Community Spotlight

My favorite thing about the 14th Street Y is that the counselors here are very nice and they let me hug them whenever I want. My favorite memory, it was…

  I started working with Grey in the Early Intervention Program this summer. I was working with him at home three times a week. I knew then that he would…

I have a lot of friends who have been LABA fellows over the years. I first began my conversation with the LABA team because of my other theater project that I’ve…

I find community at the 14th Street Y, with LABA, with parents of my kids’ friends, at their school, and my synagogue, Lab-Shul. When we go, it feels like a…

When I heard about the opening for the role of Preschool Director at the 14th Street Y and saw how the preschool is in the middle of this very vibrant…

It’s a really great community. I didn’t grow up with a lot of Jewish community as a kid and it was interesting to dip my toes into that with it…

The 14th Street Y has really been our community for the past four years. We feel very lucky that we stumbled upon the Y and continue to maintain a very…

I feel comfortable here. I’ve had so many different jobs and experiences, but at this one I feel like I can be myself, express myself, and grow. The 14th Street…

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…