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Hassan Stevens on Good Life Youth Foundation: Hip-Hop, Entrepreneurship, and Helping High-Risk Youth Thrive Matt Masur of Good News York interviews Hassan Stevens, a Bronx native and former radio/TV personality (Hot 97.9, Power 106.9, NewsChannel 9) who founded the Good Life Youth Foundation after the media industry downsized. The nonprofit serves high-risk, system-involved, and struggling students in Syracuse and ESM schools, using hip-hop culture to connect youth to entrepreneurship as a “survival framework” to help them thrive long-term and reduce recidivism. The organization runs programs and studios at 101 Wyoming Street (music, content creation, photography, and promotional printing) and has helped students graduate and attend college, including Syracuse University and OCC. Stevens shares funding needs, upcoming fundraisers (Aug 12 golf tournament with Impel, Aug 27 Love Handles event, Oct 3 gala at The Mitzvah), partnerships (Micron, Annie E. Casey Foundation, NYS OCFS), and a $3.2M capital campaign to create a hip-hop youth entrepreneurship center. He also discusses his ventures That Good Media and Hippoh Nation apparel with NFC-enabled hoodies. 00:00 Thriving For Life 00:21 Meet Hassan Stevens 01:05 From Radio To Purpose 02:02 Good Life Youth Mission 02:53 Youth Success Stories 03:32 Entrepreneur Paths For Kids 04:18 Studios And Startup Skills 05:08 Scale And Funding Challenges 06:18 Breaking Into Industries 07:44 How To Support The Program 09:00 Partners And National Model 10:39 Referrals And Prevention Gap 13:21 Hip Hop Center Vision 15:30 Hassan The Entrepreneur 18:07 Final Plugs And Farewell 18:56 Support Good News York
Did you get your cup of milk this year? The NYS Fair Milk Bar still sells a cup for just 25 cents, and they serve about 350,000 of them during the fair. Chocolate is the clear favorite, outselling white milk about three to one. #GoodNewsYork #NYSFair More
Election season has followed New Yorkers all the way to the New York State Fair. Harvey’s Garden is asking fairgoers to choose between two wine slushies: Betty Blueberry, the all-American candidate, and Peter Pickle, a revolutionary who wants pickles to take over the Fair. Voting runs through September 7 at the Empire Room, with the […] More
Syracuse Nationals is underway at the NYS Fairgrounds! Check it out until 6pm or all day tomorrow from 8AM – 6PM. #syracusenationals #syracusecars #nycarshows #goodnewsyork More
Make sure to check out Toss N Fire at the NYS Fair. Check out @Good News York trying the new deep fried gaarlic knots and the Chicago Beef Pizza. #tossnfire #tossnfirepizza #goodnewsyork #nysfair #nysfaireats More
Jim Victor and Marie Pelton have spent more than two decades turning 800 pounds of butter into a beloved New York State Fair tradition. This year may mark a new chapter for the husband-and-wife team, but Marie isn’t letting Jim disappear that easily. #NYSFair #GoodNewsYork More
Follow Amanda to the sold out My Chemical Romance show in Queens! #mychemicalromance #mcr #goodnewsyork #concertseason #citifield More
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What would you put inside your perfect one-pound chocolate bar? 👀🍫 At Speach Family Candy Shoppe, you don’t have to settle for someone else’s idea of the perfect combination. Their Pick & Pour Chocolate Bar lets you customize a full pound of chocolate with the ingredients and toppings you love. In this video, Michael Speach […] More
More than 100 years of Syracuse history, wrapped in chocolate. 🍫 Speach Family Candy Shoppe began in 1920 when Michael Speach’s great-grandfather, an Italian immigrant, took the candy-making skills he learned while producing cough drops and used them to build a business of his own. Four generations later, Michael and his family are still carrying […] More
When life gives you an “open floor plan”… you throw a party. 💛 After Enfoque Images’ building collapsed, our good friend Jackie was still determined to make sure her annual Glow Up Party for Vera House happened. And tonight’s the night! Come out, support Jackie, and help support an organization that means so much to […] More
Photo Credit for Featured Photo: Jesse DeFlorio My Chemical Romance lit up Citi Field in more ways than one with a theatrical performance from start to finish. The heat advisory did not stop fans from lining up at 10 AM for the evening show, dressed in full costumes and makeup inspired by The Black Parade […] More
If you grew up in the Myspace era, you’ve had a Silverstein song on your profile at least once. Camp Screamo was the tour of the summer to reminisce about the good ol’ days. After making their way across the country, Silverstein and Story of the Year brought their tour to the Outer Harbor in […] More
Follow Amanda to the sold out My Chemical Romance show in Queens! #mychemicalromance #mcr #goodnewsyork #concertseason #citifield More
Best bagel in Queens? Check out @betweenthebagelny #eatingNY #bestbagelinqueens #goodnewsyork More
What would you put inside your perfect one-pound chocolate bar? 👀🍫 At Speach Family Candy Shoppe, you don’t have to settle for someone else’s idea of the perfect combination. Their Pick & Pour Chocolate Bar lets you customize a full pound of chocolate with the ingredients and toppings you love. In this video, Michael Speach […] More
More than 100 years of Syracuse history, wrapped in chocolate. 🍫 Speach Family Candy Shoppe began in 1920 when Michael Speach’s great-grandfather, an Italian immigrant, took the candy-making skills he learned while producing cough drops and used them to build a business of his own. Four generations later, Michael and his family are still carrying […] More
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