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05/29/2026

In honor of Child Care Educator Appreciation Month, our Chair & Executive Director Sarah Sayeed visited Elohim Daycare in the Bronx. We applaud and celebrate the staff at Elohim for the dedication, love and care you provide to Bronx children and their families!

This month’s designation is also a reminder that child care educators should not only be recognized for their essential work, but centered as voices and decision makers in shaping the policies and programs that support NYC families. The city is stronger because of the dedication, compassion, and leadership child care educators bring to their communities this and every month. 💛

05/28/2026

4 million dollars. 5 boroughs. 20 projects. You decide.

This is , NYC's citywide participatory budgeting process — AKA your chance to help decide which community project ideas receive funding across the city.

Cast your vote online at on.nyc.gov/pb 🔗

05/27/2026

Good news, or shall we say buenas noticias — El Diario recently featured The People’s Money, highlighting the participatory budgeting process, our City Hall Park launch event, and our collaboration with Sugar Hill Creamery to help bring New Yorkers together around civic engagement and community-driven ideas.

Check out the article at on.nyc.gov/cecnews 🗞️

05/26/2026

Have you voted yet?�

Help decide how to spend $4 million of the city budget through — don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard!

Vote at on.nyc.gov/pb 🔗

05/22/2026

30 DAYS LEFT to vote in The People’s Money! ⏰

Through June 21, all NYC residents 11 and older can help decide how millions of dollars of city funding get spent on community projects across the five boroughs — and all ideas on the ballot were submitted by New Yorkers themselves!

Cast your vote at on.nyc.gov/pb 🗳️

05/21/2026

New York, it’s YOUR money! What are you going to do with it?

Through , all New Yorkers 11 and older, regardless of immigration status, can vote on how to spend $4 MILLION of NYC's city budget on local projects in their borough!

Cast your vote now at on.nyc.gov/pb 🔗

05/20/2026

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re excited to highlight Michael Lee, President of the Museum of Chinese in America, for this month’s Civic Leader Spotlight!

A native New Yorker, Michael has spent his career supporting nonprofit organizations, expanding educational opportunities for underserved Asian youth, and strengthening communities across the city. Beyond his professional work, he also serves on multiple nonprofit boards and teaches business, martial arts, and lion dance in Brooklyn.

We’re proud to highlight leaders like Michael who help build a more connected and engaged New York City.

05/19/2026

Building civic power starts with making every language community feel heard, informed, and included.

Yesterday, our Voter Language Assistance (VLA) Program hosted “Building Civic Power Across Languages,” a convening that brought together community members, civic leaders, local media, and advocates for an afternoon of conversation and collaboration centered on language access and civic life in NYC.

Through panels on civic power, voter protections, voter education, outreach, and advocacy, speakers from government agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations shared strategies for expanding access and strengthening engagement across language communities. Small group discussions also created space for attendees to reflect on the barriers their communities face to voting and civic participation — and the collective work needed to address them.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to these important conversations. Visit on.nyc.gov/vla to learn more about the CEC’s language access efforts and the VLA Program 🔗

05/18/2026

Through , all New Yorkers 11 and older regardless of immigration status get to decide how millions of dollars of the city budget will be spent in their communities.

From youth programs to affordable housing, food access, and more, every project you get to vote on was thought of by and for New Yorkers.

Cast your vote today at on.nyc.gov/pb to decide which projects will be implemented in your community!

05/15/2026

We're excited to share that our Voter Language Assistance Program's poll site interpretation services are expanding from 12 to 14 languages!

At our April 30 Commissioners' Meeting, Commissioners passed a resolution to add Albanian and Greek — helping us better support more New Yorkers at the polls.

Language access is essential to an inclusive democracy, and we're proud to continue expanding resources that help voters participate confidently and fully.

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