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By Reva Gaur
For our latest installment of recommended links, we’re featuring stories on health & fitness, advocacy for after-school and child care programs, free performing arts programs this week citywide, and the financial constraints of many NYC students on graduation day.
“New Study Links Exercise to Higher Pay” (Forbes)
“Children Ask Bloomberg to Restore Their Funds” (Epoch Times)
“Arts Watch: Summer Kicks Off with Make Music NY” (The Lo-Down)
“Too Poor For Their Own Graduation” (NY Times SchoolBook)

By Reva Gaur
In our latest round-up of interesting links relating to our program areas and community– follow the continuing coverage of the proposed cuts to after school & child care programs across New York City; learn about the Lower East Side Heritage Film Series down the street at our neighborhood library; and check out family-friendly events this Fleet Week!
“Bloomberg’s Budget Cuts and The After School Crisis” (Huffington Post)
“Film Series Covers A Century of the Lower East Side” (New York Times)
“Fleet Week Kicks Off With Dozens of Free Family-Friendly Events” (DNA Info)

By Reva Gaur
This week, the 14th Street Y hosts an arts & culture festival for LABA: the National Laboratory for New Jewish Culture, a program through which classical Jewish texts are used to inspire original, contemporary art and thought. Among many fantastic works, the festival will feature a site-specific video projection by artist Anita Glesta called “Watershed” (pictured above.) As explained on the festival’s website: “The river of frenzied fish presents a metaphor for our survival within the ecosystem of our planet and a forum to think about our city in a global context.” Be sure to stop by the Y this week for much more!


“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw
When you think of a 90 year-old, what do you see? From where I am sitting, I see nothing more than greatness! On Tuesday mornings, the Art School offers a Stone Carving class. Amongst its attendees, we have a regular attendance of very strong, energetic “beyond baby boomers.” This group of stone carvers has been together for what might seem like forever. They come from different walks of life, but have two things in common: the love for sculpting and their 90+ years on this earth and enjoying every single minute of it.

By Reva Gaur
Take a break from your busy Monday and check out an assortment of links we love, featuring a range of stories from Lower East Side photography to building a sense of community in the classroom:
“Creating Community Connects Kids” (NEA.org)
“How Exercise Fuels the Brain” (New York Times)
“5 Ways to Empower Children Against Bullying” (Parents Magazine)
“96-Year Old Photographer Rebecca Lepkoff Brings Lower East Side Back in Focus” (NY Daily News)

By Reva Gaur (via 14th & 1st)
Know any teenage musical theater buffs or future superstars? Our 14th Street Y is launching its first ever Teen Theater Summer Institute this year! According to a recent post on the Y’s official blog:
“TTSI is the only summer program where teens can get a variety of expert instruction from award-winning theater companies, plus cultural programming from innovative 14th Street Y artists, in one place.”
Learn more about this exciting new summer camp & read the rest of the post here.

By Reva Gaur
Did you know that students who participate in the visual arts are three times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement? And that creative arts therapy helps people achieve higher self-esteem? This month, we’re highlighting the important of the visual arts — painting, drawing, photography & more — as our cause of the month. Sticking with this theme, we’ve picked a few recommended articles (in place of our weekly round-up) about the arts:
“So Many Resources, So Little Time” (ARTSBlog)
“Cool Culture Program Expands Access to the Arts” (The Lo-Down)

By Reva Gaur
This week’s round-up covers early childhood education and parenting; fitness and new year’s resolutions; after school programs and budget cuts; and music in one of our neighborhoods, the East Village. Phew, that’s a lot!
“A Poverty Solution That Starts with A Hug” (New York Times)
“To Get Fit in 2012, Should You Begin with Eating or Exercise?” (AARP)
“NYC Youth Alliances Speaks Out Against Cuts” (NY Nonprofit Press)
“Jazz Still Jumps in the East Village, If You Know Where to Find It” (Local East Village)

By Reva Gaur (via 14th & 1st)
Did you know that a play currently showing at the 14th Street Y’s theater recently earned an excellent review from the New York Times? The Y’s blog congratulates the show “Pangs of the Messiah” and the Untitled Theater Company. Check out the blog post — and learn more about the show, which runs through Nov. 20th!
By Reva Gaur
This week’s round-up of links features: the importance of STEM education; older adults who are giving back through social entrepreneurship; and an unlikely Lower East Side art installation.
“Five Older Americans Honored for Building Charities” (Philathropy.com)
“More Focus on Math, Science Education Vital to Economic Progress” (Huffington Post)
“Lox, Bagels & Video Art: Russ and Daughters Becomes Pop-Up Gallery” (DNA Info)
