Thrive Collective
Streamed Live on September 11, 2026 Reaching Up: A Sacred Assembly 25 Year of Remembrance Honoring Pastor Rick & Pastor Marc Hosted by: Abounding Grace Ministries & Primitive Christian Church Planted at Ground Zero 25 Years of Remembrance The seeds that bloomed into Thrive Collective were planted in The Pile at Ground Zero on 9/11.…
read more“On the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, PCC [Primitive Christian Church] pauses to remember and honor Pastor Rick Del Rio and Pastor Marc Rivera, whose faithful response helped make the love of Christ visible through action. This short film brings together photographs and original camcorder footage recorded by Matthew Rivera—Pastor Marc’s 15-year-old son—in the…
read moreThrive Collective’s founding community liaison Pastor Rick Del Rio shares his experience as a first responder to Ground Zero on 9/11, and the sacrifice he continues to make for his bravery. The seeds that grew into Thrive Collective were planted in the rubble at Ground Zero, and cultivated in the response that followed. Video produced for the…
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JOIN US 🙏 Reaching Up: A Sacred Assembly 25 Years of Remembrance 9.11.2026 – 7:00 PM 209 E Broadway, NYC 10002 Hosted by: Abounding Grace Ministries & Primitive Christian Church Planted at Ground Zero 25 Years of Remembrance The seeds that bloomed into Thrive Collective were planted in The Pile at Ground Zero on 9/11.…
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Join Us at the THRIVE HUB Open House 💥 August 1 | 1-4 PM 💥 NYCHA Jacob Riis Houses 💥 152-154 Avenue D | NYC, NY 10009 Fifteen years after moving Generation Xcel from this same NYCHA community space into PS/MS 34 across the street, we are back. Experience what the Thrive Hub is becoming.…
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– By Alex Winn, with reporting from Emily Perez Five years after Citi-Bike moved out of the space in 2021, and a protracted lease negotiation, Thrive Collective has officially moved their headquarters back into Jacob Riis Houses in the bottom floor of 154 Avenue D. After originally operating out of the space from 1996 to…
read moreThrive Collective Art Academy x PS 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt x University Settlement x Council Member Epstein Thrive Collective’s Art Academy is an interdisciplinary hands on experience for students. This spring at PS 34, University Settlement after school program students were invited to explore and interpret the theme “Tomorrow Starts Today” through beats, rhymes and…
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***MEDIA ADVISORY. COVERAGE AND CAMERAS WELCOME*** Arts Collective Commemorates 30 Years of Shaping NYC and Its Youth With Monumental 800th Mural On Lower East Side NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 18, 2026) – Thrive Collective, a nonprofit organization with a 30-year history of arts and mentoring throughout New York City, is celebrating bringing professional artists and…
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Celebrate the “Loisaida Thrives” mural with us at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the mural…
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Join us live at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling for the “Loisaida Thrives” mural at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the…
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