New Jersey Athletes Competing In The 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Neidy Gutierrez
July 26, 2024
More than 590 athletes will be representing the U.S. at the games and among them are over 20 athletes from New Jersey.
More than 590 athletes will be representing the U.S. at the games and among them are over 20 athletes from New Jersey.
“We really try to accommodate people with that… I’d say that really differentiates us from other restaurants and businesses around here.”
“[Jersey City] is one of our top locations… We love the people. [Despite] different cultures [and] different backgrounds, everyone seems to love pizza,” Starobinsky laughed.
“… [As a kid] nobody wanted to be my partner… so that was really tough. [But] now you’ll have all girls wrestling practices, which is so cool. We’ll just have little girls beating up on the boys anyway, which is awesome too.”
Photo by Daniela Lopez / SOC Images. If you’ve ever been to a Latin America soccer match, you know that the fans take every bit of the event serious; from the pregame tailgate, the match and the post win celebration. Before the games, parking lots are filled with all types
“I encourage anybody out there as, as you climb, reach back as you get opportunities, work with students and people who wanna come up and show them how to do it. It’s a community thing… I’m so thankful for what Jersey City has given me.”
Photo by co-founder Adrienne J. Romero. Laszlo Danko likes his sweets. One day in Paris, Laszlo and his wife, Clemence, were out and they passed by a bakery. Laszlo insisted on going inside and buying a “chocopain!” Clemence, who is from France, questioned, “You wanna buy a what?” Laszlo, who
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Yugen Dance Project founder Gabriel Aniel and member John Victor told us how dance can become so important.
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