Center for Independence of the Disabled New York

It's hot out there! Cooling centers are open if you need them (call sites to check hours).

Find a center: https://on.nyc.gov/coolingcenter or call 311.

For more info, visit http://NYC.gov/beattheheat

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Through , all New Yorkers 11 and older regardless of immigration status get to decide how millions of dollars of the city budget will be spent in their communities.

From workforce development programs to affordable housing, food access, and more, every project you get to vote on was thought of by and for New Yorkers.

Cast your vote today at https://cec.blueberrypop.io/?partner=CIDNY to decide which projects will be implemented in your community!

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Join us next Wednesday, June 17, at our Manhattan office for CIDNY’s monthly Consumer Action Network (CAN) meeting. We’ll be discussing the impact of climate change on people with disabilities with guests from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. After the CAN meeting, participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with benefits counselors to discuss home cooling assistance programs such as alternatives to HEAP (now closed for 2026), the Essential Plan Cooling Program, and more. Please RSVP in advance. We hope you can join us!

What: CIDNY’s CAN Advocacy Meeting
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: CIDNY’s Manhattan office 1010 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 301, New York, NY 10018 (and online via Zoom)
RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/CIDNY4All

Last-minute tickets are available for today’s event, A Time For Change: Advancing Inclusion, Opportunity, and Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities. This is a side event at The UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. CIDNY’s Dr. Sharon McLennon Wier will be speaking.

Join government leaders, disability advocates, entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, and community stakeholders for a timely discussion on advancing inclusion, expanding economic opportunity, and empowering persons with disabilities to thrive as leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, employees, and changemakers.

Featured participants include:
• H.E. Mr. Kalilu Totangi, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations
• Hon. Mrs. Melrose Karminty, Minister of Social Welfare, Republic of Sierra Leone
• Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier, Executive Director, Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CODNY)
• Thomas Rosa, Dean of Students, Manhattan School for Career Development
• Representatives from Not My Eyes
• Representatives from ZCO Dance Project

Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: AFRICAN UNION OBSERVER MISSION, 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017

Reserve your seat here:

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CIDNY is offering no-cost workshops catered to people with disabilities to find employment and overcome barriers. Weekly interactive workshops will include: current job market, vocational skills, resume writing, interview preparation, mock interviews, job coaching, technology in the workplace, advocacy and reasonable accommodations/legal rights, and more.

Upcoming workshops:
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 3 p.m.

RSVP:

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The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Cooling Assistance Benefit is scheduled to close this Friday, June 5, 2026.

If you are eligible, you may receive one HEAP Cooling Assistance benefit per applicant household for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner or a fan to help your home stay cool. If you are unable to apply for this benefit in time, please consider coming to our CAN meeting on June 17, where you can meet with a benefits counselor after the meeting to discuss other cooling benefits, or anything else you may want to ask.

More information at

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help eligible New Yorkers heat and cool their homes.

Get ready to vote! There is a Primary Election this June. Only voters registered with a party holding an election can vote in this election. Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, with polls open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Early voting runs from Saturday, June 13, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026. Below are some additional important dates to keep in mind.

• Monday, June 8, 2026: Change of Address Deadline (June Primary). This is the last day to update your address for the Primary Election.

• Saturday, June 13, 2026: Voter Registration Deadline. This is the last day to register or update your voter registration for the Primary Election.

• Saturday, June 13, 2026: Mail Ballot Request Deadline - Online or Mail. This is the last day to request a Primary Election mail ballot online or by mail.

• Monday, June 22, 2026: Mail Ballot Request Deadline - In Person. This is the last day to request a Primary Election mail ballot in person.

• Tuesday, June 23, 2026: Mail Ballot Postmark Deadline. This is the last day to submit your completed ballot for this election.

• Tuesday, June 23, 2026: Primary Election Day.

If you need to find your polling location, you can do so here:

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