STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What does the future look like, and how soon will it arrive?

That’s the question driving TEDxElmPark 2025, returning for its third year on Friday, Oct. 3, at Wagner College’s Horrmann Library.

Running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the independently organized TEDx event will feature a mix of local leaders, professionals and creatives sharing talks under this year’s theme: “The Future: Now or When?”

Councilmember Kamillah Hanks, representing the 49th District on the North Shore, will open the program as the keynote speaker.

This year’s lineup of speakers spans a range of backgrounds: Anthony Passalacqua, who uses basketball to build bridges through the Unity Games and NYPD; empowerment coach Caren Cooper, who helps women overcome self-doubt; Cindy Miller, an executive coa

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