Manhattan Community Board 12 highlights annual Brides March
Public Safety Committee Chair Heidi Guzman gave the September 26 march a 9:00 a.m. start time and named Fort Washington and 177th Street as its starting point.
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The march honors a community member murdered by an ex-partner on her wedding day; Guzman encouraged attendees to find more information online.
The annual Brides March now has a date, time and starting point. At Manhattan Community Board 12, Public Safety Committee Chair Heidi Guzman highlighted the September 26 event, held in memory of a community member murdered by an ex-partner on her wedding day. Guzman said the march would start at 9:00 a.m. at Fort Washington and 177th Street. She associated the starting point with a church, though the available account does not clearly identify it.
Guzman encouraged people interested in attending to look up the Brides March website. Her report gave residents an intersection where the march would begin, but not a clear church name to use as a landmark. The announcement was part of the Public Safety Committee’s report to Manhattan Community Board 12, not a proposal for a new event. For anyone making plans to attend, the website is the source Guzman recommended for more information.
Manhattan Community Board 12 took no vote on the Public Safety Committee report. During the in-person public session, another speaker promoted the September 26 march at 9:00 a.m. while calling for justice and trauma-informed resources following a domestic violence-related killing. That speaker’s remarks put the march alongside a request for support for survivors. Guzman’s report supplied the practical details available at the meeting: a morning start, a starting intersection and a place to seek more information.
Public session (in-person): community announcements (local fundraiser, brewery opening, climate events, domestic violence statement and march)
At Manhattan Community Board 12’s in-person public session, speakers brought announcements about local projects and events. A theater company representative promoted an annual fundraiser, “Onward Upward,” at El Centro Cultural. The founder of a local beer company said it had signed a lease for a 6,200-square-foot brewery, tasting room and restaurant in a 207th Street building. The speaker projected 50 full-time jobs and said the project would be presented to the Business Development Committee in October.
A climate organizer thanked Manhattan Community Board 12 for its support on a “beauty bill” and work concerning toxic chemicals in menstrual products. The speaker described efforts to improve climate infrastructure and announced an extreme-heat walking tour and an October membership meeting.
Another speaker, the executive director of a parent support organization, spoke about the killing of a community member in a domestic violence context. The speaker called for justice, trauma-informed resources and safety options that do not blame survivors, then promoted the annual Brides March on September 26 at 9:00 a.m. These were public comments; Manhattan Community Board 12 took no votes on the announcements.
CB12 committees seek community budget requests
Manhattan Community Board 12’s Housing and Human Services, Health and Environment, and Business Development committees invited community organizations into upcoming budget discussions. Health and Environment Committee Chair Darly Cornell asked groups seeking support to bring a clear funding request and amount to the October 1 meeting.
Organizations with specific program needs have a chance to put a funding amount before committee members.
Manhattan Community Board 12 launches new website
Manhattan Community Board 12 launched a new website at cb12m.org as its Outreach Committee reported completing a communications plan. Chairperson Anthony Viola credited Ty Fujimora with building the site and said an intern-developed guide to how the board works would be presented to the executive committee next month.
Residents have a new site for board information, with a guide to its work planned for review.
Smokefree program offers free housing policy help
At Manhattan Community Board 12’s Zoom public session, a NYC Smokefree/Public Health Solutions representative offered free assistance with voluntary smokefree housing policies. The program works with landlords, property managers and residents, and the speaker expressed interest in joining an October health event at the United Palace.
Housing providers can get free help developing policies intended to reduce residents’ exposure to secondhand smoke.
CB12 considers letter on city housing targets
Manhattan Community Board 12 considered ratifying a comment letter on the draft Mayor’s Fair Housing Growth Strategy report. Housing and Human Services Committee Chair Indiana Pora raised concerns about the short summer comment period, English-only materials and unclear district housing targets, including whether previously approved Inwood rezoning units count.
Residents need clearer district targets to understand how planned housing is counted and what services growth may require.
What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
Manhattan Cb12 had 7 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCEExecutive Committee: ratification of comment letter on Local Law 136 of 2025 (chemicals in personal care products). The Executive Committee presented a resolution to ratify a comment letter on DOHMH rulemaking implementing Local Law 136 of 2025, which bans certain chemicals in personal care products. The letter supported the rules and suggested improvements, including affordability concerns and inclusion of menstrual products.
- GOVERNANCEExecutive Committee: ratification of comment letter on city containerization proposal (request for more time). The Executive Committee presented a resolution to ratify a summer comment letter on the city’s containerization proposal, stating CB12 did not take a position due to limited time and requested an extension through the end of September.
- GOVERNANCELand Use Committee report. The Land Use Committee reported ongoing discussion of an equitable development index tool and potential collaboration across committees, and referenced a long-standing issue involving empty lots at 4849 and 4855 Broadway. The committee also received a presentation on how community boards interact with land use decisions.
- GOVERNANCERoll-call voting on resolutions (multiple items including D and E, Sherman Avenue safety, housing comment letter, and licensing items). The board conducted roll-call voting across multiple resolutions. The transcript records numerous item-specific abstentions and conflicts of interest (including DOT employment and event production conflicts), and some members abstained on specific numbered items (e.g., 7, 10, 12, 15, 16).
- GOVERNANCEAdoption of meeting agenda. A board member moved to adopt the night’s agenda; the motion was seconded and adopted without objections or abstentions noted.
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