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Tucked away in the West Village is a small artist community, called Westbeth, where wooden elephants, lions and puppies gather together to enchant the children of New York City. The mastermind behind the production is a woman, who greets each family with a nurturing voice and warm hug, embellished in hot pink from head to toe. Penny Jones, the founder of Penny Jones and Company, has been filling rooms with laughter and amazement with her puppetry for over 40 years. The audience, on this particular morning, follows the musical journey of a puppet named Sebastian as he struggles through his job

Tucked away in the West Village is a small artist community, called Westbeth, where wooden elephants, lions and puppies gather together to enchant the children of New York City. The mastermind behind the production is a woman, who greets each family with a nurturing voice and warm hug, embellished in hot pink from head to toe. Penny Jones, the founder of Penny Jones and Company, has been filling rooms with laughter and amazement with her puppetry for over 40 years. The audience, on this particular morning, follows the musical journey of a puppet named Sebastian as he struggles through his job

[caption id="attachment_13803" align="alignleft" width="388"] An ad for home remodeling in the Bukharian Times newspaper. Photo Credit: Bukharian Times[/caption] Wet cement fumes rise and mingle with the syrupy scent of crab apples, which drop from Forest Hills’ scrawny trees en masse and ferment in residential gutters. Several antique Tudor homes on these quiet streets display construction permits. But the charm of their Gothic gables and quaint brick blanches in comparison to the large homes built by the neighborhood's newest neighbors. Glistening pink marble, Romanesque columns, Palladian windows, and stone lion gargoyles butt up against the hedge, looming large, loud and conspicuous. An influx

[caption id="attachment_13744" align="alignright" width="502"] Volunteer clinician Mylinh Ha examines John Son Go's eyes at Academy of Medical and Public Health Services in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, NY. Photo: Maria Chiu[/caption] Once a month, a door opens on Third Avenue in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. It is easy to pass by without taking notice, but for the people who do walk in, they find services that are hard to come by. The open door leads to Academy of Medical and Public Health Services, a non-profit organization that provides free health screenings for underserved communities and a safe-haven for those who have fallen through the