I was so empowered by this workshop. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Looking forward to working…read morewith them in the future.

From the owner: We are a for-profit organization located in the heart of Forest Hills, Queens that focuses on…read moreigniting the professional, entrepreneurial, dreams of women in all status, positions, and walks of life. Vita Center empowers the community to achieve value and justice through education, business initiatives & survival services. Our services include workshops on how to open your own child care business, guidelines on establishing a business structure, and on-site training courses required by OCFS in the field of child care. Our Vita Teachers for Children Program has made it possible for our clients to apply for scholarships that assist them in achieving a higher education. Our mission is focused on extending more services such as business initiatives, career initiatives, and social services for the community in the future.

I used to go to Mosholu Day Camp, and the experience was just upsetting. Well the "pool" I wouldn't…read morecall it a pool it's a lake full of algae, the pool instructor told me, "it's good for our skin.". And also, now we are getting missing kids on the big campsite? Also in the small "Changing Stalls" there was literally baby spider eggs. I can't believe they make the kids change and swim in these conditions it's highly crazy, and just sad.

The onboarding "process" was literally the worst I've ever experienced in my entire life and I've…read morebeen in the workforce for 23 years. It took literal weeks to hear back from HR, who then openly admitted to "not checking their email". To say that my experience was wrought with unprofessionalism is beyond an understatement. I was technically "hired" in late January and wasn't even onboarded fully before I gave up and "quit" in APRIL. The process was so outdated, redundant and senseless that I couldn't take it anymore, as no one with a brain in their head or any self respect would. I had to fill out the same information literally 4 separate times. The HR staff as well as my "manager" had no clue what they had given me to complete, what they hadn't, what appropriate communication is like or how normal onboarding timelines work. Complete and utter disorganized and frankly highly disrespectful HOT MESS! DO NOT WORK HERE!!!

A true East Village gem Long may it live and prosper. The downstairs rental space is very…read moreaffordable and beautiful, and in keeping with the entire ethos of the Center and its director. I haven't tried the cafe but I'm sure it's great.

Lovely place with great arts programming throughout the week, community food distribution, and a…read moreSoul cafe that serves organic food. Awesome place!!

Really great community center if you want to exercise & they have beautiful events come xmas &…read moreduring the summer.

A large community center with an gym and meeting rooms on two floors. We did a cultural celebration…read morehere. Lots of space but not nearly enough parking for the amount of people the auditorium holds, so for busy events you may find yourself walking a bit. Elevator is slow, better to use the stairs. And the heat collects on the second floor in the winter. It was boiling upstairs and cooler in the gym.

Burroughs is a great asset to the community. They offer meeting spaces, activities for children, a…read morecommunity garden, citizenship classes and English language learning opportunities, among other services. I'm a big fan of the "Our Woven Community" program. It supports refugee women with opportunities to make and sell beautiful handbags, scarves and other items. I recently bought two tote bags as gifts for friends. The bags were lovely, unique, and each one included a biography of the woman who created it. My friends loved them! Our Woven Community doesn't have an official shop space in the Burroughs building, so I called ahead and when I got there the receptionist showed me bins full of items for sale. They also sell the products online and at craft fairs, farmers markets, etc. Half the proceeds go to the women directly, and the other half pays for supplies, equipment, and entrepreneurial skills training.

I attend groups meetings here regularly and it's an amazing building. Not too far from the highway…read moreand there's plenty of parking. The building is beautiful, always clean and has an attendant in the front when you enter. The meeting space in each room is perfect. The quality of the sitting and space to do presentations are great. Everywhere I've been in the building is always clean, including the bathroom. Definitely a great value to utilize space here.

This is the brand new SGI-USA Buddhist community center for NJ opened Summer 2016. After decades of…read morethe East Orange center operating as the sole center for NJ, this expanded facility truly shines as its successor. There are daily activities going on in the center and every Tuesday evening there is an introduction to Buddhism open to anyone. This practice has saved my life in so many ways, enriches it daily and helps me to be the best person I can be while recognizing the goodness in others. Nam Myoho Renge Kyo It's the chant of the Sokka Gakki Buddhist. It's meaning: to embody the mystic law of cause and effect through our voice. A brief introduction below from the website. www.sgi-usa.org The essence of Buddhism is the conviction that we have within us at each moment the ability to overcome any problem or difficulty that we may encounter in life; a capacity to transform any suffering. Our lives possess this power because they are inseparable from the fundamental law that underlies the workings of all life and the universe. Nichiren, the 13th-century Buddhist monk upon whose teachings the SGI is based, awakened to this law, or principle, and named it "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." Through the Buddhist practice he developed, he provided a way for all people to activate it within their own lives. Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, first awoke to this law some 2,500 years ago. Discovering that the capacity to transform suffering was innate within his own life, he saw too that it is innate within all beings. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo could be described as a vow, an expression of determination, to embrace and manifest our Buddha nature. It is a pledge to oneself to never yield to difficulties and to win over one's suffering. At the same time, it is a vow to help others reveal this law in their own lives and achieve happiness. Nam comes from the Sanskrit namas, meaning to devote or dedicate oneself. Myo can be translated as mystic or wonderful, and ho means law. This law is called mystic because it is difficult to comprehend. What exactly makes it difficult to comprehend? It is the wonder of ordinary people, beset by delusion and suffering, awakening to the fundamental law in their own lives and realizing that they are inherently Buddhas able to solve their own problems and those of others. Renge means lotus blossom. The lotus flower is pure and fragrant, unsullied by the muddy water in which it grows. Similarly, the beauty and dignity of our humanity is brought forth amidst the sufferings of daily reality. Further, unlike other plants, the lotus puts forth flowers and fruit at the same time. This illustrates the principle of the simultaneity of cause and effect; we do not have to wait to become someone perfect in the future, we can bring forth the power of the Mystic Law from within our lives at any time. Kyo literally means sutra and here indicates the Mystic Law likened to a lotus flower, the fundamental law that permeates life and the universe, the eternal truth. To chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is an act of faith in the Mystic Law and in the magnitude of life's inherent possibilities. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is not a mystical phrase that brings forth supernatural power, nor is it an entity transcending ourselves that we rely upon. It is the principle that those who live normal lives and make consistent efforts will duly triumph.