We've just returned from the University Settlement, where Councilmember Margaret Chin and State Senator Daniel Squadron were on hand for a festive street naming ceremony. The block of Eldridge between Delancey and Rivington will now officially be named for...
University Settlement announces a merger. A small non-profit, The Creative Center is now part of one of our neighborhood's largest social service organizations. The Creative Center brings the arts to seniors and people with chronic diseases.
According to a news...
University Settlement is celebrating a big anniversary this weekend and they're inviting the whole community to join in the fun. To mark 125 years serving the Lower East Side, the large social service organization is hosting a block party,...
In this bleak era for arts funding -- particularly for arts education in our public schools, small theater companies (and non-profit arts organizations in general) -- it is comforting to know there is a quiet renaissance taking place over...
This week, leaders of community-oriented social service organizations from around the world are gathering on the Lower East Side. The Settlement Summit, the largest meeting of its kind ever held, includes workshops, topical conversations, site tours and (as you...
A soggy start to the week, weather wise. A high of 58 today with showers continuing through the night, and maybe into tomorrow.
Happening today, University Settlement is hosting an unprecedented meeting of non-profit organizations from around the world,...
Last month on the lush rooftop of the Delancey, a group of youthful New Yorkers gathered for a good cause. It was a summer kickoff event hosted by the "Innovator's Guild," University Settlement's new organization for young professionals. Katie...
The University Settlement is throwing a party on the rooftop of the Delancey Wednesday night. "Signature New York" is a fundraiser sponsored by the organization's young professionals. The idea is, of course, to help support University Settlement's many programs...
The Performance Project at University Settlement is hosting a free Monday Night Salon series throughout their spring season. Tonight, they team up with Live Arts Collaboration to present 5 selected artists from across disciplines who will share samples of...
Actor, dancer and poet Joseph Webb (Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk) will be helping University Settlement kick off the Spring Season of The Performance Project this Friday at 8pm. His latest project, The Joseph Webb Quartet,...
