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New York Today: Giving Tuesday New York Today: Giving Tuesday
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Updated, 7:42 a.m.
Good morning on this torrential Tuesday.Good morning on this torrential Tuesday.
In the summer of 2012, in his 4th floor office at the 92nd Street Y, a community center for Jewish life on the Upper East Side, Henry Timms hatched an idea that would spread generosity across the globe.In the summer of 2012, in his 4th floor office at the 92nd Street Y, a community center for Jewish life on the Upper East Side, Henry Timms hatched an idea that would spread generosity across the globe.
There, Mr. Timms, the Y’s executive director, sat down with a colleague and delivered a simple, six-word pitch:There, Mr. Timms, the Y’s executive director, sat down with a colleague and delivered a simple, six-word pitch:
“Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday.”“Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday.”
Exhilarated, the two took the idea and ran with it.Exhilarated, the two took the idea and ran with it.
And so have others.And so have others.
#GivingTuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has since grown into a global movement of fund-raising for nonprofit groups; collection drives for food, blood and clothing banks; and even random acts of kindness.#GivingTuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has since grown into a global movement of fund-raising for nonprofit groups; collection drives for food, blood and clothing banks; and even random acts of kindness.
Last year $117 million was raised for charities in more than 70 countries.Last year $117 million was raised for charities in more than 70 countries.
“The way the calendar was developing, someone was going to grab Tuesday,” Mr. Timms said. “We wanted to make it about philanthropy,” he added, not consumerism.“The way the calendar was developing, someone was going to grab Tuesday,” Mr. Timms said. “We wanted to make it about philanthropy,” he added, not consumerism.
And like a potent internet meme, the idea is replicating itself: There’s now a #GivingShoesDay, for shoe donations, and a #CUNYTuesday, a fund-raising drive for the City University of New York college system.And like a potent internet meme, the idea is replicating itself: There’s now a #GivingShoesDay, for shoe donations, and a #CUNYTuesday, a fund-raising drive for the City University of New York college system.
That’s precisely the point.That’s precisely the point.
“We wanted to make generosity go viral,” said Asha Curran, the chief innovation officer at the 92nd Street Y.“We wanted to make generosity go viral,” said Asha Curran, the chief innovation officer at the 92nd Street Y.
So they created the #GivingTuesday hashtag, intentionally leaving out any mention of the 92nd Street Y. This increased #GivingTuesday’s shareability and effectiveness, Mrs. Curran said. So they created the #GivingTuesday hashtag, intentionally leaving out any mention of the 92nd Street Y. This increased #GivingTuesday’s shareability and effectiveness, Ms. Curran said.
“It was a gift to the world, and the world has given back,” she added.“It was a gift to the world, and the world has given back,” she added.
Let’s keep that in mind the next time someone says New Yorkers are self-involved.Let’s keep that in mind the next time someone says New Yorkers are self-involved.
Feeling generous today? You can join #GivingTuesday by sharing a story on Facebook about how you supported a nonprofit organization (and possibly win a $10,000 prize for the nonprofit from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation); donate your time or money to a nonprofit in your community; or inspire others by sharing an #unselfie, a picture of you doing something selfless.Feeling generous today? You can join #GivingTuesday by sharing a story on Facebook about how you supported a nonprofit organization (and possibly win a $10,000 prize for the nonprofit from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation); donate your time or money to a nonprofit in your community; or inspire others by sharing an #unselfie, a picture of you doing something selfless.
Here’s what else is happening:Here’s what else is happening:
Go back to bed. Today is not looking pretty.Go back to bed. Today is not looking pretty.
Heavy rain. Thunderstorms. Fog. Wind. Soggy socks. Need we say more?Heavy rain. Thunderstorms. Fog. Wind. Soggy socks. Need we say more?
Hair forecast: Medusa.Hair forecast: Medusa.
• “Hamilton” took in $3.3 million last week, setting a record for an eight-performance week by a Broadway show. [New York Times]• “Hamilton” took in $3.3 million last week, setting a record for an eight-performance week by a Broadway show. [New York Times]
• A principal at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, who had been tasked with turning around the troubled school, is undone by an investigation. [New York Times]• A principal at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, who had been tasked with turning around the troubled school, is undone by an investigation. [New York Times]
• The Grammy Awards ceremony is poised to return to New York City in 2018, the first time since 2003. [New York Times]• The Grammy Awards ceremony is poised to return to New York City in 2018, the first time since 2003. [New York Times]
• In so-called Havana on the Hudson, a New Jersey community where the once-large population of Cuban immigrants has dwindled, bitter feelings persist about Fidel Castro. [New York Times]• In so-called Havana on the Hudson, a New Jersey community where the once-large population of Cuban immigrants has dwindled, bitter feelings persist about Fidel Castro. [New York Times]
• Regular commercial flights between New York and Cuba have begun. [CBS]• Regular commercial flights between New York and Cuba have begun. [CBS]
• The same teenager who dared to climb One World Trade Center in 2014 is in trouble again, for apparently hanging off other rooftops and cranes across the city. [NBC]• The same teenager who dared to climb One World Trade Center in 2014 is in trouble again, for apparently hanging off other rooftops and cranes across the city. [NBC]
• Madison Square Garden is suing a Knicks season-ticket holder over an unpaid bill of $97,000. [New York Post]• Madison Square Garden is suing a Knicks season-ticket holder over an unpaid bill of $97,000. [New York Post]
• Are “gravity knives” tools or weapons, and should they be legalized in New York? [WNYC]• Are “gravity knives” tools or weapons, and should they be legalized in New York? [WNYC]
• Meet New York City’s talented “20 Under 20.” [Crain’s]• Meet New York City’s talented “20 Under 20.” [Crain’s]
• After a childhood of abuse, bullying and hardships, a single mother tries to provide her daughter with the peace and stability she never had. [New York Times]• After a childhood of abuse, bullying and hardships, a single mother tries to provide her daughter with the peace and stability she never had. [New York Times]
• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “An Encounter With Ralph Branca Long Before the ‘Shot’”• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “An Encounter With Ralph Branca Long Before the ‘Shot’”
• Scoreboard: Islanders put out Flames, 2-1. Thunder crashes over Knicks, 112-103.• Scoreboard: Islanders put out Flames, 2-1. Thunder crashes over Knicks, 112-103.
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing.• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing.
• The Columbus Circle holiday market opens for the season at 59th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. [Free admission]• The Columbus Circle holiday market opens for the season at 59th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. [Free admission]
• Vy Higginsen’s Gospel Choir of Harlem and Grace VanderWaal perform at an outdoor tree lighting ceremony at 19 Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free]• Vy Higginsen’s Gospel Choir of Harlem and Grace VanderWaal perform at an outdoor tree lighting ceremony at 19 Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free]
• If the rain lets up, you can enjoy the warm fall weather with a run beginning at Reservoir Bridge in Silver Lake Park on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free]• If the rain lets up, you can enjoy the warm fall weather with a run beginning at Reservoir Bridge in Silver Lake Park on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free]
• The authors of the book “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders” speak at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free]• The authors of the book “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders” speak at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free]
• Learn how to play wheelchair basketball with the Brooklyn Nets wheelchair basketball team at the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. 8 p.m. [Recreation center membership required]• Learn how to play wheelchair basketball with the Brooklyn Nets wheelchair basketball team at the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. 8 p.m. [Recreation center membership required]
• Rangers host Hurricanes, 7 p.m. (MSG). Nets host Clippers, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Devils at Jets, 8 p.m. (MSG+).• Rangers host Hurricanes, 7 p.m. (MSG). Nets host Clippers, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Devils at Jets, 8 p.m. (MSG+).
• Subway and PATH• Subway and PATH
• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak
• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.
• Alternate-side parking: in effect until Dec. 8.• Alternate-side parking: in effect until Dec. 8.
• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry
• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark
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