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Some of our #Carlyle residents had the opportunity to accompany our #NYUFFIR Lorena Llosa (second last picture, third from the left) to the Maker Faire where they got to build circuits, fly drones interact with ecosystems and they even ate dried super worms! 

A group of residents from Lipton & Carlyle led by FFIRs Lorena Llosa, Angelina Tallaj, John Moran, and Kenneth French attended a painting class at the Painting Lounge where they learned to paint Pablo Picasso’s The Kiss.  Love the final products!!

FFIR Carlos Chirinos (bottom left corner!) took a group of residents from 3N to see the Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard last week!  They got to experience a full live band with drums, bass, piano, saxophone, trumpet and trombone sections performing the music and arrangements of the late Charles Mingus. 

Third North FFIR Robin Nagle and RA Ty Rivers took a group of students to study at the beautiful Rose Reading Room at the NY Public Library, then went to the Dining Concourse at Grand Central for lunch, and finally returned to the library until closing.  What a great way to make studying for classes fun!

“Bagels on the Go” for the first morning of classes hosted by 3N RHD Christina Duncan, 3N FFIR Robin Nagle, and 3N FFIR family - Carlos Chirinos, Lis & Elena.  Yum!

This past weekend Lipton FFIRs John Moran and Kennith French took a group of first-year residents on a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and then enjoyed some pizza with a view! 

Marbury is now considered by many to be the most well-loved foreign athlete to ever play in China. After bringing the first championship to Beijing in 29 years, then winning 2 additional titles, the city has erected a statue of him, a museum and given him a green card, which is incredibly rare for foreigners. He recently won Best New Actor honors at the internationally renown Shanghai Film Festival, for his new film, “My Other Home,” about his own transition from the U.S. to China and then winning the first Championship. The film also features former NBA stars Allen Iverson and Baron Davis and had a successful Chinese premiere, with the U.S. release date to be announced shortly. In 2016, Marbury also relaunched his shoe and apparel brand Starbury, which sells shoes with quality comparable to top athletic-ware companies but at lower prices. Starbury’s message is one of social responsibility. The company donates shoes to many communities in need, but also in creating a paradigm shift, partially in showing that athletes can successfully launch their own brands, but more importantly in supporting the needs of lower-income neighborhoods and working to reduce theft-related violence. In 2017, large American retailer Citi Trends signed a contract to offer Starbury at its stores.

Last night Lipton FFIRs John Moran and Tae Hong Park took some of their residents on a double decker bus tour of downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. Looks like fun!