We write to urge you to work with the governor to immediately find reliable, progressive funding sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s capital program so that accessibility projects and other… read more →
Author Archive | Joe Rappaport
Letter to Gov. Hochul from 17 disability groups urging funding for transit, June 24, 2024
We write to urge you to work with the legislature to immediately find reliable, progressive funding sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s capital program so that accessibility projects and other… read more →
Statement: Disability groups urge Gov. Hochul to reverse “dangerous” State decision to lift health care masking mandate
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID) / Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS) / Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CIDNY) / Harlem Independent Living Center (HILC) / Staten Island Center for Independent Living… read more →
BCID job opening: Systems Advocate (part-time)
Systems Advocate job opening Founded in 1956, the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled’s mission is to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Led by and staffed by… read more →
Community Health Workers
BCID_outreach_English flyerDownload Do you have a disability or chronic condition? Would you like the support of a peer? These are tough times, and we all need help getting through them…. read more →