Winning Outside the Ring
CUNY and the New York State Athletic Commission are teaming to help boxers further their education.
Topic: Education
A Backpack Full of Inspiration
Children at a Harlem school got free backpacks – and a valuable pep talk.
via Bensonhurst Bean
Community Combines on Wish List
Residents of one swath of Brooklyn would like to see their tax dollars go toward street repairs, traffic cameras, and bus and crosswalk countdown clocks, among other improvements.
Fighting to Keep a Head Start
Parents are scrambling to save a Williamsburg preschool and day care center from eviction.
via The Queens Courier
Blind Marathoner’s Race to Help
Nooria Nodrat raises money to aid college-bound blind girls in her native Afghanistan.
via Bronx Bureau
Pre-K Scramble in the Bronx
The search for pre-Kindergarten slots stretched into the 11th hour.
via New York Daily News
The Voice of the Bronx
The YouTube series "Project Bronx" features interviews with borough residents.
via New York Daily News
Girls Get Ice and Life Lessons
Participants in the Figure Skating in Harlem program (pictured with U.S. Olympic champ Evan Lysacek) receive guidance on and off the ice.