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ADULT LEARNERS 2

Nov 23, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Monique Jaques

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Students participate in a discussion at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research on Nov. 16, 2023. The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research offers adult learners an education opportunity at a fraction of the time and price of graduate school.
DATING BOOK LOVERS 1

Nov 13, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Monique Jaques

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Book lovers at McNally Jackson’s South Street Seaport location, in New York on Nov. 3, 2023. At a meeting of the new After Hours Book Club (tag line: “Read, flirt, sip”), single attendees gathered at the bookseller in Lower Manhattan for an evening of wine, beer and discussion about “Dogs of Summer,” a novel by Andrea Abreu.
BKL LIBERTY MASCOT 1

Oct 13, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Monique Jaques

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE — Ellie the Elephant, the mascot of the New York Liberty, leads the Torch Patrol, the WNBA team’s dance troupe, at Barclays Center in New York, Sept. 15, 2023.
Carrying a Torch for the Liberty

Sep 16, 2023 | nytimes.com | Amir Hamja |Monique Jaques |Sara Ziegler

Liberty fans have waited 27 seasons for a W.N.B.A. title, and on Friday night, it showed. The atmosphere at Barclays Center was electric for New York's opening postseason game against the Washington Mystics. Fans waved white playoff towels, booed every call that didn't go their way and cheered for each celebrity featured on the scoreboard, including Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner; the tennis great Billie Jean King; and Teresa Weatherspoon, the former Liberty star.
BBM CYCLONES 1

Aug 19, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Monique Jaques

Spectators watching the Brooklyn Cyclones play against the Aberdeen Ironbirds at Maimonides Park in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, on Aug. 12, 2023. The Brooklyn Cyclones are leading their minor league division this summer, while New York’s major league teams sit at .500 or worse. (Monique Jaques/The New York Times)
A Night With the Best Baseball Team in New York

Aug 19, 2023 | nytimes.com | Matt Martell |Monique Jaques

Baseball|A Night With the Best Baseball Team in New Yorkhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/sports/baseball/baseball-brooklyn-cyclones-coney-island.htmlAbout a half-hour before a mid-August Brooklyn Cyclones game, a family of three, a reporter and a middle-aged man dressed in a Jedi robe walked into an elevator at Maimonides Park.
SOC CUP MOROCCO 10

Jul 23, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Monique Jaques

**EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 12:01 AM. ET ON SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS. EMBARGO SET BY SOURCE.** Morocco national team members Khadija Rmichi, left, and Fatima Tagnaout greeting fans after their loss in a friendly match with the Czech Republic, in Chomutov, Czech Republic, April 6, 2023.
The Morocco Women’s Team Has Already Won

Jul 23, 2023 | nytimes.com | Aida Alami |Monique Jaques

Khadija Rmichi’s path to the Women’s World Cup started on a bicycle. Rmichi, a goalkeeper, grew up in Khouribga, a mining city in central Morocco. As a girl, she tried many sports, including basketball, but always grew bored with them. She was frequently drawn instead to the soccer played by boys in the streets. Sometimes she enjoyed just watching the games. Many days, she couldn’t resist joining in, even when she knew it would mean trouble.
More than celebrations, community baby showers can also be prenatal care — and could save lives

May 8, 2023 | statnews.com | Monique Jaques

NEW YORK — The Bronx auditorium was bustling with pregnant people, and Detective Fred Washington of the police department’s community affairs bureau had a promise. “If anyone goes into labor, NYPD is here to help!” he shouted to the hundreds of people who had come from around the Bronx to the community baby shower to receive donated diapers, pacifiers, and children’s clothing.