From Peaks to Pyramids

From Peaks to Pyramids

By: 
Michael Warr

Bay to Nile, steel and stone, Hunters Point to Gizah, asphalt and sand, America to Africa, cranes and ports, New Age to antiquity, Hilltop and Mokattam, okra to Bamya, Star Market and souk, Jerrold St. to Ras Hotel, Third Street and Marketo, Kingdom Hall to Mosque, Lady Bugs and Scarabs, Black Panthers to Polasario Front, beanpies and Ta’meya, peaks to pyramids.  

ABOUT OUR PARTNER

The Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

The Bayview Hunters Point (BHVP) YMCA serves youth and families through a variety of diverse programing opportunities. Disproportionately, BHVP residents face a multitude of challenging realities including health disparities, unemployment, foreclosures and neighborhood violence. Its Family Resource Center, on-site alternative high school, collaborations with the Department of Public Health, and our Teen Center are examples of how our YMCA addresses community challenges. Its Teen Center participants recently expressed an interest in becoming more active in solving community problems.

ABOUT OUR FUNDER

This project was made possible in part by a grant from The Creative Work Fund, a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund also supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.