NYC EVENT PRO is a special events and project management collective providing clients full event and venue consulting from start to finish. We can assist with everything from venue sourcing, permitting and staffing; to decor, beverages and food, custom selected for each specific event, and inspired by current trends, as well as our team’s unique backgrounds and passions.

Urban Word NYC champions youth voice by providing platforms for literacy, self-expression, civic engagement, and leadership through free creative writing, college prep workshops, and performance opportunities.  

Urban Word equips youth to harness their power as leaders at the intersection of the literary arts and civic engagement. We are the founder of the National Youth Poet Laureate Program, a renowned program that celebrates youth for their excellence as writers and their impact on their communities.

Through the transformative power of the written and spoken word, Urban Word provides young, creative voices, often those who are marginalized, the tools, training, and platforms to rewrite the narratives that shape their lives and their communities.

Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T&W) celebrates the imagination through transformative writing and arts education for youth and lifelong learners. Our programs and publications inspire classroom innovation and create greater equity in and through the literary arts.

T&W programs include: writing workshops for youth, art workshops for seniors, and training for teachers. In addition, T&W hosts the NY Poetry Out Loud recitation competition and the NY Youth Poet Laureate program for teens in New York State. To support the teaching of creative writing, we publish Teachers & Writers Magazine and an assortment of books for educators.

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition, open to students in grades 9-12. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about diverse poets and their work. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation partner with US state arts agencies to support Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.

Teachers & Writers Collaborative manages Poetry Out Loud in New York state, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts.

All HANDS IN MOTION offers a variety of services that includes American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation including remote interpreting services, international sign, tactile interpreting, oral transliteration, speech-to-text transcription, and community recreation initiatives. These services are provided to diverse groups of people who are Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf-Blind, late-deafened and hearing. Contractors are scheduled based on availability and matched to an assignment based on the extensive information requested by our office staff. Bound by confidentiality and a strong desire to be of service, our contractors are professionals who are determined to make the communication process as seamless as possible.