Youth and Children

BP DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL PUMPKINFEST & HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR, 10/31

BP DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL PUMPKINFEST & HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR, 10/31

Tomorrow, October 31, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will host youth of all ages as they enjoy an evening of fun, music, candy and haunted festivities at his annual Pumpkinfest & Halloween Spooktacular! All of the young ghouls and […]

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joins student volunteers from the newly-launched Bronx Youth Corps to beautify Railroad Park in Melrose on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Photo credit: Office of the Bronx Borough President.

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ LAUNCHES BRONX YOUTH CORPS SERVICE PROGRAM

On Thursday, October 13, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the Bronx Youth Corps first-ever “Day of Service,” joining dozens of borough students to unveil a new mural and beautify Railroad Park in Melrose. “You are never too young […]

by · October 14, 2016 · News, Youth and Children
Children’s Aid Society to Lead Bronx Anti-Poverty Initiative

Children’s Aid Society to Lead Bronx Anti-Poverty Initiative

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY TO LEAD BRONX ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that The Children’s Aid Society had been designated as the not-for-profit organization to coordinate the newly created poverty reduction initiative in The Bronx, as […]

NYPD Female Officers & BX Girls Empowerment Day – Today 9a.m. – 2p.m.

NYPD Female Officers & BX Girls Empowerment Day – Today 9a.m. – 2p.m.

Service Academy Night – October 5th

Service Academy Night – October 5th

U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOSÉ SERRANO, & BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. PRESENT SERVICE ACADEMY NIGHT Meet representatives from the service academies and local universities: U.S. Military Academy U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Merchant […]

Girl Empowerment Day

Girl Empowerment Day

Remembering Dr. Seuss

Remembering Dr. Seuss

Books with Bharati “Remembering Dr. Seuss 25 years after” It was a room filled with laughter, fun and celebration in remembrance of the life and legacy of Theodor Seuss Geisel, an American writer and illustrator best known for authoring popular […]

YMCA Open House: Celebrating The Life and Times of Dr. Seuss

YMCA Open House: Celebrating The Life and Times of Dr. Seuss

Bronxites and youth are cordially invited to join in a celebration of the life of Dr. Seuss at a reading and activity session during the Open House at YMCA (2 Castle Hill Avenue) on Saturday, September 24, 1-3 PM.     This […]

Profile America: Back To School

Profile America: Back To School

Tuesday, August 16 — It’s still summer break for many kids, but already in progress is one of the nation’s largest seasonal events; one that exchanges leisure for classroom study. It’s back to school time. From nursery school to college, over […]

Kids from Dominican Republic Arrive in New York To Play Baseball

Kids from Dominican Republic Arrive in New York To Play Baseball

Santo Domingo and The Bronx – Linked by love of baseball By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor They arrived in town earlier this week with ambitions of competing on the baseball diamond with kids  just like them. But these youngsters from Santo […]

by · August 15, 2016 · Sports, Youth and Children
Go for the Gold! Learn To Swim at New Settlement Community Center

Go for the Gold! Learn To Swim at New Settlement Community Center

Swim Registration at New Settlement Community Center                 Register to learn to swim at the beautiful, modern New Settlement Community Center pool. Become a member to gain early registration, Monday, August 15 or […]

Clement Carey, General Manager at The Residence Inn by Marriott along with Summer Youth Employment Program participants.

Internship at The Residence Inn Metro Center

The Residence Inn by Marriott Bronx at Metro Center Honors Interns   The Residence Inn by Marriott Bronx at Metro Center Atrium participated in the New York City Summer Youth Employment Program where nine young people joined the hotel team […]

by · August 11, 2016 · News, Youth and Children
My School Has Rhythm, Not Violence — Bronx School Wins

My School Has Rhythm, Not Violence — Bronx School Wins

Students from the Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the Bronx won the annual NYPD “My School Has Rhythm Not Violence” contest.

Artist rendering of planned 50,000 square foot facility to include an aquatics center with two swimming pools, wellness center, full-length basketball court, indoor track, gymnasium and programming.

It’s Good To Be Assembly Speaker…Edenwald To Get State-of-the-Art Rec Center

MAYOR DE BLASIO, SPEAKER HEASTIE ANNOUNCE STATE-OF-THE-ART RECREATIONAL FACILITY COMING TO EDENWALD     Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Maria Torres-Springer and local elected officials announced the selection of […]

Bronx Students Uncover Habits of NYC Coyotes & Invasive Millipedes

Bronx Students Uncover Habits of NYC Coyotes & Invasive Millipedes

NYC teens conducting original research at the American Museum of Natural History announced the results of separate studies evaluating two animals that many New Yorkers would be surprised to hear are making the metropolitan area home.

by · July 14, 2016 · News, Science, Youth and Children