by Downtown Magazine | Oct 26, 2017 | Education, Events, News
Earlier this month, students, faculty, and parents came together at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School for World Food Day and packaged over 100,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger. More than 800 kindergarten through 12th-grade students from aforementioned Léman...
by Mike Hammer | Oct 13, 2017 | News, Technology
Last weekend’s Future of Storytelling Festival, held in Staten Island’s picturesque Snug Harbor, was a thrilling opportunity to be part of some of the most stimulating, interactive ways stories are being told globally today. Taking place over three days,...
by Grace Capobianco | Oct 11, 2017 | News
Storm Surge – Real or Fiction Five years after Super Storm Sandy, are we better today? The coastal resiliency storm surge barrier boat tour carried elected officials, scientists and engineers to learn how agencies have responded to the real threat of future...
by Grace Capobianco | Sep 20, 2017 | News
MIKIMOTO AMERICA LAUNCHES “PEARLS FOR PROGRESS” WITH VOSS FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Kokichi Mikimoto first introduced the cultured pearl to the world in 1893, and though the fine pearl jewelry offerings have since evolved, nature continues to be the heart...
by Mike Hammer | Sep 7, 2017 | Education, News
Iconic New York developer, philanthropist and patron of the arts, Elie Hirschfeld has been bestowed the prestigious honor of the Brown Bear Award by the Brown University Alumni Association. The “Brown Bear” is the highest honor awarded by the Alumni Association in...
by Grace Capobianco | Sep 6, 2017 | Finance, News
Relevance of Wall Street At a time when most of our nation is financially illiterate, the Museum of American Finance is a socially-relevant institution that empowers people to understand and take control of one of the most important aspects of their lives. ...