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Dear John,



50%.

That is the proportion of people in Brooklyn who have filled out their Census so far this year. Here in District 39, we are doing a little better, but not much. Just 57% of District 39 has completed the Census so far.

New York City, and Brooklyn in particular, is lagging well behind where we need to be in the once-a-decade count of our population. If we don’t turn the trend around now, our city’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis will be much, much harder. We will lose out on billions of federal dollars that our city needs for our schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services. We may even lose one or two Congressional seats, leaving us with fewer votes and voices to fight for us in Washington.

Sign up to join me in phonebanking New Yorkers to complete the Census during next week’s week of action. [[link removed]]

There’s a reason that the Trump administration has gone out of its way to try to discourage undocumented people from completing the Census, first by proposing a citizenship question that was defeated in the courts and most recently, this week claiming untruthfully (and unconstitutionally) that undocumented people would be subtracted from the count. Doing so would mean not only that the communities where immigrants live would be denied the resources needed to help their communities flourish, but also because undercounting those areas means less political representation for towns and cities that are more likely to be progressive than rural areas.

The Census data is used to make decisions about redistricting and allocating federal funding for all sorts of essential services that local governments provide. And it’s not just federal money either. States and cities also use the Census data to make decisions about which neighborhoods to build new schools in, which hospitals need more support, where we need more bus routes, and so many more decisions that deeply shape the lives of New Yorkers.

The good thing is, we still have time to get NYC counted! Join me next Thursday to make calls to New Yorkers about the Census. [[link removed]]

And if you havent filled it out yourself yet, please do now at my2020census.gov [[link removed]] .

Census “enumerators” will start knocking on doors on August 11, and the more people we get to fill out the Census in the next two weeks, the fewer doors they will need to knock during the pandemic. Many people are wary of government officials coming to their door, often for good reason. So let's do what we can to get our numbers up now.

NYC Census is holding regular phone and text outreach events, and making a big push next week. One place to learn more about the Census is at People In Need’s food distribution and resource fair on Tuesday afternoon, from 1-3 PM at 964 Coney Island Avenue.

Sign up to join me next week, or let us know if you would be interested in joining other outreach events and we will send more information.

Brad

In this email:
Updates and Resources
Upcoming Events

Updates And Resources

*
Latest
Virus
Data:
There
were
388
new
cases
identified
yesterday,
and
35
more
New
Yorkers
died
from
the
virus.
We
have
lost
23,463
people
in
NYC
from
the
virus,
and
222,832
total
cases
have
been
identified
in
the
city.
Currently,
the
percent
of
tests
that
came
back
positive
remains
low,
around
1.2%.


*
Back-to-School:
Thanks
to
the
600+
of
you
who
joined
the
townhall
with
the
DOE
on
Thursday.
If
you
missed
it
or
want
to
rewatch,
the
link
is
here
[[link removed]]
.
I
share
the
frustration
of
many
of
you
that
we
still
don't
have
the
information
that
many
would
want
to
be
able
to
decide
by
the
August
7th
deadline
whether
to
opt
for
fully
remote
or
blended
learning
school.
I’ll
continue
to
push
on
the
child
care
issues,
open
streets
for
schools,
to
cancel
state
tests
this
year,
and
my
office
stands
willing
to
help
troubleshoot
and
address
issues
as
best
we
can.
As
a
reminder,
the
form
for
parents
to
pot
for
fully
remote
learning
is
due
August
7th
and
available
here
[[link removed]]
.


*
Cooling
Centers
Open:
Find
your
nearest
open
cooling
center
at
nyc.gov/beattheheat
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or
call
311.
Social
distancing
measures
are
being
followed.
The
city’s
public
pools
are
opening
too,
learn
more
here
[[link removed]]
.


*
Get
an
A/C:
Eligible
New
Yorkers
can
apply
for
assistance
buying
and
installing
an
air
conditioner.
Learn
more
and
apply
here
[[link removed].]
.


*
Census
Job
Opportunity:
NYC
Census
is
hiring
to
help
get
out
the
count.
Learn
more
about
how
to
apply
to
be
a
Census
Canvasser
[[link removed]]
or
Census
Team
Leader
[[link removed]]
.


*
F
Train
Repairs:
The
MTA
announced
that
the
F
train
tunnel
will
be
undergoing
repairs
[[link removed]]
to
fix
Superstorm
Sandy
damage.
The
York
and
East
Broadway
stations
will
be
closed
on
some
nights
and
weekends
through
March
2021,
and
the
train
will
run
on
the
A/C
lines.


*
Alternate
Side
Parking:
Will
be
suspended
next
week.


*
Food
Assistance:
People
in
Need
is
hosting
a
food
distribution
and
assistance
fair
on
Tuesday,
July
28
from
1
to
3
PM,
outside
Jalsa
Grill
and
Gray
Restaurant,
964
Coney
Island
Avenue.
Interpreters
will
be
available
for
6
languages
to
help
people
with
filling
out
the
Census,
rent
and
eviction
issues,
SNAP,
EBT
&
WIC
applications
and
more.
Support
People
in
Need’s
important
work
here
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.



Upcoming Events

*
Saturday
and
Sunday,
8
PM:
Celebrate
Brooklyn’s
festival
is
live
online
this
year,
with
amazing
performances
both
weekend
evenings.
Learn
more
here
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.


*
Thursday,
July
30
from
5:30-8:00
PM:
Get
Out
The
Count
Census
Phonebank.
Register
here
[[link removed]]
.



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456 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 2
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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