Building Community in the East Village
The 14th Street Y is a thriving and dynamic community center located in the heart of the East Village. Click here to find out more!
The LABA Journal
LABA: House of Study puts out a bi-monthly journal, that features our fellows' creative responses to the texts they encounter in our beit midrash. Click here to see more!
Sign up for our Composting Drop Off Program!
The 14th Street Y is excited to introduce our first community composting DROP OFF pilot program! Click here to learn how to start composting in your home.
State of the Art Fitness Center
The fitness center includes new, state of the art fitness equipment. Sign up now for healthy bodies, strong minds, and creative spirits.
Special Events
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14th and 1st
Nili’s Workouts…meet her trainer!
Nili’s (Our amazing preschool teacher) workouts have been led by our equally amazing Personal trainer Glenna. As the preschool year is coming to a close, I asked Glenna what 3 exercises she recommends that everyone can incorperate into their workouts. Here below are Glenna’s top 3!
1. Some sort of “pull up type/like” exercise. This could be an assisted pull up using the super band or a body weight row using the TRX or Maxrack bar or, yes, an actual pull up.
2. Some kind of squat or lunge exercise-there are too many examples to name here but to name a few: goblet squats, sit down stand up, back squats and walking lunges.
3. Finally, most everyone could benefit from doing a “stick up” or “T-stand” against a wall as follows: lean with your back to the wall raise the arms to shoulder height and bend the elbow up at 90 degrees with palms facing out. Like a stick up. Press every part of the arm and hand against the wall, wrists, fingers, everything and hold for 30 seconds check for parts that are coming off the wall. Lifting the hips off the wall will make this more moderate.
Today is the last day of preschool! We will miss all of our wonderful teachers and students, and look forward to fall 2014! Have a great summer everyone!
Come EAT With Us!
Looking for something fun to do this weekend (and spend some time out of the humidity)? Come EAT with us!
This weekend, the 14th Street Y is excited to be hosting EAT: An Arts Festival by LABA, Saturday June 1st at 8:30pm and Sunday June 2nd at 3:00pm in the Theater at the 14th Street Y. Guests will enjoy food and wine in a tasting lead by LABA Fellow Erin Patinkin of Brookyln’s Ovenly while engaging with art including theater, music, visual art and readings, as well as the artists that created the work.
Want to bring the whole family together? Sunday’s program also includes a FREE event from LABA KIDS (with the purchase of an adult ticket) for kids ages 4-12, a collaboration between LABA and Puppet Cinema. Your kids will get a chance to be the artists themselves!
Y Members can save in two ways:
Buying tickets online pre-sale at http://labafest.brownpapertickets.com/
Special members only discount code: 14STYFRIEND
Check out a sneak peak of the kids program here:
Click to view slideshow.
Listen to our artists speak about their work! Check out this interview with LABA Fellows Misha Shulman and Amir Shpilman:





