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2010 Track & Field Citywide Championships hosted by City Parks Foundation and ING Run For Something Better

cityparksfoundation — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:41:58 +0000

Over 2,000 NYC Kids Compete in the Summer’s Largest Track & Field Sports Games at Icahn Stadium

Yesterday was City Parks Foundation’s 9th Annual CityParks Track & Field Citywide Championships, bringing over 2,000 New York City youth to the world-class Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island for a day of healthy competition in a wide range of track & field events. The track & field meet gave all registered participants of the City Parks Track & Field program an opportunity to experience the exhilarating spirit of the Olympics, close to home.

Teams of kids ages 5-16 from the 12 City Parks Track & Field sites across the city competed in various events throughout the day, including Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump, 400 Meter Run, and 4×100 Meter Relay, among others. The event also included a Giant Shuttle Relay Race and 55 Meter Dash for Peewees (ages 5-7). Championship medals at Peewee, Beginner, and Intermediate levels were awarded to first and second place winners.

Below are the final standings for overall points per park that participated! Check out how your neighborhood compared to the competition…

Large Parks Team Scores

1 Astoria 229

2 Pelham Bay 185.5

3 Juniper Valley 183.75

4 Forest Park 135

5 Jefferson 43

Small Parks Team Scores

1 Betsy Head 120.75

2 Kaiser 112

3 Red Hook 95

4 Macombs 75

5 Linden 71

6 East River 48

7 Roy Wilkins 30

City Parks Foundation’s CityParks Track & Field program, funded by ING Run for Something Better, is now in its seventh year of offering free track & field instruction for boys and girls ages 5-16, with lessons held twice a week from July through August in parks citywide.

More information on all of CPF’s programs can be found at www.CityParksFoundation.org.

Photos courtesy of Alan Roche.

SummerStage and Dubspot

cityparksfoundation — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:33:09 +0000

As temperatures continue to plummet, long warm summer days seem but a distant memory. If you are in need of a ‘seasonal’ boost, then fear not. Here is a little reminder of what’s to come in the months ahead: sun, shorts and SummerStage!

Dubspot joined SummerStage back in August for the Boys Noize / Drop The Lime / Canyons show. Witnessing these talented DJ’s at work got plenty of fans feeling inspired. Lucky for us–and them, Dubspot set up camp on Rumsey Playfield to teach fans a few tricks behind the turntables, and caught it on camera.

Sample a taste of what’s to come next year and check out the video! See DJ Shiftee give out a few pointers to some eager beginners, highlights from the show and James Burke, Director of Arts & Cultural Programs, discuss the SummerStage mission.

Feeling better already? That’s the spirit. Stay warm, and we’ll see you for our 25^th season!

Helping to support City Parks Foundation is just a vote away!

cityparksfoundation — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:46:48 +0000

Chase Bank has pledged to give away $5,000,000 to the non-profit organizations that get the most votes on Facebook. We are eligible to win between $25,000 and $1,000,000! Please take a moment to vote for us.

Your vote for CPF will support SummerStage and our 60 free concerts, dance, and theater shows in parks all over NYC, give 10,000 NYC kids free tennis, track and golf lessons in parks next summer, help 7,000 kids do better in school through our education programs, and support thousands of volunteers as they make our public parks better places for us all to enjoy.

PLEASE – if you have a Facebook page, get online, become a fan of Chase Community Giving, vote for CPF, and then encourage your friends, family and networks to do the same.

Click here to begin!

Voting ENDS Dec. 11th so we need to move fast! There will be $25k given to the top 100 charities in December, and further $100k grants awarded in February

KRS-One Rocks the South Bronx

cityparksfoundation — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:26:17 +0000

Last night at Crotona Park in the Bronx, people were dancing, getting all worked up for the show, and shouting lyrics along with KRS-One as he threw CDs into the crowd – and this was all during the sound check.

There was no doubt that KRS-One would rock the South Bronx, in the park he used to sleep in when he was homeless no less, but the way he whips a crowd into a frenzy is always a scene to behold. KRS-One was on stage for almost the full hour and a half, bringing out some of his friends, like Buckshot, and at one point putting on two green foam Hulk hands.

“KRS-One is old school, and it makes me proud to be from da Bronx!!” said Neo, a fellow Bronxite.

“I love these concerts,” said Patrick W. “I’ll keep coming back as long as they keep having them.”

Towards the end of the concert, KRS-One brought his little sister on stage for some spoken word. She was a natural on the stage, saying that spoken word is like an African drum that opens the lines of communication. She wanted to keep on going with another piece, but her brother had to tell her the show was ending.

“I’ve been coming to these concerts for years,” said F. Rivers. “I enjoy that the park continues to do this. I’m enjoying the show tonight with my daughter, having a great time.”

KRS-One ended the show with some words of wisdom: Always be true to yourself; You are the future.

– Photos by Johanna Langof. Text by Jessica Glazer.