I believe deeply in the potential of every human being. I’m grateful to have a job where I get to invest in building that potential every day. But recently I was reminded that we all struggle with our own internal biases in our relationships with other people. I was riding the train and a gentleman […]
This year’s Annual Gala will be the first of its kind. We’ve taken our usual one-night celebration and spread it out over every Thursday evening in October! Starting on October 1, we’re bringing you a series of fascinating conversations on social justice issues. October 1: Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Analyst. Could there be a more timely moment […]
With an admission rate of about 4 percent, New York City’s Prep for Prep program is a little more competitive than Harvard and significantly tougher than getting into Yale. But those odds were no match for Star Learning Center 5th grader Crismary Lopez of Washington Heights, who was accepted into the program earlier this year. Prep for […]
Learn more about our supportive housing and homeless outreach programs! The current controversy over homelessness on the Upper West Side has made headlines across the country. But to former Goddard Riverside Executive Director Stephan Russo, it’s old news — part of an decades-long battle over who “belongs” on the Upper West Side and who doesn’t. […]
Goddard Riverside’s festive fall gatherings are going forward — but they’ll look a little different this year due to COVID-19. As usual, the Annual Gala leads the way. Instead of one night, this year’s Gala will fill five consecutive Thursday evenings in October. Each of these online events will feature a different thought leader on […]
Watch the video of the PAC performance of SLEEPING CITY here! Noemi Addison is high-energy. She may be only 10 years old, but she has strong opinions. “I like to sing and dance, and singing and dancing is fun. I do it a lot, even in the shower!” she says, executing a pirouette during a […]
What if you woke up one morning to discover your building had become a hotel? Strangers arriving late at night, talking and smoking in the halls. Sex workers renting rooms for business. Out-of-towners throwing loud parties. It happened to Richard Amelius. “We started seeing maid carts and they were fully occupying the elevator all day […]
Darleny Suriel is a Policy Assistant at #DegreesNYC, a collective impact project supported by our Options Center. #DegreesNYC is working with stakeholders across New York City to achieve equity in college access and graduation for students of all backgrounds. In July 2020 Ms. Suriel testified to the New York Senate about the impact of the […]
Ninety-seven hours a week. Two and a half full-time jobs! That’s how much the the average minimum-wage earner in the U.S. would have to work in order to rent a two-bedroom home. Having a decent place to live is essential to realizing your full potential. But housing is simply out of reach for far too many […]
There are lots of things that inspire people to become doctors. Lamiya Rahman’s high school lab class is one of the more unusual ones. “I got got a chance to take forensics. We conducted autopsy reports on Barbie dolls!” she says on the phone from her famiily’s home in Jackson Heights. Rahman also enjoyed anatomy […]