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Neighborhood Community Service Stories

Baruch Students Share Knowledge With Bronx 6th Graders

Posted on December 8, 2009 by davonroach

Fourteen students from Baruch College volunteered on Friday to teach 6th grade students in the Bronx about entrepreneurship. The volunteers, most of whom were members of Baruch’s Sigma Alpha Delta Honor Society, took the train early that morning excited and nervous … Continue reading →

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Recession Proof Youth Services

Posted on May 21, 2009 by wbattaglia

  The sound of kids playing nearby in Henry M. Jackson Playground along Henry Street is all too common . Not far away, children accompanied by their parents can be seen entering Henry Street’s Youth Services, services which focus on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Community Service Story, Lower East Side | 4 Comments

“Have faith in tomorrow”

Posted on May 19, 2009 by dberman

  “Have Faith in Tomorrow: Downtown 2020” by Daniel Berman April 7, 2009     The colossal elevator doors slide smoothly open onto the 45th floor of 7 World Trade Center, announcing its arrival in a seductive female voice. Barren … Continue reading →

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A Helping Hand at Every Corner

Posted on May 18, 2009 by tiffanyk

Plain, simple, and old best describes the building that houses the organization American Asian for Equality. From the outside, it looks like a rundown building. There is a small main entrance which makes the office look dreary and unwelcome to … Continue reading →

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Great Help Found in Housing Works

Posted on May 18, 2009 by warren

Great help found in Housing Works On Crosby St, between Houston and Prince St, a large construction site obstructs the overall aesthetic of the block. Under scaffolding, rough edges and loud noise a treasure is hidden. Looking from a distance, … Continue reading →

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Look at the boards and know the community

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Lillian Rizzo

On a typical Saturday afternoon children are roaming the bookshelves, surfing the web and whispering loudly across beige wooden tables in the Mill Basin library branch. The children’s section information desk assistant rarely sits except to search the database for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Community Service Story, Mill Basin | 2 Comments

Health insurance cuts impact dentist’s business

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Zanub Saeed

A pair of separate doors allow for entrance into the waiting room of the General Dentistry and Orthodontia office on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens. The first opens with a pull of the knob; the second requires a potential patient … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Community Service Story, Queens | 4 Comments

Catholic School to Be Shut Down

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Esther

On weekdays at 3pm, parents and children hustle and bustle through the streets of Harway Avenue. Children laugh animatedly while playing tag as they cross the streets, mothers are hard at work controlling their kids and security guards wave happily … Continue reading →

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Computer as the Second Language

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Julia Borovskaya

“What am I gonna do with an email?” asked the man rather boisterously. “I’ll send ya a joke!” replied his classmate with a laugh. She was a 60-year-old woman with round cheeks that filled with a healthy blush as she … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Brooklyn, Community Service Story | 4 Comments

Queens Residents Have No Place to Go

Posted on May 13, 2009 by margaretsoria

The Queens Library along with the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library are facing budget cuts by the city.  Faced with hard times, the Queens Library, like the other two library systems, are forced to close branches … Continue reading →

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Gentrification Wins the 20 Year Battle for the East Village

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Britny Kutuchief

It is the warmest weekend day of the year and the streets of the East Village are excitingly buzzing. There are people congregating on every street corner and residents happily migrating towards Tompkins Square Park. Outside the air is welcoming … Continue reading →

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Food Not Bombs: Serving Heaping Helpings of Revolution to the Masses

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Britny Kutuchief

The aroma of a vegetarian meal wafting from a rickety old serving cart draws a diverse crowd to the Southeast corner of Tompkins Square Park on Sunday afternoon. Squatters and yuppies alike curiously meander around the wobbly makeshift serving table, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Service Story, East Village | 3 Comments

Protecting the Environment, 20-years Later

Posted on May 9, 2009 by ADavis

“Breathing in this neighborhood is hazardous to our health,” read the signs of protesters wearing gas masks as they stand alongside the West Side Highway at seven in the morning, in front of the North River Sewage Plant in Harlem. … Continue reading →

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