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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007LPAC Holistic Leadership Series Hon. Gladys Carrion, Esq., Commissioner NYS Office of Children and Family Services “How Faith Communities Can Help with the Crisis of Children and Families of Color” Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera of Latino Pastoral Action Center hosted Commissioner Gladys Carrion of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services yesterday as part [...]
NYC Marathon: Dan ran to keep the Relief Bus running
Sunday, November 4th, 2007The New York City Marathon runs past my building every first Sunday in November. Most special for Judah and me is the opportunity to root for my friend Dan Stoltzfus as he runs to raise money for New York City Relief. Here’s the scoop, in his words. Right after 9/11/01, I dusted off my running [...]
“The Emperors of Benevolence”
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007In case Rudy ever finds himself waiting for Medici, the New York magazine on the Robin Hood Foundation: What does it take to make it onto the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, perhaps New York’s most exclusive club? There are but a few simple requirements: You must have either (a) a ton of money [...]
Sobering
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Last week, 25-year-old Jayson Tirado was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in an early morning traffic dispute. (Video) I found out this morning that Jayson was one of three or four Tirado siblings who attended Generation Xcel in the mid-90s when we first opened. He attended school with my sister-in-law, and we [...]
Gangs of New York
Thursday, November 1st, 2007THEY prey on high-school students, second-generation immigrants who want protection or a sense of identity. And they boast on their YouTube and MySpace pages – posting pictures and detailing their exploits. As New York’s gang population swells to more than 15,000, membership is increasingly Hispanic – spurred by a wave of street toughs from Mexico [...]
Friday Foto Finish
Friday, September 28th, 2007Tools of the Trade Legendary graffiti artists Tats Cru mural (in progress) in the background with a ladder and spray cans blurred in the foreground; taken at Da Movement jump-off during Fashion Week. More Movement pics here. Da Movement’s next party is tonight in the LES.
NYC schools a model for reform?
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Nearly two years after the Coalition began urging NYC churches to adopt local public schools, New York City’s public school system, the largest in the country, yesterday won the Broad Prize, given each year to an urban school district that has made great improvements in student achievement, particularly in closing gaps between white and minority [...]
Wednesday Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Operaman at Concert for New York Adam Sandler, October 20, 2001 @ MSG How quickly we (what happened to NEVER?) forget. (Note: beware some colorful language.)
The Paths of Resistance
Friday, September 14th, 2007Fascinating article in today’s New York Times about the affects of “affluent ‘immigrants’” on Xcel’s neighborhood, the East Village. FOR a long time the East Village was an urban frontier. The upper half of the Lower East Side, stretching from Houston Street north to 14th Street, and from Third Avenue and the Bowery to the [...]
Not in Kansas anymore?
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007A tornado blew through my neighborhood at dawn, derailing the subways citywide, damaging two churches blocks away from my apartment, and downing trees and roofs. I’m proud to say that it’s the first storm in years (ever?) that actually woke me out of my slumber — but only enough to close the window and go [...]
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