Jaci Hirschfeld, Senior Director of Marketing, Communications & Relationships

It’s January, and that means it’s National Mentoring Month! This month, our 14Y community is celebrating and elevating the mentoring movement—something most of our programs participate in year-round. Our Early…

It’s been a little over a month since our 14Y Preschool welcomed families back for in-person learning. We’ve implemented strict health and safety measures to ensure the health and wellbeing…

Each year during the holiday season, the 14th Street Y welcomes Yiddish New York (YNY)—the nation’s largest festival of Yiddish culture, music and language. Now in it’s fifth year, this…

There are a ton of shows happening this season at the Theater at the 14th Street Y – and there really is something for everyone, including children. When I discovered…

Over the last two 14Y Theater seasons, I’ve had the opportunity to see and experience a variety of incredible dance performances here in our beautiful black box theater. One in…

It’s no secret that the people on staff here at the 14th Street Y are extremely dedicated and passionate about the work they’re doing for our community. As someone who doesn’t…

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see a preview of the two upcoming WonderSpark Puppets children’s shows happening in the Theater at the 14th Street Y. The preview,…

For National Best Friends day, we’re sharing a video created by Casey, in her Action Team News Class in our After School Program. Casey interviewed people at AFS about who their best…

Today is International Day of Happiness, a global celebration started by United Nations in 2013 after the UN General Assembly in 2011 adopted a resolution that recognized happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and…

After hearing so many great things about Hanna and the Moonlit Dress, I figured it was time to take my 5 year old nephew to see the show and experience…