Archive Archives

College Prep Spotlight: Nyla

March 2, 2018 Archive

Nyla Last month we celebrated college week, this month we’re celebrating our College Prep students and their achievements. Where do you live, and how has that shaped you? I live on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, specifically in the Two Bridges neighborhood. I am proud to say that I…...

LES Citizens Parade

January 23, 2018 Archive, Arts & Culture, Events

Beginning this January, MCC will be participating in the creation of a performance art piece called the LES Citizens Parade. This event will celebrate the opening of the new eco-park at Pier 35 in June, and will be led by Choreographer Naomi Goldberg Haas (Artistic Director of Dances for a…...

Our Story at the Tenement Museum

January 11, 2018 Archive, Arts & Culture

Our Storytelling in Our Immigrant City Exhibition has been added to the Tenement Museum’s Your Story, Our Story website! This project helps uncover the patterns that bind us, no matter where we came from or how long we’ve been here. Explore stories from across the country, upload the story of…...

Teaching Painting is Passion: Jodie Niss

December 22, 2017 Archive

For Jodie Niss, teaching painting has always been a part of her self-expression. She started teaching painting techniques around 12 years old guiding the younger students at her school. Jodie said, “From a very early age I was teaching people how to paint, it just came naturally. I like guiding…...

Storytelling in Our Immigrant City: Croilot

December 12, 2017 Archive, Meet MCC

In anticipation of the opening of Sharing the Miracle: Storytelling in our Immigrant City on December 14th, we will be highlighting a few stories from this exhibit. Within this space, we are celebrating the stories, struggles, successes, and life perspectives of twenty five people whose lives have been touched by…...

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