City invests $4.8M to expand crisis management system to Bushwick, Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $4.8 million expansion of the city's Crisis Management System into Bushwick, Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood, with each of three community organizations receiving $1.6 million for outreach workers and violence interrupters.
City invests $4.8M to expand crisis management system to Bushwick, Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $4.8 million expansion of the city's Crisis Management System into Bushwick, Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood, with each of three community organizations receiving $1.6 million for outreach workers and violence interrupters.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday morning that New York City will invest $4.8 million to expand its Crisis Management System into three new catchment areas covering four neighborhoods, including Bushwick, at a press conference at a community center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The money will be split among three community organizations, each receiving $1.6 million to hire new mentors and staff, connect participants with services and support outreach workers and violence interrupters. The Wick Against Violence will run the work in Bushwick. Living Redemption will build out crisis management infrastructure in Harlem, and Grow Up Grow Out Jr. will bring outreach services to Washington Heights and Inwood.
The expansion brings the city’s total number of CMS neighborhood catchments to 49, Mamdani said. Deputy Mayor for Community Safety Renita Francois said the network already operates across 46 neighborhood service areas spanning 29 NYPD precincts.
“Today I’m so proud to announce that we are investing $4,800,000 to expand our crisis management system across three additional catchment areas that encompass four neighborhoods,” Mamdani said. “These funds…
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