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January 19, 2026 VNY La Voce di New YorkMamdani Advances “Just Home” Supportive Housing Project Opposed by Adams
The project will convert a building on the Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx into 83 units meant for ex-inmates with serious health conditions
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January 19, 2026 Gothamist
Mamdani reverses City Hall’s opposition to Bronx supportive housing project
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that, unlike his predecessor, his administration will not oppose a controversial supportive housing project on the campus of Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
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November 13, 2025 North Dallas Gazette
Reimagining Rehabilitation: How Theater Is Helping Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Rebuild Their Lives
Communities are seeking better ways to support people returning home from prison. One solution is theater. Programs are helping the formerly incarcerated regain confidence, reconnect with society, and reduce recidivism.
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October 31, 2025 QNS
With SNAP cuts looming, LIC-based Fortune Society offers hope to underserved residents struggling with food insecurity
As SNAP cuts loom for 42 million people amid the ongoing government shutdown, Long Island City-based non-profit the Fortune Society has launched a new food distribution event in a bid to provide weekly food assistance to local residents struggling with food insecurity.
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October 29, 2025 Theatre News
New documentary champions theatre as a path to redemption inside and outside prison walls
A compelling new 40-minute documentary, Broadway, Bars, and Fortune, is urging a critical rethink of the justice system by spotlighting theatre and the arts as profound catalysts for change among formerly incarcerated individuals.
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October 02, 2025 New Amsterdam News
Council approves reentry-based supportive housing project despite objections from Adams and local rep
On Sept. 25, the New York City Council approved NYC Health + Hospitals’ Just Home proposal for a supportive housing complex on the Jacobi Medical Center campus in the Bronx’s Morris Park.
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