• NEW YORK CITY. Preserve and improve parks, public spaces, and the natural environment.
  
  The Fund supports work to enhance the common infrastructure of daily life in the five boroughs.
  • Parks. Projects to: advocate for all New Yorkers' access to well-maintained parks and greenery; maintain and improve heavily-used flagship parks; build organizational capacity, especially for community groups; assure waterfront open space.
  • Transportation. Projects to: advocate for more and better mass transit; regulate truck and auto traffic; enhance pedestrian mobility.

PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

• NEW YORK CITY. Protect the built environment and historic continuity of New York's neighborhoods.
  
  The Fund supports preservation activities to engage new and diverse constituencies.
  • Site-Specific Preservation. Projects to: preserve the physical integrity of historic sites; improve the functional viability of old buildings. The Fund is particularly interested in places that represent under- recognized aspects of the city's history; commemorate the city's immigrant past; or serve as active centers of community life.
  • Citywide Stewardship. Projects to: encourage grassroots coalitions for preservation; promote local history and locally-valued buildings; integrate preservation issues in planning and economic development activities.

MIGRATIONS PROGRAM.

• NEW YORK CITY. Improve social, economic, and cultural opportunities for immigrant communities.
  
  The Fund supports local and citywide efforts to assure the well-being of recent immigrants. The Fund is particularly interested in programs that provide services to new arrivals; facilitate immigrants' links to their home communities; and support community efforts by and for immigrant interests.
  • Work. Projects to improve conditions of employment and reward entrepreneurship.
  • Culture & Recreation. Projects to sustain traditional arts, games, and customs. The Fund is particularly interested in organizations that use City parks, public spaces or historic buildings.