Education
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Two Legally Blind UWS Teens Receive $10K Scholarships
Two legally blind students from the UWS were recently awarded $10,000 college scholarships by the Lighthouse Guild, from sharing their stories. Over the years, the Lighthouse Guild Program has awarded over $2.7 million in scholarships for exceptionally bright legally blind students...
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A Building at Columbia University used to be part of a 19th Century Insane Asylum
We visited Buell Hall, the last standing dormitory building of The Bloomingdale Insane Asylum from the 19th century, now turned into a gallery space and academic building for the Department of Architecture at Columbia University. And we listened to what Columbia students and architectural historian Dr. Nina Harkrader had to say about it...
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Diwali Becomes an Official Holiday for NYC Public Schools
After a decades long fight, Diwali will finally be recognized as a school holiday for NYC Public Schools. Mayor Adams and NYS Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar made the announcement at a City Council meeting on June 26th...
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Chelsea Building that Housed Segregated Elementary School Becomes a Landmark
NYC is allocating $6 million in funds to rehabilitate Chelsea “colored” school that is said to be the last segregated elementary school in NYC that is still standing. As of May 22, the building was officially declared a city landmark...