Friday, June 6, 2008

826NYC on NPR!

From All Things Considered, June 4, 2008:

The sign out front reads "The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company" and claims to be the "One Stop for All Your Foe-Battling Needs." The store, in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, is actually the home to 826NYC — a nonprofit center that helps kids with creative writing.

Past the mannequins wearing the latest in crime-fighting attire, tucked behind a hidden door, there's a spacious room filled with bookshelves, couches and tables.

"I think when you walk into that space, your imagination just kind of explodes," says volunteer Katey Parker. "Everything seems possible when you're walking through a superhero supply store."

Listen to the show here.