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Bloomberg
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Bloomberg
A New Central Park Amenity, Tailored to Its East Harlem Neighbors
When McKenzie Lewis turned 7 years old, she found her love for figure skating. She took her first skate steps on the Lasker Rink, a run-down skating and pool facility built in the 1960s, located near the northern neck of Central Park's East Harlem entrance. Her neighbors swam and skated there too, even though the facility itself was slightly shady, said Lewis's dad, William. 'It was a little disconnected to get to the park,' he says. 'Like you could take those walks but it's like you were looking over your shoulder a bit.' What replaced Lasker this week — the new Davis Center at the Harlem Meer — is, by William's account, 'a breath of fresh air for the community.' A pool in the summer, a rink in the winter and synthetic turf for a picnic spread in the months between, the Davis Center marries the concept of three buildings into one. Designed with the East Harlem community at its heart, this 34,000-square-foot reinvention of a once-crumbling facility is more than a makeover; it's a restoration of trust.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Beckley VFW to hold bag drive for children in the foster system
BEAVER, WV (WVNS) — The Beckley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4469 has partnered with the Knights of Columbus and the Foster Care System to hold a Day of Service on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Raleigh County native named U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's Senior Sailor of the Year From noon until five in the evening, members of the VFW, the Knights, and experts from the foster care system will be at 201 Raleigh Avenue collecting backpacks, duffel bags, luggage and essentials for the younger children within the foster care system. William Lewis, a member of the VFW, said the stories the VFW were told about how these little kids transport the few things they're able to take with them inspired the drive. 'A lot of times when these kids are taken out, they just have, I mean, next to nothing. More often than not, that next-to-nothing is placed in a black garbage bag. Which is not the kind of symbolism you want when you're a kid moving from foster family to oftentimes, in just a hotel,' said Lewis. Lewis said the community can help by filling these bags with essentials for the kids. Things like underwear, socks, diapers, and nightlights. He said experts from the foster care system will be on hand to give information to people who may be considering becoming foster parents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
