Beat the Streets' 2024 Annual Benefit set for June 4 at Ziegfeld Ballroom

The event will feature a fireside chat with Jordan Burroughs and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. will host its 2024 Annual Benefit fundraising event on Tuesday, June 4 at Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan.

The event will support and celebrate BTS programs that empower New York City students to achieve their goals on the wrestling mat and in the classroom – and honor coaches and partners who make each win a reality. 

The event will feature a cocktail reception, USA Wrestling Olympic athletes, and a live auction.

Seven-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs will guide a fireside chat with Neil deGrasse Tyson, who will detail his experience as a high school wrestler in The Bronx and how wrestling shaped his success as a World-renowned astrophysicist.

BTS student-athletes and their coaches will be recognized for their accomplishments with awards throughout the evening, and two student award recipients will speak about how BTS programs have impacted their lives. BTS provides a safe, positive atmosphere for student-athletes to learn essential life lessons of discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic through wrestling.

The BTS Annual Benefit events help the organization raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs, which empower young people in New York City. This year’s event will be the 14th BTS Annual Benefit.

The event will start at 6 p.m. Eastern time. A variety of ticket packages, which include an option to attend the VIP after-party, are available, starting at $1,000 at btsny.org. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to donate auction items, email BTS Executive Director Brendan Buckley at bbuckley@btsny.org. 

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About Beat the Streets

Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league.

Beat the Streets works to develop the full human and athletic potential of New York City urban youth and strengthen the city's wrestling culture. Beat the Streets aims to make a lifelong impact on student-athletes through the lessons learned on the wrestling mat -- discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic. For more information about Beat the Streets, visit btsny.org and follow Beat the Streets on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X.