Job training will allow low-income New Yorkers to earn 50% more than minimum wage.
1859: The first free Saturday afternoon concert was given in the Ramble.
1967: Barbra Streisand held an iconic two-hour concert at Sheep Meadow, which began a tradition of holding concerts there. An estimated 135,000 people attended, and the performance was recorded for her album A Happening in Central Park.
1979: James Taylor played to a crowd estimated at 250,000 at Sheep Meadow in one of the last large concerts at that location.
1993: Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sang before 250,000 people.
2003: Dave Matthews Band held a concert on the Great Lawn that 120,000 people attended.
2008: Bon Jovi performed on the Great Lawn, the first free concert there in five years.
2011: Robin Hood and The Black Eyed Peas partner to fight poverty with the Concert 4 NYC! Who is excited?
Low-income New Yorkers that gain permanent housing will be better able to obtain and sustain a job.
With better access to medical care, low-income New Yorkers can treat and prevent illnesses and live healthier lives.
With higher income, the working poor will not have to choose between food and other necessary expenses.
Join the fight against poverty in New York City. Donate now.
Attention, June 9 ticketholders: Remember to get your tickets reissued for the September Concert 4 NYC. If you have not received an email about your tickets, email events@robinhood.org.
When the Concert 4 NYC was canceled, Robin Hood and the Black Eyed Peas were devastated. We had worked for months to bring a show to Central Park for 60,000 people, only to see it all washed away. We knew that we owed it to the people of New York to try again. Robin Hood, the City of New York, the Central Parks Conservancy, and Chase all worked tirelessly to find another date for the Concert 4 NYC. We hope that you will join us on September 30, and we thank you for your support. We couldn’t be Robin Hood without you.
Let’s do it again. On June 9, the lightning stopped us. But we haven’t given up. We’re proud to announce that the Concert 4 NYC has been rescheduled for September 30 at Central Park. Everyone who purchased or won tickets for the June 9 concert will receive instructions via email to claim new tickets. Thanks for sticking with us. We hope to see you at the park.
Leslie Rioux, Senior Development Officer at Robin Hood
Learn more about our Endurance Team and the New York City Triathlon. Congrats to everyone who swam, biked and ran for Robin Hood.
365,000 people look for work each day in New York City and can’t find it. Robin Hood is trying to do something about that. In 2010, Robin Hood trained over 14,000 individuals and helped over 6,000 New Yorkers find and keep jobs.
