Public Housing Community Fund

Public Housing Community Fund, NYCHA, Thrive Co-host ‘Art in Motion’ Bike Tour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Oliver Sampson | oliver@heller.inc | 617.899.6429 IMAGES: https://tinyurl.com/46mm85fx CREDIT: Tameek Williams PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY FUND, NYCHA, NYC DOT, CO-HOST ‘ART IN MOTION’ BIKE TOUR The 14-mile bike tour took riders to 12 unique public artworks from Manhattan to Brooklyn 20 riders joined the tour and engaged with public art and the…

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Amazon and Public Housing Community Fund Invest in Thrive’s Innovation Lab

Thank you, Amazon and Public Housing Community Fund, for you incredible support of Thrive Hub’s new computer lab and podcast studio. It was great hosting Julie Jursik and introducing your great work to our friends and neighbors at Jacob Riis Houses. “Last weekend, Amazon NY public policy’s newest team member Julie Jursik opened up Public Housing Community Fund‘s…

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EV Grieve: New innovation hub opens at Jacob Riis Houses

Reporting by Stacie Joy. A new innovation hub officially opened this past Saturday at the Jacob Riis Houses, featuring computer and podcast labs designed to provide residents with educational and career opportunities. … The project was funded through a donation from Amazon to the Public Housing Community Fund. According to organizers, the Jacob Riis Houses…

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Thrive Hub Open House

Join Us at the THRIVE HUB Open House 💥 August 1 | 1-4 PM 💥 NYCHA Jacob Riis Houses 💥 152-154 Avenue D | NYC, NY 10009 Fifteen years after moving Generation Xcel from this same NYCHA community space into PS/MS 34 across the street, we are back. Experience what the Thrive Hub is becoming.…

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The Return to Riis (Again)

– By Alex Winn, with reporting from Emily Perez Five years after Citi-Bike moved out of the space in 2021, and a protracted lease negotiation, Thrive Collective has officially moved their headquarters back into Jacob Riis Houses in the bottom floor of 154 Avenue D. After originally operating out of the space from 1996 to…

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