial Christian family in New York 

We are the catalysts, and our clients and users are the change-makers. When we make it easy for more companies and people to do good every day, we get closer to creating change on a cultural level. Because collective action is the only way we'll solve the biggest issues facing our world. 

Moving Rasa creates spaces where people reconnect to themselves and each other through movement, culture, and shared practice—especially those from marginalized communities. 

The Spring 36 Music Video Program provides opportunities for children and young adults to participate in an Official Music Video. The program includes Dance, Fitness, and Video Production, and is open to ages 7 and up. Teamwork, education, and mentorship are main components of the program experience.   

At Harlem Kettlebell Club, our primary goal is to cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued, heard, and welcomed. We strive to build a community that resembles a close-knit family, creating a space that is both safe and inviting. Our coaches and members foster positivity, support one another, and are committed to each other’s growth every day. At Harlem Kettlebell Club, we make fitness enjoyable while ensuring that everyone reaches their full potential. 

We do healthcare differently. Housing Works strives to provide community-first care, with a focus on harm reduction and services that are affordable with or without insurance. Whether you need quick access to PrEP, a gender-affirming therapist, or a primary care doctor who won’t judge your experience–we’ve got you.

We bring plants into the places where daily life happens, especially in neighborhoods with the least access to green space. We turn “unplantable” urban spaces—sidewalks, medians, traffic triangles, and streets—into gardens and plantings that last. We engage communities through learning, wellness, and paid work so the benefits of plants are more accessible to New Yorkers across our city.

Primerica is a financial services company serving the middle-income market in North America. In 1977, we pioneered the “Buy Term and Invest the Difference” philosophy which solves two of the biggest financial needs nearly every family faces – income protection with term life insurance and saving for the future with a sound investments strategy.

Primerica uses our complimentary, confidential, and customized Financial Needs Analysis (FNA) to help clients understand where they are financially and to map out a program to achieve their goals!

 The NYC Health Department promotes and protects the health of all New Yorkers so everyone can lead healthy lives, regardless of who they are, where they are from, or where they live.

We recognize that historic and contemporary injustices in government, health care, and other institutions have deepened distrust and contributed to individual and collective trauma, while exacerbating inequities across health conditions.

Legal Hand provides free legal information and assistance to anyone who contacts us, regardless of income or immigration status. We operate with the help of community volunteers and students from local law schools to ensure that our centers are connected to the people they serve and are able to offer tailored localized resources. We empower our visitors to resolve common legal problems, to navigate government agencies, to keep issues out of the courts when possible, and to connect visitors to local legal and social services.  

COPE’s vision is to improve access to quality care for under-served populations by providing education and support; reducing the fear, stigma, and discrimination associated with viral hepatitis, HIV, and other infectious and chronic health conditions. 

HELP’s mission is to save lives and enhance wellness by providing a comprehensive array of services to address substance and mental health disorders, as well as physical health needs, using an integrated model of harm reduction, person-centered, and trauma-informed care that respects the lived experience of persons served and aims to support individual, family, and community goals.