826NYC - The Super Hero Supply Store050

It looks like a spot super heroes might visit to pick up a spare cape, mask, or potion, but the Super Hero Supply Store front is actually concealing a secret identity of its own: 826NYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Free afterschool drop-in tutoring is available Sun-Thu, 2:30pm-5pm.

Its services are structured around the belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.

With this in mind, 826NYC, the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Tutoring or College Prep Class for Big Kids in Brooklyn provides drop-in tutoring, afterschool workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications.