
Rocco Vertuccio
Anchor at Spectrum News NY1
Native NY'er , journalist at NY1 . Tennis lover , bike rider, Broadway fan, biography reader. Proud Italian-American. ( links ,retweets are not endorsements.)
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2 weeks ago |
ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio
Memorial Day is this weekend. The holiday honors those who have served the country. It also marks the unofficial start to summer for many. There are a number of events happening around the city for those taking advantage of the long weekend for outdoor activities and celebrations. Jody Mercier, the regional editor of Mommy Poppins, joined “News All Day” on Friday to discuss family-friendly events happening around the five boroughs, and several of them are free.
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2 weeks ago |
spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan
Jiayi Lin had no plans to join a sports team when she started high school. “In sophomore year, one of my friends, who’s also on the team, they decided to try out, so I wanted to, like, give it a shot and I got in,” Lin said.
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2 weeks ago |
ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan
Jiayi Lin had no plans to join a sports team when she started high school. “In sophomore year, one of my friends, who’s also on the team, they decided to try out, so I wanted to, like, give it a shot and I got in,” Lin said.
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2 weeks ago |
ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio
A local nonprofit that helps put food on the table for struggling families in the city is calling on New Yorkers to help fight child hunger in the five boroughs. City Harvest recently launched its 29th annual "Feed Our Kids" food drive. The food drive runs each year from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day. It helps provide much needed food to children and their families, especially during summer, when access to free school meals may become limited.
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2 weeks ago |
ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio
Chris Romulo is a person who knows a thing or two about mental resilience. He is a retired champion Muay Thai fighter. Over the years, he turned setbacks into comebacks. After losing his home and gym in the Rockaways to Hurricane Sandy, he then endured a second shutdown of his gym during the pandemic. Romulo and his family had to rebuild from scratch. He now delivers keynote speechs and leads workshops nationwide focusing on mental resilience, mindset and emotional recovery.
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