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VOA-GNY CEO Discusses COVID-19 Response

May 18, 2020|George Bodarky

Since the late 1800s, Volunteers of America has been working to assist many of New York City’s most vulnerable populations...

In Conversation: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

May 13, 2020|George Bodarky

With nearly 51,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, Brooklyn is one of the most impacted areas in the hardest-hit city in the...

Flushing Town Hall's Virtual Doors are Open

May 13, 2020|George Bodarky

Like many cultural institutions, Flushing Town Hall in Queens had to quickly pivot to online programming in the face of the...

Tour Guides Idled By Pandemic

May 11, 2020|George Bodarky

New York City is full of things to see and do, but these days, well -- coronavirus! The pandemic has brought so much to a...

Girl Scouts Help in COVID-19 Battle

May 06, 2020|George Bodarky

The frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic include a long list of characters from healthcare professionals to grocery store...

125 Year Old Music School Navigates Today's Crisis

April 29, 2020|George Bodarky

Between two world wars, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the September 11th terrorist attacks and Superstorm Sandy, the...

Leadership in a Pandemic

April 22, 2020|George Bodarky

In times of crisis, strong leadership is critical for an organization. But how can a leader lead when facing a terrifying...

Empty Sidewalks Cripple Street Vendors

April 15, 2020|George Bodarky

Empty sidewalks in New York City mean few if any customers for street vendors. In fact, most street vendors are staying...

The Arts and the Pandemic

April 08, 2020|George Bodarky

New York is a great city for the arts, but just what the art scene will look like in the aftermath of the coronavirus...

Meet the Mag Men

March 18, 2020|George Bodarky
Magazines still line newsstands and you’ll see some of them at the checkout counter at the supermarket, but the industry is...