A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 02, 2011
“Before kids can go places, they need a place to go” (Police Athletic League)

The slogan of the Police Athletic League (PAL) is “Before kids can go places, they need a place to go.” The popular slogan (that dates to at least 2000) has not been trademarked.
   
 
Wikipedia: Police Athletic League
The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community relations, and keep children off illegal drugs. Most PAL programs now call themselves “Police Activities Leagues” because many of the programs are now focused on youth enrichment, educational and youth leadership programs and not just sports. Some organizations are also called Sheriff Activities Leagues “SAL” because their sponsoring agency is a Sheriff’s Department.
 
According to local Police Athletic Leagues, the program generally solicits funds, equipment, and volunteer help from members of the community, so that the cost to taxpayers is small while the returns are great. Participants in the League’s activities are supposedly much less likely to engage in crime, far more likely to praise the character of the police force, and discourage their friends from either committing crimes or covering up criminal activity.
 
Police Athletic League programs usually have a competitive component. Although the vast majority of the League’s contests are with other youths in the same city, there are regularly scheduled national contests between teams in different parts of the country. For many of the young people who participate, it is their first chance to travel to where the contests are held.
 
The Police Athletic League provides participation in many sports. These include Soccer, Basketball, Football, and many other sports throughout the U.S.
 
The National Association of Police Athletics/Activities Leagues, Inc. is based in Jupiter, Florida.
 
13 July 2000, Amsterdam News (New York, NY), “PAL provides summer fun in the city”:
Before Kids Can Go Places They Need a Place to Go.
   
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NYC Police Lt Dave Siev, co-founder of Cops & Kids says, “Before kids can go places they need a place to go and this Club is a good safe place for them to go.”
 
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Oct 07 2010
By: Nanette Posman at 06:55 pm
Great Day For Soccer in Harlem
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In his remarks following the ceremonial ribbon cutting, FC Harlem Executive Director Irv Smalls reiterated the PAL philosophy that ‘before kids can go places, they need a place to go.’

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CitySports/Games • Saturday, July 02, 2011 • Permalink


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