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Health Top Story Youth 

Berry Houses Welcomes Upgraded Gym for Youth Boxing, Fitness 

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 Vincent Echavaria

Fitness is just part of the lesson at a newly expanded workout center at Staten Island’s Berry Houses.  Inside the

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Education Top Story Youth 

BronxWorks Celebrates STEM Programs for Youth at Melrose Community Center

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Vincent Echavaria

On July 28, NYCHA’s Melrose Classic Community Center hosted a summer culminating event for BronxWorks’ science, technology, engineering, and math

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Program Partners Top Story Youth 

NYCHA Tips Off New Season of Junior Knicks Basketball League 

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Vincent Echavaria

The Junior Knicks are back at NYCHA.   Following its inaugural season last year, the Junior Knicks Basketball League has returned

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1,000 Scholarships for NYCHA Residents
Education Top Story Youth 

Apply for a NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship!

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 LaToya CUNY, Scholarships

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications are now open for the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship. NYCHA annually provides numerous scholarships to support residents pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees

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NYCHA Residents The Arts Top Story Youth 

Unity for All at Saint Nicholas Houses

June 29, 2022August 25, 2023 LaToya

The mural, “Saint Nicholas for All Unity Mural,” was painted by 120 residents, NYCHA staff, and community partners such as Harlem Children’s Zone.

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Repair & Rebuild Top Story Youth 

Refurbished Basketball Court Opens for Play at Patterson Houses 

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Vincent Echavaria

A newly upgraded basketball court dubbed by residents as “Patterson Square Garden” recently made its debut at Patterson Houses in

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Education Featured Top Story Youth 

Growing a Love of Reading on the Playground

June 3, 2022November 21, 2022 LaToya

The former Johnson Houses resident created libraries at selected NYCHA development playgrounds to help provide a fun environment for children and their parents to read.  

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Program Partners The Arts Top Story Youth 

One to Watch: HANAC’s Secret Society Dance Company at Astoria Houses

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 LaToya

It’s no longer a secret that one of the best youth dance troupes in New York City is based at

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Health Top Story Youth 

Upgraded Fitness Room Opens at Red Hook East with Assist from the Nets

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Vincent Echavaria

More than half a year after their local gym was shuttered, Red Hook community youth are back to working out

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photos on scaffolding
Program Partners The Arts Top Story Youth 

New Youth Art Exhibit at Brownsville Houses

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 LaToya

On April 28, a new youth-designed public art exhibit, “Testify,” was unveiled on a sidewalk shed at Brownsville Houses in

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