Each year as the weather warms up and summer arrives, the Lincoln Square BID employs a number of high school and college students to work as Information Ambassadors in our district. These young people staff our three Information Carousels and assist tourists or passersby with information about the City. Of the ten students working for the BID over the summer, two work as supervisors for the program: Wesam Abdelzaher and Tiffany Cordero. 

Wesam recently graduated as the valedictorian of Manhattan Hunter Science High School at the MLK Campus. She will be attending New York University on a full scholarship this coming fall with a major in business. After earning her degree, she hopes to stay in the City and work in the banking industry. Wesam enjoys the diverse mix of people she meets at the Information Carousels who are visiting New York from around the world. To Wesam, learning a bit about each visitor adds a lot to her summer and she is happy to have an opportunity to gain leadership skills as a supervisor. 

Tiffany, who graduated from the High School for Arts, Imagination & Inquiry at the MLK Campus, is entering her junior year at Mercy College in Westchester where she majors in marketing and finance while minoring in journalism. She's very interested in pursuing a career at a 'startup' in the online entertainment industry or with an already existing online source such as Buzzfeed. Tiffany has worked at the Information Carousels for quite some time and says she absolutely loves coming back in the winter to volunteer for Winter's Eve, her favorite event in Lincoln Square. She also enjoys the diversity of people who approach her at the carts all summer long. 

Wesam and Tiffany are joined by eight other student ambassadors who are either students at or graduates of the MLK High School Campus and one retiree hired through ReServe. A portion of their stipends are paid in part by a small grant from Council Member Helen Rosenthal. The Lincoln Square BID staff is very proud of our Information Ambassadors this year!