Samantha Ippolito graduated this year from Benjamin Cardozo High School and will be attending St. John’s University in the fall. In June, she was one of 10 NYJTL scholar athletes awarded a $5,000 Marian and Jacob K. Javits Foundation Public Service Scholarship. In this essay, Samantha explains why she wants to pursue a career in […]
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NYJTL Appoints Joe Ceriello
New York (August 30) – Joe Ceriello, who developed extensive experience in facilities and program management with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has been appointed Interim General Manager of the NYJTL Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, it was announced today by NYJTL President and CEO Deborah Antoine. “We are so fortunate that […]
The 30th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon Raises over $450,000
On November 3, 2015, the 30th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon was held at the Grand Hyatt New York, raising over $450,000 to support our free community tennis programs, tournament team training, after-school programming and other tennis and education activities for children and young adults across the city. At the Luncheon, Leadership Awards were presented to […]
New York Junior Tennis & Learning is Bubbling with Pride in Crotona Park this Fall Season
This week marks the opening of the indoor season at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning with the bubbles going up at Crotona Park for the first time. The two 5-court bubbles were inflated earlier this month at our flagship facility and will remain on site until after the winter season concludes in […]
Mercy College Honors Outstanding Bronx Advocates
Last night Mercy College hosted their Annual Leadership Awards Dinner at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx, New York. The night brought together both Bronx natives and Bronx newcomers to honor four outstanding community members who work diligently to strengthen the Bronx Community. One of the four honorees was NYJTL’s very own President and CEO, […]
Fall Festivities in Crotona Park!
Monday may have been a day off from school, but not from fun. NYJTL served up its third annual Fall Festival in Crotona Park, adjacent to the new Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. More than 1,000 students from our ACES Afterschool Programs and Community Tennis Programs, and more than 100 volunteers, including a […]