NYC expands summer programming for youth in underserved neighborhoods

August 2, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CITYWIDE — NYC WILL BE SPENDING an additional $2 million for expanded summer programming and services to keep young people safe in the final weeks of summer, Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Keith Howard announced Friday. The expanded programs and services will be invested in historically underserved neighborhoods, including the six priority NYPD precincts identified in “A Blueprint for Community Safety.”

“In the final weeks of summer, we are doubling down on our efforts and investing millions in continuing to make sure we stop violence before it happens on our streets,” Adams said in a release. DYCD will be expanding programming and hours across select Saturday Night Lights, Cornerstone and Beacon programs.

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