NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) today announced the inaugural cohort of recipients of its new Leadership Grants Program, designed to provide flexible, multi-year investments in four nonprofit cultural organizations that strengthen neighborhoods across Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Today’s announcement is the latest in a long legacy of community cultural grants, predicated on the belief that viable and vibrant