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BronxNet TodayBronxNet Today: Making Waves And Saving Lives With “Swim 1922” A sorority is on a mission to spread swim-safety awareness throughout the East Coast with professional life-saving drills and instructions. One of these initiatives is taking place in the Bronx’s Commonpoint recreational center.BronxNet Today is your daily window into the heart of the borough. Join our team of dedicated reporters as they head into the streets to share the stories that define us—from local community celebrations and cultural highlights to the grassroots initiatives making a difference. It’s more than just news; it’s the heartbeat of the Bronx.
2026-04-2702 min
LEADERSHIP MESSENGERS™ with Ovi VasquezEp28 Gigi Garcia, Chief People Officer, The New Leadership Advantage: Leadership Development PodcastWhat questions do you want asked at in the show? HOST: This leadership development podcast is brought to you by: Ovi Vasquez, Inspirational Leadership Keynote Speaker. Fatherless farm boy from rural Guatemala—Inspiring teams to peak performance. He challenges teams to embrace change and step into bold leadership through leadership culture. He grew up in a village without electricity, learned English in two years, graduated from high school in three years, earned a B.A. in management, in two years. Ovi has worked for Apple, Tesla, Salesforce, and Uber. He is a TEDx spea...
2026-02-0630 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Alexandros AidonisThe CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
Meet Alexandros Aidonis, a computer science student at Stony Brook University who interned with the Ladders for Leaders program at the Heroes Youth Mentorship Program. During his internship, Alexandros played a key role in developing their website and significantly increasing its online presence. Last summer, he worked as a Softwar...
2024-07-3003 minCommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Joseph Castano
The CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
This week, join us as we talk with Joseph Castano, a student at Archbishop Molloy High School. Hear how the Ladders for Leaders program helped him secure his internship at HarperCollins Publishers. Learn how he leveraged the support from his managers and the program's resources to shape his profe...
2024-07-2307 minCommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Mushfiq MilanThe CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Mushfiq Milan. Tune in to hear how the Ladders for Leaders program helped him secure internships at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, shaping his college experience at Notre Dame and opening doors to numerous opportunities. Mushfiq's jour...
2024-07-1213 min
Queens Out of DoorsEpisode 5 - Tulips at the Queens Farm and National Gardening DayI was blown away — quite literally! — at the Queens Farm tulip event, but settled down to spend National Gardening Day at Commonpoint Queens.
2024-04-1812 minCommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Samama Moontaha
The CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
This week, we had a conversation with Samama Moontaha, who has been actively engaged with Ladders for Leaders since 2020! Over the last few years, she has gained valuable experience through internships at notable organizations such as the Paley Center for Media, JRT Realty, and most recently...
2024-02-2616 minCommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Yusuf ZafarThe CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
This week, we spoke with Yusuf Zafar who had the opportunity to work at The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel last summer. His internship helped him broaden his horizons and gain experience in the world of hotel management and allowed him to explore a new...
2024-01-0307 min
Movie Night ExtravaganzaEpisode 183: The Exorcist with Matthew Film GuyForrest, J. Andrew World, Conan Neutron, and Kristina Oakes talk with Matthew "Film Guy" Weiss about the original 1973 William Friedkin directed 'The Exorcist' #Exorcist #Exorcism #friedkin #ellenburstyn #williamfriedkin #TheExorcist #halloween #halloween2023 Matthew Weiss teaches a Film Appreciation/Discussion Class online at Commonpoint Queens commonpointqueens.org/program/cultural-arts-and-jewish-heritage-classes/ It starts November 14th! So sign up! Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends dropped a split LP with Lung Adult Prom: neutronfriends.bandcamp.com
2023-11-012h 18
Tennis Stories"Tennis is not just a sport, it's medicine." -Aki Wolfson, Wheelchair Tennis InstructorAki Wolfson has seen firsthand how tennis transformed the lives of people who use wheelchairs. She views tennis as medicine, wherever a person is in life.
Wolfson is a USPTA Wheelchair Tennis Professional who has taught at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for over 25 years and has served as the Tournament director of the Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, a role she has held for over 20 years.
Aki Wolfson is currently the Tennis Director under CommonpointQueens at Alley Pond where Commonpoint is a non-profit organization...
2023-03-2327 min
Keeping Up With the HillelsKeeping Up with the Hillels - Episode VIIIWe are so thrilled to finally sit down with Michael Gaudio, career counselor with CommonPoint Queens. For those unaware, Hillel and CommonPoint Queens work in tandem to provide programming related to career exploration and professional development through networking events and one on one sessions. Ever wonder how to build a resume that can be easily transferable to multiple roles? Looking to get valuable experience but can't find an internship? You've come to the right place. Hear from students like Naim and Josh who not only made their on one on one's with Michael, but are setting themselves up for...
2022-05-0225 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Brooke HarrisThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ladders for Leaders program was cancelled in 2020, leaving over 500 NYC students without a summer internship. Through a generous donation from one of our employer partners, Cord Meyer Development, we were able to place 12 students in subsidized internships. This week, we...
2021-04-2906 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Tymira HolmanThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
In 2019, Tymira Holman participated in her second internship with Ladders for Leaders at the law firm, Goldfarb & Fleece LLP. By the end of her summer with the firm, they offered Tymira a full time position as a law clerk. Tymira was the FIRST intern to be hired fu...
2021-03-1113 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Jeremy EspinozaThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ladders for Leaders program was cancelled in 2020. This left many New York City youth without a summer internship experience. Through a generous donation from one of our employer partners, Cord Meyer Development, we were able to place 12 students in su...
2021-02-2314 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Noreen MohsinThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
In this episode, we sat down (virtually!) with one of our veteran participants, Noreen Mohsin. Currently, Noreen is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania and is majoring in finance. She was a Ladders participant in high school, landing an internship at Deloitte after her junior year an...
2021-02-0510 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Leticia AntwiThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
For the third episode, we interviewed one of our former participants, Leticia Antwi. Throughout her time with Ladders for Leaders, Leticia has interned at a law firm, a local newspaper, the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner and finally, at Queens Hospital! Prior to joining the Ladders fo...
2021-01-2117 min
Non Prophets PodcastNon Prophets Ep. 6 - Commonpoint QueensThe Non Prophets podcast with Franqi French and Stephen Campbell consists of jokes for charity folks! On this episode Franqi and Stephen discuss their experience with youth sports (Stephen was overworked by racist mountain dwellers and Franqi fenced with a piece of wood). Then we have Jared Mintz from Commonpoint Queens join us! Commonpoint Queens has been instrumental in delivering food to the elderly through the pandemic in Queens. They also provide a litany of services to the local community ranging from after school programs to job training. These dudes have done more for Queens than Nas!
2021-01-1358 min
Non Prophets PodcastNon Prophets Ep. 6 - Commonpoint QueensThe Non Prophets podcast with Franqi French and Stephen Campbell consists of jokes for charity folks! On this episode Franqi and Stephen discuss their experience with youth sports (Stephen was overworked by racist mountain dwellers and Franqi fenced with a piece of wood).
Then we have Jared Mintz from Commonpoint Queens join us! Commonpoint Queens has been instrumental in delivering food to the elderly through the pandemic in Queens. They also provide a litany of services to the local community ranging from after school programs to job training. These dudes have done more for Queens than Nas!
2021-01-1357 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Zakia AbrahamThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
For the second episode of Internships with Impact, we interviewed Zakia Abraham. Zakia is currently a part-time job placement assistant with the Ladders for Leaders team and works for Amalgamated Bank in their compliance department. Prior to joining our team, Zakia participated in the program twice! Her fi...
2021-01-0411 min
CommonPod QueensLadders For Leaders "Internships with Impact" - Yaakov SpraragenThe CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with.
For the first episode of Internships with Impact, we interviewed one of our alumni participants, Yaakov Spraragen. Yaakov is currently a senior at Baruch College and will be receiving his MBA in Israel post-graduation. As an aspiring international business communications professional, Yaakov discusses his first professional internship, how...
2020-12-1807 min
J-PAL VoicesEpisode 4: Provide Support That EmpowersHow do summer jobs programs empower their youth through short programs? What leads to the lasting impact that we see in decreases in violent crime well after the programs conclude? In episode four of J-PAL Voices: The Impact and Promise of Summer Jobs in the United States, we hear from service providers like Danielle Ellman at Commonpoint Queens about the “whole person” and “whole family” approach that these organizations take towards their participants. Researchers Sara Heller and Alicia Sasser-Modestino describe their findings around the conflict-resolution skills that these programs inculcate in their participants. And as Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend tells us, the resi...
2020-11-2521 min
CommonPod QueensEpisode 5 - Health and Wellness during a Pandemic with Adam OstroffWith a Fitness Center and Indoor Pool in Forest Hills, youth sports and gymnastics programs in Forest Hills and Little Neck for children as young as 6-months up to teenage years in multiple locations, and group exercise classes for all ages - both virtual and in person - Commonpoint Queens Health and Wellness programs offers something for everyone.
For episode five of the CommonPod Queens Podcast, we were joined by Adam Ostroff, Senior Director of Health and Wellness programs, to discuss the importance of Health and Wellness during the pandemic, how we've engaged over 20,000 participants virtually, safely...
2020-11-1637 min
CommonPod QueensEpisode 4 - Voting Information with Andy GavoraIn this bonus episode in honor of Election Day, Andy Gavora, Program Coordinator, High School & College Success, shares some helpful tips about voting.
- If you're voting absentee, mail it back ASAP (with 2 stamps) or drop it off at any early voting site or the Board of Elections. You can track your absentee ballot at nycabsentee.com/tracking.
- You can still vote in person if you've requested an absentee ballot.
- Early voting has begun and runs through November 1! You early voting site may not be the same as you...
2020-10-2815 min
CommonPod QueensEpisode 3 - The Workforce Hub with Brynn McCormickOn October 6th, in partnership with UJA-Federation of New-York, Commonpoint Queens opened the Queens Hub, a new 9,600-square-foot social service center that will offer employment resources, social services, and access to food in Elmhurst, Queens.
For episode three of the CommonPod Podcast, we were joined by Brynn McCormick, Assistant Vice President of Adult Workforce programs, to discuss what the opening of The Hub means for our community, all of the services that are being offered (and who is eligible), and how Commonpoint has met the changing needs of clients during the pandemic.
For more information on...
2020-10-2428 min
CommonPod QueensEpisode 2: Social Impact with Chief Program Officer, Greg RideoutChief Program Officer Greg Rideout discusses the impact that organizations like Commonpoint Queens have on the community at large.
2020-07-1622 min
CommonPod QueensEpisode 1 - Danielle EllmanCommonpoint Queens CEO Danielle Ellman discusses the organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-06-3024 min
Crosstown with Pat KiernanHow Teens Can Get Summertime Jobs Amid the Coronavirus PandemicNew York City suspended its summertime youth employment program. Its absence can have repercussions for years to come. Pat Kiernan, Annika Pergament, and Jamie Stelter speak with Danielle Ellman of Commonpoint Queens about how young people can get involved. IMPORTANT LINKS Learn more about “One New York,” our resources, and ways to show your support: www.ny1.com/onenewyork Get the latest coronavirus news and updates: www.ny1.com/coronavirus Join the conversation, ask questions, or share your photos, videos, and notes using #OneNewYork If you like what your hear...
2020-06-0816 min