jobs
If your teen is interested in sustainability and technology, be sure to check out an upcoming program from The Wildlife Conservation Society [http://www.wcs.org/]. Creative Activism in Climate Change [http://www.bronxzoo.com/teens/creative-activism-in-climate-change.aspx] will bring together talented teens to conduct research in urban ecology and
arrest
An 18-year-old Williamsburg man has been arrested for the recent stabbing in Bartel-Pritchard Square [/blog/crime/19-year-old-stabbed-in-bartel-pritchard-square], according a report by The Brooklyn Paper [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/36/dtg_troublecirclestabbingfollowup_2013_09_06_bk.html] . The attack, which occurred in the early morning hours of August 23,
volunteering
Teens at the Park Slope Jewish Center [http://psjc.org] are turning lemons into lemonade this Sunday, June 9, from 11am to 3pm at the corner of 14th Street and 8th Avenue in the hopes of raising money for childhood cancer research [https://www.facebook.com/events/605143026170490/]. Part of
carrie ann thomas
Source: FacebookLast month, we reported [/womans-burned-naked-body-found-in-gerritsen-beach/] on the tragic discovery of the naked and burned body of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes [/shaniesha-forbes-gerritsen-beach-body-murder/], a Flatlands resident found partially buried in the sands of Gerritsen Beach. Forbes’ devastated family demanded justice during a vigil held in Flatlands for the high school freshman – whose
Experiences
Know a talented teen writer between the ages of 14 and 19? YCteen [http://www.ycteenmag.org/index.html], a NYC magazine that publishes non-fiction stories of teen experiences, is holding their December writing contest. Primarily developed to help marginalized teens cultivate crucial reading and writing skills, the magazine, which
auditions
photo via Spoke the Hub [http://www.spokethehub.org/perform/young-artists-concert/] Community arts center Spoke the Hub is holding general scholarship auditions [http://www.spokethehub.org/2012/08/spoke-the-hubs-scholarship-auditions/] for their dance program this Friday, September 7th, from 4:30 to 6:30. They’re looking for young dancers with
Arts & Culture
The Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group [/tag/brooklyn-streetcar-artists-group/] launched a free program this week for troubled youths who have been arrested due to minor offences and for students on probation, with the hopes of nurturing their creativity and helping rehabilitate them. The program builds on the group’s mission to “promote