It was a gorgeous day yesterday and I took the A train to the start at 207th to check out the Inwood Greenmarket. (See a full listing of Greenmarkets in NYC) I am looking into getting more locally sourced produce, so I plan to join a CSA in my neighborhood. Until the program starts, I … Continue reading What to Do In: Inwood
Tag: community
This is Us – Youth Theater
Part of living in a community, to me, means giving back to the community and participating in its cultural life. As my neighborhood of Washington Heights is slowly becoming gentrified, as demonstrated by various new establishments, I am trying to become involved in some community-based efforts that enrich the neighborhood from the bottom up - … Continue reading This is Us – Youth Theater
What to Do In: Northern Manhattan
A friend was visiting from out of town last weekend, and we spent most of our time together in Harlem and my neighborhood, Washington Heights. First to start the weekend off right, we went to our favorite haunt, the Shrine, to see some great live music and dance to the DJ spinning African beats. The … Continue reading What to Do In: Northern Manhattan
#Race4Mayor
I went to the Mayoral Candidate Forum at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem this evening, co-sponsored by the Community Service Society. The forum, hosted by Brian Lehrer, was about "What's In It for Low-Income New Yorkers?" This was the first Mayoral forum I've ever been to, and I'm glad I went to see … Continue reading #Race4Mayor
No soy maestra – Teaching English, or How to Volunteer in NYC
I've never taken education classes. I spend a majority of my time in an office at a computer all day, but one evening a week, for an hour and a half, I am "teacher!" With a dry erase marker in hand, I struggle to explain in Spanish or English to a small group of what … Continue reading No soy maestra – Teaching English, or How to Volunteer in NYC
Website Redesign
Over the past few weeks I have been working on a new design for the Center for Civic Engagement's website. It finally went live yesterday. It is a mash-up of our old site using a new template. I am hoping that it is easier to navigate so users can find information quickly. I used a … Continue reading Website Redesign
BScene Launch Event
Our first BScene event was a success! This past Thursday, December 1st, we brought 100 people together at Mad Moose in downtown Binghamton for a networking event. There were guests from Binghamton University, especially from the Graduate Management Association, who was our co-sponsor, Southern Tier Young Professionals, BAE, and BingSpot, among others. Wavelength Audio Productions did … Continue reading BScene Launch Event