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El Puente was founded in 1982 by Luis Garden Acosta who called together church leaders, artists, educators, health providers, and other community activists to stop the epidemic wave of violence in the Southside community of Williamsburg. For Green Light District info (arts & culture, environmental advocacy, wellness, community organizing/engagement), please email Dani Castillo (GLD Manager) at: dc

[email protected], Yazmín Morales-Vicente (Arts & Culture Coordinator) at: [email protected], or Rami Dinnawi (Environmental Justice Coordinator) at: [email protected]

For El Puente Arts & Global Justice Institute, please email Clara Parker: [email protected]

For El Puente Youth Leadership programs, please email Asenhat Gómez: [email protected]

For El Puente community partnerships and administration, please email Helen Colón: [email protected]

06/03/2026

New York State Primary Elections are right around the corner! 🗳️

What exactly is a primary election? It’s your chance to choose which candidates from your political party will move on to the general election in November. Your vote now shapes the choices we have later.

📍 Offices that will be on the ballot this primary include:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Comptroller
- U.S. House of Representatives
- State Senate
- State Assembly

Being informed is our power. Learn about the candidates, understand what’s at stake, and make a plan to vote.

🕊️ Vote with peace. Vote with justice. Vote with your community in mind.

05/28/2026

There’s still time to make your voice heard!

Vote in and help shape what local projects get funded in your borough.

Cast your ballot at the link in our bio 🔗

05/26/2026

The big day is almost here! EL PUENTE IS MAKING MOVES and we want you with us! ✊🏽🎨🥁

We are honoring our history and celebrating our future, and we need the whole family in the room. Come back home to the Williamsburg HQ on June 13th for a night filled with the music, the art, and the people who keep the heartbeat of our neighborhood alive.

Check out who is coming through to celebrate with us:
- Honoring Congresswoman : Celebrating her lifelong commitment and support for El Puente
- (Caribbean Social Club): Heading up the domino tables in our recreated “Placita.”
- / : Igniting ancestral rhythms of Bomba to stir the soul
- Poet Jorge Luis Berrios & El Puente’s Southside Singers: Bringing powerful words and voices.
- : Closing out the night with a live dance lesson and social!!

¡El movimiento sigue because we move together! Let’s gather one last time in this historic space and claim this next era as one ☝🏽

📅 June 13th | 5 PM
📍 El Puente Williamsburg HQ (211 South 4th St)
🔗 FREE RSVP: Click the link in our bio to let us know you’re coming!

05/22/2026

You are invited our annual June closing gathering celebrating the Artistic power of our students across El Puente’s youth programs serving young people the ages K-12. We will be throwing an open house hosted at our MS50 Community School and showcasing young people from our Cornerstone NYCHA Housing, Beacon Afterschool and Williamsburg and Bushwick Leadership Centers.

Join us for an afternoon and evening of Art Exhibitions, Workshops and Performances from our Youth Arts Collectives including: Visual Art from the Los Muralistas, Vocal Performances from Southside Singers, Breaking with the WEPA Kru, Dance from Crowd Control and the MS50 Beacon Dance Program, the Digital Arts Brigade and our Cornerstone Theatre Program.

You don’t want to miss it!

05/20/2026

We are keeping the energy moving! The Williamsburg HQ is transitioning, but our programs aren't stopping for a single second. We are setting up shop at our other neighborhood hubs to keep the work alive and well while we search for our own home.

Here is where you can find us:

🎭 Arts and Culture: Spreading the love across ALL El Puente sites

🚲 Bike Club: El Puente Taylor Wythe | 80 Clymer Street

✊ CADRE: El Puente Williams Plaza | 323 Roebling Street

🎤 Choir: El Puente Beacon | 183 South 3rd Street

📢 Civic Engagement: El Puente Bushwick | 311 Central Avenue

💻 Digital Justice Work: El Puente Independence | 114 Taylor Streett

🌱 Green Light District / Environmental Justice: Working across all sites, housed at El Puente Berry (69 South 10th Street) & El Puente Bushwick (311 Central Avenue)

⚖️ Immigration Clinics: El Puente Independence | 114 Taylor Street

🎨 Muralistas: El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice | 250 Hooper Street

Screenshot this list so you always know where to find us, and don't forget to come back to the Williamsburg HQ on June 13th for one beautiful celebration before the big moves begin!

¡El movimiento sigue!

📅 June 13th | 5 PM

📍 El Puente Williamsburg HQ

🔗 RSVP link in our bio to let us know you're coming!

05/06/2026

Through , all New Yorkers 11 and older regardless of immigration status get to decide how millions of dollars of the city budget will be spent in their communities.

From workforce development programs to affordable housing, food access, and more, every project you get to vote on was thought of by and for New Yorkers.

Cast your vote today through the link in bio or on http://on.nyc.gov/pb and use our partner code PUENTE to decide which projects will be implemented in your community!

04/28/2026

Is your teen ready for the Class of 2030? 🎓🔥

Come see what makes El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice special! We are hosting weekly Open Houses for grades 9-12. Join us to tour our school, learn about our unique curriculum, and chat with some current students about their experiences!

Join us weekly through June:
Every Wednesday Morning: 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Every Thursday Afternoon: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
(Excludes 5/25 & 6/4)

📍 250 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Questions? Contact us at 718-387-1125 or [email protected].

04/23/2026

EL PUENTE IS MAKING A MOVE!

After decades of history, dance, and struggle in this space, we are ready for the next stage of our movement. We are officially moving to a home of our OWN!

Come celebrate our legacy and toast to our future! Regreso a un Movimiento.

📅 June 13th
📍 El Puente, Williamsburg
More details coming soon!

04/17/2026

Southside People Over Pavement! ✊🏽
We’re reclaiming our public spaces to advocate for healthier, safer streets for our youth and elders.

📅 Thursday, April 23rd | 4:00PM – 6:30PM
📍 Continental Army Plaza (Southside Williamsburg)

Enjoy these free fiesta activities:
🎨 Collective Art-Making
🌱 Wildflower planting & tree care
💃 Movement & Dance workshops
🗺️ Interactive Greenway Design

Let’s honor the land and our neighborhood together!

04/09/2026

Mindful tech starts with community. 🌉

Join us this Saturday to unpack what A.I. is and how it’s shaping our daily lives. Let’s explore how we can navigate these changes together with responsibility and care for our future! 🌎

🗓️Saturday, April 11 11 AM - 12 PM
📍El Puente Williamsburg
🔗RSVP by QR on flyer!

Address

211 S 4th Street
New York, NY
11211

Telephone

+17183870404

Website

http://www.elpuente.org/

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