NYC Parks and Recreation
Summer Movies Under the Stars
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Pack up the picnic chair, and watch a flick in the great outdoors! Through Movies Under the Stars, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 film screenings to parks throughout the five boroughs. Enjoy family-friendly entertainment in the city's parks and playgrounds, ranging from great new movies to all-time classics.
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Join CUNY's Veteran Information Session
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The City University of New York (CUNY) is excited to invite you to a special information session designed specifically for veterans, active duty, reservists, and their dependents. With over3,000 current and former military members in our community, CUNY is committed to supporting your transition from military to academic life.
Meet with their experts: Admissions and student veteran services professionals will be on hand to answer all your questions and guide you through the next steps in your educational journey.
Mark your calendar! CUNY is hosting two online information sessions. Register today!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact them at admissions@cuny.edu or (212) 997-2869.
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Bob Woodruff Foundation | Our Veterans Calendar
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Post-9/11 Fallen Service Member Memorial Open Call for Artists
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The City of New York seeks artists interested in creating a public monument that honors the lives and legacy of the Service Members who died during combat activities in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, and Freedom’s Sentinel combined) associated with the Global War on Terror. If you are such an artist, then please APPLY to this open call.
The memorial will also serve as a permanent declaration of “Thank you” and “Welcome Home” to our Post 9/11 Veteran community. The Post 9/11 Veteran community includes, but is not limited to: all who served, those sustaining hidden and non-hidden wounds, those who died for reasons that originated in military service who are not acknowledged by the Defense Department as being combat casualties, those who were not able to return home, the loved ones of all previously mentioned groups (Gold Star Families and Blue Star Families), supporters and allies. This project will serve as an eternal testament to their service by also creating a site for future commemorations and remembrances that engage the local community, Veteran Service Organizations, and New Yorkers who wish to learn about these hometown heroes.
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He got $30k to leave the military when it needed to downsize. Now the government wants that money back.
A federal law has forced thousands of disabled veterans to return the separation incentives they received, throwing many into sudden hardship.
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Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images; Courtesy Vernon Reffitt
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Vernon Reffitt got $30,000 to leave the Army in 1992. It was a one-time, lump-sum special separation benefit offered to service members when the U.S. had to reduce its active-duty force.
Now, more than 30 years later, the federal government wants that money back.
In May, the Department of Veterans Affairs began withholding the monthly disability compensation payments that Reffitt had been receiving for three decades until he repays the $30,000. It would take the 62-year-old nearly 15 years to do so.
"That’s wrong," said Reffitt, who lives in Twin City, Georgia. "You can’t just up and take it back." [READ MORE...]
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More Veteran-related Headlines
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A Message From Mayor Adams:
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Each week DVS shares a brief update about how our administration is getting stuff done for New Yorkers.
New York City isn’t just coming back — we are back. In addition to setting jobs and small business records, and cutting Black unemployment by 26% since the start of our administration, our budget will accelerate this growth by putting money back into the pockets of working-class New Yorkers by investing $100 million in early childhood education to support working-class parents, over $20 million to increase the eligibility of Fair Fares, $2.5 million to continue our Jobs NYC employment sprints at hiring halls, $43 million in funding for food and services at older adult centers and food pantries, $9 million to help students overcome barriers to graduation through different CUNY programs, and more.
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Week In Review | June 22 - June 28
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We want to showcase Veteran work and help spread the word! This is a space for Veteran artists to express themselves in an authentic way.
Please email submissions to connect@veterans.nyc.gov with a brief bio, an artist statement, art medium, and your affiliation to the Veteran community.
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Join Our Team! Be Part of the Mission!
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Site Reliability Engineer - This position will support and develop the agency’s core business applications while providing secured network connectivity, asset management, and technical support for a highly mobile team.
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VA Work Study Positions at DVS
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The NYC Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) supports VA Work-Study Positions! Here is a current list of available VA Work-Study openings:
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NYC Civil Service Job Openings and Exams
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To view all available job listings, visit the exam board here!
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If you received this newsletter by way of a friend or colleague and have yet to sign-up on your own, click here, and stay up-to-date with the latest news impacting the community, updates on city services, info on DVS programs, Veteran-specific resources & more.
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