Mentor-Mentee Ping Pong Fun

  On November 19th, 56 CitySquash mentors and mentees headed to the Upper West Side to Wang Chen’s Table Tennis Club for the fourth annual Mentor-Mentee Ping Pong Night. For a few of our 5th grade team members, this was the first time they were able to meet their mentor in-person, and for others it was […]

Nine Complete NYC Marathon for CitySquash

  Last Sunday, nine runners completed the 2015 TCS NYC Marathon as part of CitySquash’s 2015 Marathon Team. Our runners spent months training to run the 26.2 miles while simultaneously fundraising for CitySquash. In total, the group has raised over $29,000 for CitySquash. On race day, CitySquash staff and students traveled to mile three in […]

Black & Orange Success

      On Sunday, October 25th 170  CitySquash team members, parents, mentors, supporters, and volunteers came to CitySquash’s home-base in the Bronx at Fordham University for a day of sports, competition, and fun at the 5th Annual Black & Orange Day!  With team members and supporters from both the Bronx and Brooklyn programs, this […]

New Year, New Schools

  Over the past few weeks, eight CitySquashers have started their first year at independent day and boarding schools, and 12 CitySquashers have headed off to their freshman year of college. Since CitySquash’s launch in 2002, 57 CitySquash students have been admitted to selective independent schools, and 50 CitySquashers have been admitted to selective colleges […]