New York City Science and Engineering Fair New York City Science and Engineering Fair The New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) is sponsored by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Academic Affairs. The event is held every year and around 700-1000 students participate from Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. About 150 participants advance to the final round. Awards include scholarships to study at CUNY's City College of New York and Hunter College, while the finalists win a trip to represent NYC at the International Science and Engineering Fair. Winners represent Team
East New York, Brooklyn public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF], Home Relief, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid). During the 1960s, East New York transitioned from being predominately Jewish and Italian to being predominately African American and Puerto Rican. However, now East New York is more diversified, with large African American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, West Indian, and South Asian populations. Due to gentrification of other Brooklyn neighborhoods, closer to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan, such as Bushwick and Bed-Stuy, East New York now has one of the fastest growing Black, Latino, and Asian populations in the city. East New York consists of mixed properties