Eleven-year-old Aiden Binkley was a Jets fan from the moment he was born. And before he died, Aiden had a wish. Mark Sanchez and the Jets made that wish come true.
Tragic Long Island kid still inspiration to Jets’ Sanchez
Author: NY Post
Flatbush Gardens boxing club brings troubled teens and cops together, on the same side
Two teenagers squared off in a troubled Brooklyn housing development, their fists raised and their faces locked in snarls. A crowd of young men, many of whom live in the violence-plagued Flatbush Gardens, gathered to watch. They hollered and egged the fighters on before anNYPD lieutenant rushed over. Instead of breaking it up, the cop shouted words […]
Teddy Atlas, boxing commentator, runs The Atlas Foundation, lending a helping hand to local causes
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who held up the heavens. In New York City, Teddy Atlas keeps the sky from falling in on the sick and the maimed and the hardworking people that have hit hard times.
The man who just keeps on giving: Teddy Atlas makes a terminally ill man’s dream come true
He’s always working someone’s corner. This week, Teddy Atlas is making a terminally ill man’s dream come true. “The doctors told me in December that I had less than two years to live,” saysAlan Nadeau of Albany. “My cancer is very aggressive, which is rare for non-Hodgkins. But thanks to Teddy Atlas, I’ll be coming […]
Hope in Brooklyn
Zachary Levin , BOXING NEWS, 2010-04-02 Zachary Levin on more good work from the admirable Atlas Boxing commentator and trainer Teddy Atlas is to be commended for his numerous charitable efforts through the years via the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation, as documented in a recent Boxing News feature. The giving continued on March 24 […]
Boxing Club at Flatbush Gardens is Now Open
NEW YORK – The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation and NYC Cops & Kids announce their first jointly run Boxing Club at Flatbush Gardens, located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY. This Club, at 3301 Foster Avenue, is located in the center of the Flatbush Gardens residential community and will train youths from ages 12 to 21.