Founded in 1889, they serve 50,000 New Yorkers a year through 39 programs such as preschools, camps, after school programs, senior centers, and more. All of the programs feature intergenerational and cross-cultural activities that bring together many different types of people so that they can learn from each other and also with each other. When it …
Founded in 1979, the Andrew Glover Youth Program finds kids in New York City courtrooms who “might turn their lives around if they had a chance.”AGYP gives these kids counseling, training, education, and employment assistance. By “[keeping] them in school and working and engaged in positive things, [they] keep them out of prison.” The Glover …
Spur Tree has a Jamaican-Asian menu and features DJs playing reggae and dancehall tunes. Traditional Jamaican is a big part of the food here. They serve “Ackee and Codfish Bruschetta,” a spin on the Jamaican national dish, ackee and codfish, known in Jamaica as “ackee and saltfish.” Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica, has …
