On this Valentine’s Day weekend, why not show your love for your neighborhood by applying for a Love Your Block grant, which offers up to $1,000 for city residents to beautify their surroundings? In addition to the cash, grant recipients get access to city services from the Departments of Transportation, Parks, Recreation and Sanitation.

Past grantees have focused on projects like graffiti removal, vacant lot cleanup, trash collection, tree planting, traffic safety surveys and other civic-minded improvements. The Citizens Committee for New York City partnered with NYC Service to make the grants a reality. You can find the applications on the committee’s website. The deadline for submission is next Thursday, February 20.


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