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Neighborhood Shopp's Elderly Visiting Program

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Based in the South Bronx, Neighborhood Shopp helps combat the social isolation experienced by many of New York City's elderly residents. Vladimir Rodr...

Doug Varone and Dancers' World Premiere Performance

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New York City's famed Doug Varone and Dancers presents the World Premiere of everything is fine from December 12-16, at The New Ohio Theatre, 154 Chri...

NJ Sharing Network & Organ Donation

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New Jersey Sharing Network is the non-profit responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue for those in need in NJ, and for ...

PLAYING BIG: Find Your Voice

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PLAYING BIG: FIND YOUR VOICE, YOUR MISSION, YOUR MESSAGE from women’s leadership expert Tara Mohr offers practical advice for women on how to creat...

AWARE & The Effectiveness of Meditation

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AWARE: The Science and Practice of Presence by Dr. Daniel M. Siegel, one of the preeminent experts on the human mind, offers an in-depth look at the ...

Ballet Hispanico & Representing Latino Culture

18 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ballet Hispanico, the nation's premiere Latino Dance Organization, presents their fall season at the Apollo Theater December 7-8th. CEO and Artistic D...

COOKING WITH SCRAPS: Saving Money & Food

18 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

COOKING WITH SCRAPS: Turning Your Peels, Cores, Rinds and Stems into Delicious Meals. Chef and Urban Planner Lindsay Jean Hard's new cookbook helps ...

Backpacks for the Street & Homelessness in NYC

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Backpacks for the Street will be out in force, delivering compassion to struggling New Yorkers. Co-...

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD & Behavioral Challenges

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, 'Chronically Inflexible' Children by Dr. Ross Greene offers hel...

WILLPOWER: Self-Control And How To Get More Of It

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THE WILLPOWER INSTINCT: HOW SELF CONTROL WORKS, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET MORE OF IT. Author Dr. Kelly McGonigal, instructor of the St...

The Model's Bill of Rights

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The proposed Model's Bill of Rights is designed to protect the women and men posing for the camera, and set a professional standard for the modeling i...

RAISED BY WOLVES, A Story of Healing by Lockey Maisonneuve

14 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lockey Maisonneuve's book A GIRL RAISED BY WOLVES tells the story of her harrowing childhood, battle through breast cancer, her mother's violent death...

A Breast Cancer Journey with Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Priya Jadeja of Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center Breast Surgery team, guides us on a bre...

The Shift Against Free Speech in Higher Education

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation For Failure, by First Amendment specialist Greg Luki...

Alzheimer's New Jersey & Fall Fundraising Walks

30 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alzheimer’s New Jersey provides free programs and services assisting those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers right in their own state. ...

DIFFERENTLY WIRED: Raising an Exceptional Child

30 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah Reber's book is DIFFERENTLY WIRED: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World. From the creator of TILT Parenting, it's a game-cha...

New Sanctuary Coalition & Community Resource Exchange

16 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Community Resource Exchange is a nonprofit consulting firm working with New Sanctuary Coalition, an interfaith network assisting those facing detentio...

The Raptor Trust Celebrates 35 Years

16 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Raptor Trust is a not for profit wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education center in Morris County, NJ, celebrating their 35th anniversa...

T.E.A.L.'s Annual Ovarian Cancer Walk on September 8th

02 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

T.E.A.L is Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa M. McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation, hosting their annual Brooklyn TEAL Walk/Run on S...

TEMP: A History of the Gig Economy & The Outlook for the Future

02 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

TEMP: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary, by Louis Hyman, details the history of the gig economy, it's bene...

Sloan Award Winner Jocelyn Perez & Improving Psychiatric Care

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jocelyn Perez, RN and Director of Nursing for Behavioral Health, Metropolitan Hospital, NYC Health and Hospitals, was recently honored with the Sloan ...

Talking Across The Divide: Talking to The Other Side

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

TALKING ACROSS THE DIVIDE: How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World, the new book by Justin Lee, focuses on ho...

MedShadow on Medication Side Effects & Prescription Opioids

19 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

MedShadow is a consumer advocacy resource focused on medications and their side-effects. Founder Sue Robotti talks about the effects of opioids on se...

Guidance on Loaning Money to Adult Children

19 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly 60% of parents provide financial support to their adult children, up to age 39. Are you one of them? Personal Wealth Advisor Irvin Schorsch d...

Friends of the Children New York and Professional Mentoring

12 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Friends of the Children New York is part of a nationwide organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through salaried, profes...

Summer ER Issues & Playing Safe

05 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dara Kass, Attending Physician, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Emergency Medicine, discusses heat stroke and exhaustion, bug bites, drowning and ...

For Teenagers: How to Get Things Done

05 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World, is a strategic guidebook for teens to procrastinate less and get mor...

AARP & Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities

29 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of more than 37 million. Currently, AARP is calling on New York City to increase it...

Healthy Nail Care with Dermatologist Dr. Dana Stern

29 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Healthy nail care with Dr. Dana Stern. Based in NYC, Dr. Stern is one of the only dermatologists in the country who specializes in the diagnosis, tre...

INVESTED: Mastering My Mind, My Emotions & My Money

15 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

INVESTED: How Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Taught Me to Master My Mind, My Emotions & My Money, by investor Phil Town and his daughter, attorney...

Wheelchairs Against Guns & Educating Teens About Violence

08 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wheelchairs Against Guns is a non-profit founded by Kareem Nelson, who uses his life- changing story to improve the lives of others and educate young ...

BACK TO HAPPY: Turn Your Trials Into Triumphs

08 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

GETTING BACK TO HAPPY: CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR REALITY AND TURN YOUR TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS, by Marc and Angel Chernoff, tells the story of h...

The GO Project and Combating Summer Learning Loss

01 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The GO Project is a 50-year old non-profit with year-round academic and family support programs for under-served, at-risk public school students in th...

30 LESSONS ON LOVING: Marriage Secrets

01 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

30 LESSONS FOR LOVING: ADVICE FROM THE WISEST AMERICANS ON LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE. Cornell professor and gerontologist Karl Pillemer inter...

NYC's Police Athletic League on Kids & Cops

17 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New York City's Police Athletic League provides a broad array of activities and services to 35,000 children in all five boroughs of the city, in full ...

Straightening Out Your Personal Finances

17 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the new book THIS IS THE YEAR I PUT MY FINANCIAL LIFE IN ORDER, New York Times reporter John Schwartz, shares he and his wife's financial mishaps i...

NYCH20 on The City's Local Water Ecology

10 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

NYC H20 teaches people about our local water system and local water ecology. Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer Joins us as they celeb...

The Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC's Summer Interns Program

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City begins their annual NYC Interns campaign, Executive Director Darren Bloch explains the details on the lar...

PICK THREE & Embracing an Unbalanced Life

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PICK THREE: You Can Have It All, Just Not Every Day, is the new book by Randi Zuckerberg to help those of us who are over-scheduled, embrace an unbal...

Alternatives to Over-Parenting & How to Raise an Adult

20 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT: A PROVOCATIVE MANIFESTO THAT EXPOSES THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER PARENTING & SETS FORTH A NEW ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHY. Julie Lyt...

21 in '21 & Electing Women to the NY City Council

13 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive...

Wheeling Forward on Independence Care Services

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Elegudin and Sharifa Abu-Hamda, represent Wheeling Forward, a leading New York City based advocate for people with disabilities. They join us to...

The Microbiome Solution & Healing from the Inside Out

06 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out by gastroenterologist Dr. Robynne Chutkan, explains how to correct ou...

Retiring Securely & Money Management

29 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

RETIRE SECURELY: INSIGHTS ON MONEY MANAGEMENT, by award winning financial columnist Julie Jason, offers ideas on how to make smart and strategic inve...

The Alliance for Positive Change & Overdose Prevention

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Alliance for Positive Change, a non-profit that helps New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, has launched the #SaveALife ca...

The Lyme Disease Solution with Dr. Daren Ingels

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Dr. Daren Ingels, a leader in Natural Medicine, with his new book THE LYME SOLUTION: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune...

The Wine on Wheels Grand Wine Tasting, April 28 at City Winery

15 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wheeling Forward, a city non-profit that helps people with disabilities, hosts it's annual grand wine tasting, Wine On Wheels, at City Winery on April...

A Legal Perspective on Workplace Harrassment

15 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A #MeToo Conversation: What should you do about inappropriate behavior or unwanted advances at the office? Lauren X. Topelsohn a member of the Labo...

50 Ways to Get A Job

08 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

50 WAYS TO GET A JOB is an unconventional guide to finding work on your terms, by Dev Aujla, CEO of the recruiting firm Catalog. His approach include...

PEACEFUL PARENTS, HAPPY SIBLINGS

01 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PEACEFUL PARENT, HAPPY SIBLINGS: HOW TO STOP THE FIGHTING AND RAISE FRIENDS FOR LIFE is a guide for parents to manage the challenges of sibling relat...

A Profile of Community Access Unlimited, Based in Elizabeth, NJ

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Community Access Unlimited, based in Elizabeth, NJ, helps people with disabilities achieve independence through a variety of supports and services. W...

The American Lyric Theater and "Opera in Eden"

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

American Lyric Theater is the only company in the U.S. offering extensive, full-time mentorship for emerging operatic writers. Producing Artistic Dire...

The Demographic Revolution & A New American Majority

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Civil Rights Lawyer Steve Phillips, author of BROWN IS THE NEW WHITE: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority, rejoins us a...

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene & Immigrant Arts Coalition

11 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Massimine, CEO of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, discusses the work at the world's oldest continuously operating Yiddish theatre com...

CIA Survival Tactics

11 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

SURVIVE LIKE A SPY: Real CIA Operatives Reveal How They Stay Safe in a Dangerous World and How You Can Too, by former CIA officer Jason Hanson, reveal...

Heidi Latsky Dance at Baruch PAC March 8-10

04 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Heidi Latsky Dance's D.I.S.P.L.A.Y.E.D. premieres at Baruch Performing Arts Center March 8-10. Heidi Latsky joins for a preview of this unique show w...

Parenting Chronically Stressed Kids

04 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The book THE SELF-DRIVEN CHILD offers a new approach to parenting chronically stressed kids, based on decades of clinical experience and the latest de...

The Citizens Housing and Planning Council of New York

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do we best use space in New York to house the most people, within current demographics, in the most economical and innovative ways? Answers from ...

Silver Hair & Phasing Out Hair Coloring

25 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Devachan Salon founder Lorraine Massey returns with her new book SILVER HAIR: A love letter to every woman who has considered embracing her natural h...

Emily's List & Women in Politics

18 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the number of women entering politics rises, we're joined by Emily Cain, Executive Director of Emily's List, the largest resource for women in poli...

The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

18 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by best-selling author Daniel Pink shows us essential keys to timing our decisions and actions so that ...

Cents Ability & Financial Literacy

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cents Ability is a non profit teaching financial literacy to thousands of high school students across NYC. Executive Director Roy Paul explains how t...

The Better Brain Solution & Diabetic Memory Loss

11 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author Dr. Stephen Masley joins with his newest book, THE BETTER BRAIN SOLUTION: How to Start Now--at Any Age--to Reverse and Prevent Ins...

STEM Scouts, Northern NJ

04 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

STEM Scouts is a new co-ed program from the Boy Scouts of America that has kids doing activities to learn about physics and biology. Rebecca Fields o...

A WORLD IN DISARRAY & American Foreign Policy

04 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A WORLD IN DISARRAY: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, by Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, tak...

Plymouth Church & Human Trafficking Awareness in NYC on Jan. 28th

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights hosts a public awareness event Jan. 28th from 12:30-3:30pm, ...

Changing Careers & When To Jump

28 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WHEN TO JUMP: If the Job You Have Isn’t the Life You Want, by Mike Lewis, lays out four fundamental steps to pursing the life you want -- by tellin...

Mindful Sleep

21 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THE MINDFUL WAY TO A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP, by mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover, is a plan to help people rediscover the pleasure o...

The All Heart Program & Sudden Cardiac Death

21 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In an effort to beat sudden cardiac death in athletes, The Players Development Academy in Somerset, NJ and St. Peter's University Hospital, have partn...

That Suits You & Clothing for Men

14 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THAT SUITS YOU is an NYC non-profit that accepts gently worn professional attire and provides it free of charge to qualified men for work and to high ...

THIS NAKED MIND & Alcohol Control

14 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

THIS NAKED MIND: CONTROL ALCOHOL, FIND FREEDOM, DISCOVER HAPPINESS & CHANGE YOUR LIFE by author Annie Grace, provides a clear path to a healthier rela...

NYC Police Foundation

07 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The New York City Police Foundation is the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the NYPD. President and CEO Susan Birnbaum discus...

Careers & The Digital Disruption

07 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

DIGITAL DISRUPTION: Future of Work, Skills, Leadership, Education and Careers in a Digital World by Dr. Tracey Wilen, has insights about how artifici...

Bronx Freedom Fund & The Bail Project

31 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The charitable legal fund, The Bronx Freedom Fund, is being scaled up to a national level, as the Bail Project. Co-Founder Robin Steinberg how the ba...

Tools to Find and Follow Your Passion

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

THE CROSSROADS OF SHOULD AND MUST: FIND AND FOLLOW YOUR PASSION by artist and author Elle Luna provides the tools and inspiration you need to start y...

Legal Advice on Estate Planning

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Attorney Jay Freireich, of Brach Eichler L.L.C. in Roseland, New Jersey, discusses the do’s and don’ts of estate planning. For more, visit brache...

NILMDTS & Remembrance Photography

17 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep trains, educates, and mobilizes professional photographers to provide portraits for families facing the unti...

Finding Your Calling & Meaningful Work

10 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul, by chocolate entrepreneur Shawn Askinosie, is a book of stories ...

Pilots To The Rescue

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pilots to the Rescue's mission is to save potential pets facing euthanasia, using an advanced rescue flight system. Founder Michael Schneider talks ab...

A New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

THE SPECTRUM OF HOPE: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, by Dr. Gayatri Devi, offers perspective on how and w...

Operation Smile

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Operation smile is a non-profit medical service organization providing cleft lip and palate repair surgeries worldwide. Sr. VP of Medical Affairs Dr....

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

29 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has offered outstanding arts and arts education programs at affordable prices for more than 60 years. Dir...

Networking for Introverts

29 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

HIDING IN THE BATHROOM: An introvert's road map to getting out there, when you'd rather stay home by Morra Aarons-Mele, is a guide for solving networ...

Ear, Eye, Nose & Throat Issues In Pets

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Veterinarian Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of Animal Medical Center returns to answer questions on ear, nose, throat and eye issues in dogs and cats. Animal Medi...

Best Buddies Expands In NJ

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Best Buddies International is the world's largest non-profit focused on assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and through...

The National Winter Activity Center

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The National Winter Activity Center in Vernon, NJ is the first and only non-profit facility in the country dedicated to improving the lives, health an...

China and North Korea expert Kevin Peraino

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Peraino, former Newsweek Bureau Chief and expert on North Korea, China and the Korean Peninsula, joins to discuss his new book A FORCE SO SWIFT:...

The 14th St. Y Theater's 2017-18 Season

08 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The 14th Street Y's Artistic Director of Arts & Culture, Ronit Muszkatblit, has a backstage pass to The Theater's 2017-18 season. The 14th St. Y's e...

The Jazz Foundation of America's Annual NYC Loft Party

01 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Annual Jazz Loft Party: A Night for the Soul, hosted by the Jazz Foundation of America, has been called "the greatest underground music event in ...

The New York Latino Film Festival

01 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Latino Film Festival, the premiere Urban Latino film event in the country, showcases over 30 films from October 11-15th, spanning all gen...

Empowering Your Son with Author Dr. Adam Price

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In his new book, HE’S NOT LAZY...EMPOWERING YOUR SON TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF, by Dr. Adam Price, explains that contrary to appearances, teenage boys a...

Ballet Hispanico & Hispanic Heritage Month

17 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ballet Hispanico celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with free events, performances, exhibitions and dance lessons for children and adults through Octo...

Alzheimer's NJ's Walks To Fight Alzheimer's

10 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alzheimer’s New Jersey kicks off its “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s” events this fall in Ocean, Hudson, Mercer and Bergen Counties. President and...

Brooklyn's Arab-American Family Support Center

27 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Brooklyn-based Arab American Family Support Center helps settle legal immigrants in New York & New Jersey through critical services and short-term...

Total Focus & Better Decision Making

27 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

TOTAL FOCUS: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure, by former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, highlights the skills he developed in Special Ops training, that ...

Good Neighbors of Park Slope

20 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good Neighbors of Park Slope is a volunteer non-profit for neighborhood residents over 50, designed to make life easier and improve the quality of li...

THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG by Melody Warnick

20 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG: Finding Home Wherever You Are by journalist Melody Warnick, suggests ways to make connections in and for your community, an...

A Preview of Brooklyn's Amud Aish Memorial Museum

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The new Amud Aish Memorial Museum and Kleinman Holocaust Education Center in Mill Basin, Brooklyn will tell the lesser-known story of observant Jewish...

Facts Behind Common Street Drugs

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Susan Brill, Chief of the Adolescent Medicine Department at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, explains the symptoms, effects and consequences o...

SELF-REG Is Helping Kids Break Free From Stress

06 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The book SELF-REG by Dr. Stuart Shanker is a guide to help your child (and you) break free the from stress--the root of bad behavior--by giving kids m...