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In the new book THIS IS THE YEAR I PUT MY FINANCIAL LIFE IN ORDER, New York Times reporter John Schwartz, shares he and his wife's financial mishaps in an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.

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NYC H20 teaches people about our local water system and local water ecology. Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer Joins us as they celebrate a big win--The Ridgewood Reservoir has just been added to the National Register of Historic Places. For tours and more, visit nych2o.org

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PURPOSEFUL: Are you a manager or a movement starter? The new book by Jennifer Dulski, Head of Facebook Groups and Community, walks through the steps to go from idea to impact and shares specific tips and stories from real movement starters -- who have created everything from new laws to new companies.

As The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City begins their annual NYC Interns campaign, Executive Director Darren Bloch explains the details on the largest summer jobs initiative for young people in the country. For more, visit nycinterns.org

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PICK THREE: You Can Have It All, Just Not Every Day, is the new book by Randi Zuckerberg to help those of us who are over-scheduled, embrace an unbalanced life.

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In connection with National Learn to Swim Day, Olympic Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel visits as a USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador, to discuss water safety for kids and how to create a lifelong connection with water and water sports. For more, visit swimways.com and usaswimmingfoundation.org

THE ART OF GATHERING: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker, offers a new approach to transform our meetings as friends, colleagues, neighbors and citizens into meaningful interactions and challenges us to think beyond just logistics.

HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT: A PROVOCATIVE MANIFESTO THAT EXPOSES THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER PARENTING & SETS FORTH A NEW ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHY. Julie Lythcott-Haims, a self-proclaimed “anti-Tiger mom” and former Stanford University Dean, offers her concerns about overprotective parenting, and explains why giving your kid more independence may be a better long term alternative.

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21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.org

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Alex Elegudin and Sharifa Abu-Hamda, represent Wheeling Forward, a leading New York City based advocate for people with disabilities. They join us to speak on behalf of Independence Care Services, a specialized long term care plan, in danger of being closed due to state budget cuts. For more, visit wheelingforward.org and icsny.org

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