Across Rockland County and New York’s urban communities, young women are navigating increasingly complex social pressures around dating, relationships, and personal safety, often without clear guidance or trusted spaces to ask difficult questions. According to a 2023 AP News report, 122 million girls worldwide remain out of school, and nearly 44 percent of married women […]
With last week’s weather bringing several days in the low teens, it’s safe to say Old Man Winter is back with a vengeance. The air outside is cold enough to sting, but inside the YMCA of Nyack there is a warmth that has nothing to do with the thermostat. For a lucky group of […]
On the morning of Saturday, January 3rd, Americans woke up to the breaking news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured by U.S. forces and brought to the United States to face federal drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges. The announcement sent shockwaves through political circles worldwide and hit especially close to home in communities […]