Igniting Action at Youth Summit 2023: An Acrostic Poem

July 31, 2023

Written by Brooklyn Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Brittany Hale, and Student Interns, Fatou Wague, June Hong, Magnus Jackson, and Starr Sinclair. Y – Youth “By spending their time at the mall gathering signatures on giant mural, palm card pitching, and hands on activities and games such as cornhole, the youth implemented both work and […]

Not Just a Vapor: Big Tobacco’s Myth & Consequences

April 12, 2023

Written by Queens Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Ayisha Green In NYC, 8,000 public high school students smoke cigarettes. This number is higher than expected, considering the decline in smoking rates. Smoking rates have been on the decline since the Surgeon General’s Report of 1964, when smoking cigarettes was linked to lung cancer. The following […]

2020: A Year in Review

December 18, 2020

A Year of Progress… For many people around the world, 2020 was a very difficult year – New York City was no exception. Despite the life changing adjustments we’ve faced as a result of COVID-19, we continue to persevere. Here at NYC Smoke-Free, that means continuing to raise awareness of health disparities from the lens […]

Summertime Grind

October 20, 2020

Summer 2022 By: Edric Robinson, Brooklyn Reality Check Manager SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME… YOUTH ADVOCATES KICK BUTTS TO UNWIND… Alright we took and modified that title from the classic song “Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, but the point is, it’s heating up outside…a sign that summer has arrived! Now with summer upon […]

Bronx Net: Open BX RX – Interview with PHS President/CEO, Lisa David

September 1, 2020

Press Release: 94% of Public Schools in New York City Are Within 1,000 Feet of Tobacco Retailers

August 17, 2020

Easy Access to Tobacco, Availability of Kid-Friendly Flavored Products Increase Risk of Youth Nicotine Addiction WASHINGTON, D.C. (August12, 2020) – In New York City, 94% of public schools are within 1,000 feet – about two city blocks – of a tobacco retailer, according to a comprehensive new study mapping tobacco retailers in 30 major U.S. […]