By Laura Vitaro A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting with CPF Sports Coordinator Burt Rosen at the CPF Sports Office in Flushing, where he works. At the age of 80, Burt is a natural comedian, and story-teller. Having worked for City Parks Foundation for 18 years, he is an integral part [...]
Archive for the ‘CityParks Sports’ Category
27 Apr
Run for the Parks! 4-22-12
By Laura Vitaro This past Sunday, April 22, thousands of New York City runners came out to Central Park to celebrate Earth Day and support their parks in the 20th annual 4 mile Run for the Parks. Presented in partnership with the New York Road Runners, this New York City Marathon qualifying race has the [...]
20 Mar
CityParks Seniors Fitness Banquet 3-15-2012
By Alexandra Light On Thursday, March 15, City Parks Foundation hosted the annual Senior Fitness Banquet: an event held to celebrate the free programming for those over 60 and raise money to fund it. At 6PM, City Parks Foundation board members, employees, and supporters shuffled in to B.B. Kings Restaurant & Blues Club in Times [...]
15 Mar
CityParks Senior Fitness Yoga!
By Alexandra Light Within the last few years, popularity in yoga as a healthy exercise program has skyrocketed, and not just for the younger demographic. Yoga programs are frequented more and more by people of all ages striving to become healthier, relaxed, holistic human beings. While yoga benefits all, young and old, the benefits could [...]
5 Mar
Run for the Parks!
Join us and New York Road Runners on April 22 in this 4 mile run to support our parks! Spring is in full flower at this popular event that supports City Parks Foundation, the only independent nonprofit organization to present free arts, sports & fitness, education, and community-building programs across all five boroughs of New [...]
1 Mar
CityParks Corporate Tennis League 2012
Experience the highly anticipated CityParks Corporate Tennis League with your co-workers, as it returns for another season to provide tennis to underprivileged youth. Details below. Who: You and your company! Previous participants include co-ed teams from HBO, Deloitte, Marsh & McLennan, TD Waterhouse, Barclays Capital, and ING What: The competition is in TEAMTENNIS format: A [...]
28 Feb
CityParks Indoor Junior Tennis Championship
By Billy Lam City Parks Foundation held a youth intermediate tennis tournament last week, from February 20th to February 24th. A United States Tennis Association sanctioned event, the matches were split by gender and divided into three age groups: 12 and under, 14 and under, and 16 and under. With ranking points at stake, the [...]
10 Feb
City Parks Foundation Congratulates Teen Tennis Champs Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert & Caleb Williamson!
Caleb Williams far left and Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert far right earned a FREE trip to compete in UK tennis tournament Both Sabrina and Caleb are participants of City Parks Foundation’s (CPF) free, citywide CityParks Tennis presented by Chase youth sports program. In August, Sabrina and Caleb competed against more than 150 children from all over NYC [...]
26 Aug
Schmitty the Real New Yorkie Meets Young Tennis Players in Central Park
There’s nothing like cute dogs discovering new things in the summer time. Schmitty the Real New Yorkie chats up some young tennis players from the CityParks Tennis program in Central Park this week. Take a look!
5 Aug
Junior Golfer: Through the Eyes of Brian Ramos
“Coach Gregg gives us homework assignments to help remember what we learned in that day’s lesson. Today we were working on balance. I need to hold the finish of my swing on my right toe for three seconds. It is fun to show my parent what we are learning. You can see the verazano bridge [...]
