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One Singular Community
Applause founder Audrey Kaplan. Photo by Michael Jurick This past spring, I attended a gala celebration for the 20th Anniversary of Applause, which for the last two decades has been cultivating the joy...
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MAGIC Activity Center: Where Excitement Meets Enrichment
MAGIC Activity Center owner Evan Levey with his wife and daughter. Photo by Karilyn Sanders Photography MAGIC Activity Center is one of the great enrichment hubs in the city for young children,...
View ArticleThe Show Goes On
For many young New Yorkers, the New Victory Theater, located in the heart of Times Square, was their first introduction to the power of live theater. There, families have reveled in storytelling at its...
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Labor of Love
City Births founder Andrea Lee works with a client. Photo by Karilyn Sanders Photography. In a garden-level room on a quiet Kips Bay block, an empty circle of chairs surrounds a plush, cream-colored...
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Seeds Of Growth: apple seeds Expands Its Franchise Program
Back row, L to R: Allison Qualter Berna and Bobby Berna; front row, L to R: Craig and Allison Schlanger. Photo by Karen Haberberg. With locations in Chelsea, the Upper West Side, and in Peter Cooper...
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Striking A Chord
The only thing more magical—as well as comical—than the sight of a 2-year-old hugging a cello, is watching several of them take turns playing a tuba that’s actually bigger than they are. These are...
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Special Place: LAUNCH Math & Science Centers
Photo by Andrew Schwartz It takes a moment to find the entryway to LAUNCH Math & Science Centers’ flagship building on the Upper West Side. The address (173 West 81st Street, lower level) leads you...
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Theater Program: A Class Act NY
My wife had found out through another mom about a musical theater program for our 6-year-old daughter organized by a New York-based company called A Class Act NY. Our daughter loves to sing and dance...
View ArticleBrooklyn Arts Exchange Offers An Environment For Young Artists To Learn, Grow...
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) gives students and artists of all backgrounds and abilities the chance to create amazing art and learn from one another. The post Brooklyn Arts Exchange Offers An...
View ArticleYorkville Youth Athletic Association Turns 50!
For An Entire Half-Century, Yorkville Youth Athletic Association Has Stood For Community, Sportsmanship & Fun The post Yorkville Youth Athletic Association Turns 50! appeared first on New York...
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