Thanks to the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Urban Upbound, Riis’ NStat team has revitalized several community gardens and green spaces at Queensbridge Houses
Congratulations to our board member Jerry Crisci and his wife, Patti, for celebrating 50 years in business at their restaurant, Armondo’s. Armondo’s is a beloved
Congratulations to our Riis Academy program participants for another school year filled with hard work, growth, and fun! Across our two community centers and five
Over the past two months, Riis was delighted to welcome several Danish visitors to New York City. In mid-June, we met with Denmark’s Minister for
This summer marks the opening of “Still, Like Air I’ll Rise,” a profound new exhibition which documents and celebrates the lives of Queensbridge Photo Collective
Congratulations to Jonathan Vera, program director at Riis Academy-P.S. 171, who recently graduated from Leading for Impact, a new program from United Neighborhood Houses, which
Four former Riis Academy-InfoTech participants were awarded $2,500 scholarships from FPWA! Gareth Villaverde (Hunter College), Chelsea Toribio (Mercy College), Shawn Blaine (York College), and Kina
Older adults at Riis have been busy! In April, over 50 NNORC and senior center participants traveled to Philadelphia to visit the African American Museum,
Thanks to funding from the New York City Council, our Immigrant Services team has added two new staff positions as part of an ESOL pilot
This April, Riis collaborated with Long Island City Partnership, Urban Upbound, and the Queens Borough President’s Office to host a Career Open House at our
Teen participants at Riis’ Ravenswood Cornerstone program nominated staff members Denise Rumola (assistant director) and Jill Moore (administrative assistant) for “Community Mom” awards from the
This past winter, our Ravenswood Cornerstone program partnered with Rethink Food and Tacombi Community Kitchen to provide free, hot meals to community members. Every Tuesday,
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The mission of Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is to build and strengthen underserved communities in western Queens and to act as a catalyst for change.
