Celebrating Community
Care Forward, a nanny organization that works to guarantee good working conditions for domestic workers, celebrated their annual Care Heros with an award program on July 11 at Emma’s Torch Cafe. Emma’s Torch provides a welcoming space where domestic workers can relax when they are with the kids they are caring for. The Carroll Gardens Association is a member of […]
Harbor Middle School / PS 676 had their second annual Pride celebration and talent show on Friday, June 14. The auditorium was packed with parents, staff and the community. This year’s talent show drew inspiration from Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour which celebrated LGBTQ+ culture, vogue, ballroom and black queer joy. The Beyonce tour also focused on promoting inclusivity and fostering a […]
T he New York Liberty, who play their home games at Barclays Center, have many anticipated theme nights for the 2024 season just as woman’s basketball has become a nationwise phenomenon due in part to the tremendous interest in Caitlin Clark and Rickea Jackson two college stars who are beginning their WNBA careers this year. The Liberty, an WNBA […]
Pave Academy Charter School in Red Hook has been supporting its new migrant families in many different ways. There are 10 new migrant families there with kids in grades ranging from from kindergarten to eighth grade who arrived at the school in October and November. Idalia Herrera, the family and community engagement manager, is the go-to person for the migrants […]
Overall student mental health is in crisis and this includes the migrant students as well who have been coming to New York City. Mental health problems can affect many of students’ lives, which reduces their quality of life, academic achievement, physical health and can negatively impact relationships with friends and family members. Mental health can even further distress migrants due […]
The Red Hook Civic Association met on March 26 at the Red Hook Recreation Center. The March meeting was the group’s first anniversary. According to Nico Kean, the April meeting will consist of a special celebration with a party and a progress report, and will be held at the Red Hook Coffee Shop on Van Brunt Street. A name change […]
PS 676 Harbor Middle School held a family fun STEM night in the cafeteria for the students and parents. There was a special focus on women in science as March is Women’s History month. There were also hands-on math and science activities at tables and outside organizations at the event. There was a women’s history coloring table. A drawing was […]
Summit Academy’s girls basketball team won its first citywide championship last month as it pulled away in the 4th quarter to win the 1A girls basketball playoffs over Manhattan’s School of the Future, 53-45. The game at Long Island University’s Steinberg Wellness Center was packed with fans from both teams. In the semifinals at Queensborough Community College, Summit beat No. […]
On January 29, the Elmo account posted a simple tweet that said, “”Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” and nobody could have predicted the response this would get. There was a wide range of responses with people revealing how mental health is very much an issue. “I’m at my lowest. Thanks for asking,” one person replied. “Elmo, […]
The Red Hook Civic Association completed it’s first year in its current form with the February meeting. The meeting, held at the Red Hook recreational center on the last Monday of February was attended by 11, including council woman Alexa Aviles. The meeting started with a reading of a proposed vision statement. “We see a caring and united Red Hook […]