Bensonhurst locals are a colorful bunch. It’s time someone took notice. This is us, taking notice.
It’s one thing to work or live in a community. It’s another to really be a part of it. Rita Meade, the children’s librarian at the New Utrecht Library at 1743 86th Street, doesn’t just occupy her daytime hours there; she really loves and gives to her branch and community.
She is a member of Community Board 10 and speaks at Board 10 meetings in order to secure support for the local libraries, plays in an all-librarian rock band and encourages our youth to read novels like War and Peace. All in all, she’s pretty cool.
Check out this week’s Stoop Stories and after, go and support your local libraries!
Read the Q&A with Rita Meade.
Bensonhurst locals are a colorful bunch. It’s time someone took notice. This is us, taking notice.
Joann from Bensonhurst is a real tough cookie. This mom and housewife has been telling it like it is in her own Youtube webisode series after a fortunate encounter with a news producer who needed someone to fill a spot for a segment. She dishes out advice on everything from cheating spouses to traditional Italian meatball recipes, and she never bites her tongue.
Viewers love her salt of the earth attitude. She has over 309 thousand hits on her Youtube videos and soon, Joann may be getting her own TV show.
We sat her down for a few questions. Lets see what Joann has to say.
Read the Q&A with Joann from Bensonhurst.
Miguel Vega and his big rig
Bensonhurst locals are a colorful bunch. It’s time someone took notice. This is us, taking notice.
Miguel Vega is a young dad living in Bensonhurst. For a while, he was struggling professionally, like a lot of other people his age. In fact, 45 percent of 16- to 25-year-olds are unemployed. Vega was part of that statistic.
After being laid off and working a dead end job, he realized that something had to change so that he could provide adequate care for his son and be a good example to his community. While his friends continued to struggle because of the recession, Vega changes careers for something more stable.
He wanted to share his story so that other people who feel lost because of unemployment become inspired to find joy and success in a position that they may not have previously considered.
Check out the Q&A.
