DECEMBER 30, 2009 More than 250
children from DYCD’s Out-of-School Time (OST), Beacon Community Center and
Teen ACTION initiatives take to the ice at The Pond at Bryant Park for the
fifth annual “DYCD Skate Day.” Skate Day is a fun reminder that DYCD
programs operate after school, throughout the summer and during school
holidays, including the winter break. View
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OCTOBER 5, 2009 Mayor Bloomberg
appoints members of City’s Commission for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Questioning Runaway and Homeless. Read
the press release
JUNE 13, 2009 Some 300 young people gathered
at Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn for the FIRST Lego League
Championship. Participants put the robots they designed and built to the
test before a panel of judges. The championship was the culmination
of DYCD’s Robotics Initiative, a ten-week program that engages young
people from 40 Out-of-School Time programs and Beacon Community
Centers. View
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JUNE 4, 2009 Several OST programs in the Rockaways gathered at
Michaelis-Bayswater Park on June 4th, 2009 for the 4th annual Fun on the
Rock event. Participants started the day by decorating banners while
incorporating the theme of unity. Later they took part in potato sack
races, tennis, fencing and karate lessons, basketball clinics, and face
painting. View
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MAY 9, 2009 Mayor Bloomberg, Governor
Paterson, Federal, State and City Legislators Announce $29 Million in
Federal Stimulus Funding to Support More Than 17,378 Summer Jobs and
Internships Over the Next Year for New York City Youth. Read
the press
release
APRIL 21, 2009 Mayor
Bloomberg Announces Major Progress for New York City's Anti-Poverty
Strategy under Center For Economic Opportunity. Read the
press release (in PDF
)
JANUARY 13, 2009 Mayor Bloomberg,
Speaker Quinn, Deputy Mayor Walcott, NYCHA Chairman Morales and DYCD
Commissioner Mullgrav Announce Plans to continue Youth Programming at 25
NYCHA Community Centers. Read
the press release (in PDF
)
To protect children from falls, the Health Department urges New Yorkers to make sure window guards are in place. For more information about approved window guards call 311. Learn
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