Bridget Badore, Photographer & Social Media Coordinator

I work at La MaMa, a theater company in the neighborhood in an administrative role, but I also perform in the repertory company. I’ve been at La MaMa since about…

I’m British and moved to New York two years ago, so I’ve sought out community in other ex-pats. I’m also Jewish, and have formed a little connection with the Jewish…

I find community in my life on the stage. When I tell a story to a room full of strangers, I hope to have an impact on their life and…

We moved to Stuyvesant Town and were looking for a place to take classes and meet other parents, and a neighbor recommended the 14th Street Y. We started with our…

I feel really lucky in that I’ve actually worked kind of in every department at the 14th Street Y. I started as an intern, I think maybe 7 years ago,…

I came to New York for college. I went to NYU here. I was living upstate and went to community college, from there I did a semester at Vassar college,…

My favorite thing about the 14th Street Y is the sense of community. Each department has it’s own community, and then all the communities work together–from the employees, which is…

My community is people in all ages and walks of life. I’m blessed to make people smile. It’s a blessing to see that thing that might be dark in some…

This morning I worked out in the gym, I volunteered at the Preschool, and then I took a Yiddish class. That’s today’s activity. I’m here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,…