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Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams, Cedarmore Corporation Host 4th Annual Health & Wellness Fair in Freeport

By newyorktrend on Sep 18, 2018 in Health & Wellness, Local News

Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams (D – Freeport) in conjunction with Cedarmore Corporation hosted their 4th Annual Health and Wellness Fair at the Freeport Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 8. During the health fair, residents attended workshops promoting healthy eating, self-care and physical activity. Residents were able to connect with dozens of vendors and collect information […]

Lincoln Center’s 2018 White Light Festival – 10/16 – 11/18

By newyorktrend on Sep 12, 2018 in Entertainment, Local News

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2018 White Light Festival, which will run October 16 through November 18. The multidisciplinary festival will feature events presented in six venues across the city, including world, U.S., and New York premieres. The ninth annual international festival will explore transcendence, interior illumination, and the communal impulse as […]

NYC Health Dept. Recognizes Breastfeeding-Friendly Spaces in Brooklyn, Launches Breastfeeding Toolkit & Baby Cafes

By newyorktrend on Sep 05, 2018 in Health & Wellness, Local News

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month, the Health Department’s Center for Health Equity has recognized ten local businesses and partners in Brooklyn with breastfeeding-friendly spaces and launched a breastfeeding toolkit for small businesses. The breastfeeding toolkit will be distributed to local business owners in neighborhoods with the lowest rates of breastfeeding. It has a variety […]

Legislator Kevan Abrahams, Heeling Soles & TRIMZ Barber Shop Host Successful Back-To-School Giveaway and Barbecue

By newyorktrend on Aug 27, 2018 in Local News, Politics

With a new school year fast approaching, free backpacks, haircuts and sneakers were given to more than 100 children at an event hosted by Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D – Freeport) on Saturday, August 18. The 12th annual Back to School Giveaway and Barbecue in Freeport, which was also co-hosted by TRIMZ Barber Shop […]

Now in NYC: Get Slurpee’s Delivered to Your Door with 7-Eleven’s 7NOW App

By newyorktrend on Aug 27, 2018 in Business, Food & Leisure, Lifestyle, Local News

7-Eleven is bringing its new delivery app, 7NOW, to New York City residents! Just in time for the cooler weather to roll around, 7NOW delivers everything from pizza to Pepto-Bismol straight to your door. No need to bundle up in the frigid winter for a late-night snack or toilet paper run. 7-Eleven has a wide […]

“Making Waves” Program Teaches More Than 2,500 Children How to Swim

By newyorktrend on Aug 26, 2018 in Health & Wellness, Local News

The NYC Health Department has announced its Making Waves program taught more than 2,500 children how to swim this summer. The program provides free water safety and swim instruction for 6- to 18-year-old kids and youth from low-income neighborhoods around the city. Making Waves aims to reduce the disproportionate risk of drowning among Black and […]

NYC Summer Social Raises $125,000 to Benefit Special Olympics New York

By newyorktrend on Aug 20, 2018 in Local News

On August 8th, the Special Olympics New York Leadership Council hosted its 12TH annual Summer Social at the Marquee New York. Nearly 550 New Yorkers came together to support and celebrate unity and inclusion. All proceeds, including ticket sales and silent auction funds, are being donated to the athletes of Special Olympics New York. The […]

Legislators Kevan Abrahams and Debra Mulé Tour Resurfaced Brookside and Seaman Avenues in Freeport

By newyorktrend on Aug 15, 2018 in Local News, Politics

Nassau County Legislators Kevan M. Abrahams (D – Freeport) and Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) joined Freeport Mayor Robert T. Kennedy in touring extensive road improvements on Brookside and Seaman Avenues. Recent upgrades include the resurfacing of Brookside Avenue, stretching from Seaman Avenue to Nassau Road, in Roosevelt. In addition, West Seaman Avenue in Baldwin […]

Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams Celebrates National Night Out at Uniondale Fire District

By newyorktrend on Aug 13, 2018 in Local News, Politics

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Baruch Performing Arts Center Announces 2018/2019 Season

By newyorktrend on Aug 09, 2018 in Entertainment, Local News

Baruch Performing Arts Center has announced their 2018/2019 season, featuring premieres by composers Huang Ruo, Gregory Spears, and the late Matt Marks, and choreographer Dusan Týnek. The season includes the 27th year of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, a 5th Anniversary celebration of the CUNY Dance Initiative, and work in progress by veteran […]

A Brooklyn Cabaret: Temptations, Venus & Adonis, and All Wounds Bleed

By newyorktrend on Aug 02, 2018 in Entertainment, Local News

Now in its sixth year, Brooklyn Opera Works (BOW), founded in 2013 by Artistic Director Lina Tetriani, proudly features emerging stars in opera, theater, and dance. During its Summer Vocal Arts program, BOW hosts three productions at the BMS Playhouse: a fully produced opera, an original work of music, theater and dance for children, and the annual A Brooklyn Cabaret. BOW is […]

Make Music New York Presents: The 2018 Wingate Concert Series

By newyorktrend on Aug 01, 2018 in Entertainment, Local News, Music

Back by popular demand, Make Music New York presents 2018 Wingate Concert Series, produced by Globe Star Median Entertainment. The celebrated affair takes place August 8, 9, 15 & 16, at Wingate Park, Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street. The festive series will include four spectacular nights of live musical performances showcasing urban music’s […]

Smithsonian Magazine Announces 14th Annual Museum Day

By newyorktrend on Jul 31, 2018 in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local News, Travel

Smithsonian magazine has designated Saturday, September 22nd as the 14th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the United States open their doors for free to those who download a branded ticket. The annual event allows museums nationwide to emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission every […]

Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams Congratulates Daughter, Kennedy Abrahams On Being Accepted To a National STEM Program

By newyorktrend on Jul 25, 2018 in Education, Local News

Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams congratulated his daughter, Kennedy Abrahams, on her recent acceptance to the National Youth Leadership Forum “Pathways to STEM Alumni” program. Pathways to STEM connects students interested in science, technology, engineering, and medicine with fellow high-achieving Envision alumni. “I am extremely proud of Kennedy- this is a great opportunity for learning and […]

“Developing Intention”, the 2018 Exhibition of The Studio Museum in Harlem’s Annual Expanding the Walls Program

By newyorktrend on Jul 10, 2018 in Education, Local News

From July 13 through August 31, 2018, Developing Intention, the 2018 exhibition of The Studio Museum in Harlem’s annual Expanding the Walls program, will be on view in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education. While the Studio Museum is closed to the public to prepare for the start of construction on […]

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