By Jack Margolis Never would I have thought that in just one week’s time I would be driving up north to the Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park, then all the way south to Staten Island’s Tappen Park. Working for SummerStage Kids has allowed me to do this, and let me see parts of New York City’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Staten Island’ Category
20 Aug
Street Reporter: Naughty By Nature Review
Naughty by Nature killed it last year in Queensbridge, so I was eager to make the trek into Staten Island from Brooklyn to see them again. The opener, an emcee by the name of Final Outlaw proved a powerful presence as he spun lyrical tales of his impoverished childhood. A true emcee, Final Outlaw was [...]
20 Aug
Learning Garden Interns Talk About Their Summer
Learning Gardens is a program of CityParks Education, serving over 2,850 community members, children, and teachers through school, out-of-school and summer programs. The environmental education idea is simple: build a communal garden, combine it with a series of wonderful lessons, and then invite community members to work on their gardens and cultivate valuable benefits. Below [...]
