Who is New York?

New York Language Center prides itself in providing students with an exceptional Student Life experience by immersing them in American culture and New York City life. Many ideas for our activities are inspired by information provided by TimeOut New York.  

This past Wednesday, TimeOut New York published their weekly magazine in which they explored some of the stories of the immigrants that contribute to our amazing city. We are proud to say that the staff and students of NYLC provided the translations for the cover! 

The title of the issue is "Who is New York". A phrase whose meaning can be challenging to translate into English and completely lost when translated literally into other languages. Nevertheless, we were up for the challenge, and as expected, the issue stirred lots of healthy discussion about language among our staff and students. 

As such, we are so excited to be a part of such an inspiring issue that is so relevant to the events of our day. We strongly believe that New York City is made great in large part by the people who come to live and settle down here. We were, therefore, thrilled to be a part of this project. Thank you to TimeOut NY for letting us help!

Day Without Immigrants

In the news today, you may have heard that in response to President Trump's Immigration agenda, immigrants are rallying together on strike, and pledging to not show up for work; eat out; or send their children to school. This effort hopes to highlight the contribution provided by the immigrant population in America. 

As we are a school whose mission is in part to serve the local immigrant community, we thought it was important that we mention where we stood, and who better than NYLC's Executive Director to do so. 

A Word from Our Executive Director:

"New York Language Center was founded in the belief that English makes the world a smaller place, and that English is the key to bringing together diverse communities to live, work and study in harmony regardless of ethnicity, religion or nationality. We do not make differences as to where people were born nor distinguish any differences regarding ethnicity, or nationality among our students or employees.

New York Language Center would not exist without immigrants and international students. Our employees and students make us what we are".

Immigrants Dreaming Big

New York City has one of the most diverse immigrant populations in the world. According to nyc.gov, 6 out of 10 New Yorkers are immigrants or children of immigrants. Among these children are young people like Amanda*, who is the daughter of immigrants and an immigrant herself. Her parents migrated to the United States when she was just two years old, and at the age of eight, she was able to join her parents in the United States.

Amanda grew up in the Bronx, the northern borough of New York City. She considers herself a Bronxite and a New Yorker. The Bronx is one of the most diverse boroughs in New York, in her neighborhood, Concourse Village, 41 percent of the population is foreign born. Amanda grew up among immigrants who come from different parts of the world, just like her and her family. Learning English was a challenge for Amanda in the beginning. However, because her dream was to become a doctor, she was determined to learn to speak and write English perfectly so that she can attend college.

NYLC Group Activity: Lower East Side Tenement Museum

 Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Tuesday, March 27^th

 5:00-8:00 pm

Free Tour (Regular Price=$22)

The LES Tenement Museum tells the history of immigrants in New York. We will take a special tour of the museum where immigrants used to live and learn about what it was like to be an immigrant in America in the past. The tours are special for English students and are at two different levels (beginner/intermediate and intermediate/advanced). Please sign up before the event.

Meet Kelsey and Taylor at 5:00 pm at Midtown NYLC (10th floor, 226 West 37th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues in Manhattan). We will take the train to 103 Orchard Street in Manhattan.

Email activities@nylanguagecenter.com or speak with Cassandra or Kelsey at Midtown NYLC (1-212-268-6500) to sign up.