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Visit Nubian Square, LLC — the Hub of the network · Roxbury, Boston
| Person | Program | Assigned Task | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ali ABY Muhammed | Visit Nubian Square (Hub) | Owner — network oversight, all ventures | Active |
| Hortencia Do Rosario | Visit Nubian Square (Hub) | Collections contact — NCAAA Juneteenth balance | Active |
Assignments are set by the Owner; this board shows what is on record.
None recorded.
| Priority | Status |
|---|---|
| R4R flood grant portal submission — deadline Sun Nov 15, 2026, 11:59 PM ET High | Open |
| Nov 27 food distribution — City documents (Certificate of Liability + Site Plan) due ~Nov 20, 2026 High | Open |
| NCAAA Juneteenth balance — Akiba Abaka confirming the exact amount by Nov 18; check by Nov 28 Medium | Open |
R4R Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant — application submitted November 6, 2026 · Recipients notified January 15, 2027
Visit Nubian Square, LLC has applied to the Readiness for Resiliency (R4R) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant — a $5,000 grant to help small businesses prepare for natural disasters before they strike. Our Business Profile was submitted on November 6, 2026, and our founder completed the program's "Know Your Hazards" disaster resilience course the same day.
Where things stand: the application is submitted and pending. Grant recipients are notified on January 15, 2027. No award has been made — this section describes the project we have proposed.
Private: the public R4R page was taken down on November 13, 2026 at the Owner's direction; this back-office section is now the only place the grant file is carried.
The hazard we plan for first is flooding and water intrusion from heavy rain and winter storms. Our business operates from a lower-level unit at 1 Elmwood Street in Roxbury — and a lower-level space takes water first when the street and the drains can't keep up.
Nubian Square's drainage burden is something we see up close: through the Boston Green Infrastructure Program, our team does the gutter cleaning and sharps removal for Nubian Square itself, storm after storm. Boston's other standing hazard is the winter storm — blizzards and nor'easters that freeze pipes, cut power, and shut down the tours and events this business runs. One heavy-rain event that puts water into our unit would take out stored tour and event equipment, our records, and the office we run bookings from — and every tour, market day, and event on the calendar would stop with it.
The project hardens our lower-level office and storage space at 1 Elmwood Street against water intrusion, in five parts. Every item answers the same risk: water getting in, and the power loss that comes with the storms that bring it.
| Measure | What it does |
|---|---|
| 1 · Deployable Flood Barriers | Barriers fitted to the unit's entry points, stored on site and put up ahead of a forecast storm — keeping water out at the doors. |
| 2 · Sump Pump with Battery Backup | A sump pump system installed by Carlos Arzu Martinez, licensed plumber and local union member, sized for the unit, with battery backup so water removal keeps working when the power is out. |
| 3 · Backflow Prevention Valve | A backflow valve on the unit's drain line, installed by Carlos Arzu Martinez, the same licensed plumber — stopping the street's water from coming up through our own drains. |
| 4 · Water Sensors & Automated Shutoff | Sensors at the water entry and the low points of the unit, with an automated shutoff — so a leak or a burst pipe is caught in minutes, not after a weekend. |
| 5 · Protection for What's Inside | Exposed pipes insulated against freeze, critical tour and event equipment raised on platforms above floor level, and business records moved into waterproof, fire-resistant storage. |
Implementation: Carlos Arzu Martinez, licensed plumber and local union member, for the pump, valve, and pipe work — his named plumbing scope in the budget below (sump pump system $1,600 + backflow valve $900 + pipe insulation $400) totals $2,900; barriers and sensors fitted by their vendors; the work supervised and documented by our own team, with photographs at every step. Work would begin only after award notification.
| Item | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Deployable door flood barriers, fitted (2 entry points) | $1,250 |
| Sump pump system with battery backup, installed (licensed plumber) | $1,600 |
| Backflow prevention valve, installed | $900 |
| Water sensors + automated shutoff, installed | $500 |
| Waterproof / fire-resistant records storage + equipment elevation platforms | $750 |
| Pipe insulation / freeze protection for exposed pipes | $400 |
| Total project cost | $5,400 |
| R4R grant requested | $5,000 |
| Visit Nubian Square, LLC contribution | $400 |
| When | Step |
|---|---|
| January 15, 2027 | Grant recipients notified. If selected, we confirm vendor pricing, schedule the plumber, and order barriers, sensors, and storage. |
| February 2027 | Plumbing work — sump pump with battery backup, backflow valve, and pipe insulation. |
| March 2027 | Barriers fitted and tested; sensors and shutoff installed; equipment raised; records moved to protected storage. |
| By April 30, 2027 | Project complete, with receipts, invoices, and photographs documented for the program's reporting. |
Why it matters to the community: with this project done, a heavy-rain night or a nor'easter becomes a cleanup, not a closure. The office stays dry and powered, the equipment and records survive, and the work this neighborhood counts on stays on schedule: heritage tours and events that bring visitor spending into Roxbury's restaurants and shops; the Nubian Square Farmers Market — fresh food and food assistance in the Square; green infrastructure work in Nubian Square itself, through the Boston Green Infrastructure Program; and the Thanksgiving food distribution at the Bolling Building, which this team has carried for five years. We are part of how this neighborhood works — and we intend to stay open for it, through every storm season.
About the program: the Readiness for Resiliency (R4R) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant is a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, sponsored by Verizon. It helps for-profit small businesses identify their most likely natural disaster risk and fund a mitigation project before disaster strikes. Preparing for this application, our founder completed the "Know Your Hazards" course on Verizon Small Business Digital Ready. Visit Nubian Square, LLC submitted its application on November 6, 2026; recipients are notified January 15, 2027. This section describes a proposed project — no award has been made.
| Platform | Account | Followers | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| @visitnubiansquare | 1,391 | 832 |
Stats pulled November 13, 2026 — refreshed weekly.
| Platform | Account | Status |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Visit Nubian Square | Counts not connected |
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