Ribbon Cutting on New Facility at Part of the Solution (POTS)

We posted various stories in the past about neighborhood small businesses and international powerhouses like Swss-Re helping out local food pantry POTS, with donations or participation in creative fund raisers. From the press release below about today’s ribbon cutting, it seems as if the funds were put to good use. Kudos to everyone who helped make the POTS ribbon cutting possible!! In these difficult times I am sure the organization will efficiently help feed Bronx residents that otherwise might not get a healthy meal or be able to feed their family.

Gregory

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Bronx, New York – Councilmember Joel Rivera along with Speaker Christine Quinn will attend the ribbon cutting ceremony of Part of The Solution newly expanded facility on their 30^th anniversary. The new 15,000 square foot facility opened its doors in the fall of 2011 with the launching of several essential programs

Part of the Solution first started as a soup kitchen in 1982 and has expanded over the past 30 years into a full service outreach program. POTS is open to all individuals despite what hardships they are experiencing. With the recent economic recession, increase in unemployment and the Bronx being the poorest urban county in the United States, facilities such as POTS is an essential to the Bronx community.

“This is exciting not only for POTS but also for the community. The number of individuals POTS has served over the years have increased tremendously leading to the inevitable expansion into the new facility. I am proud to have allocated funding to help make this possible. By outgrowing their original space of a simple food pantry, they now have evolved into a full outreach program with the capacity to reach many more individuals under a single roof,” states Councilmember Joel Rivera.

NYC Councilman James Vacca To Cut Ribbon on New MRI Equipment at Einstein Hospital

Councilman James Vacca helped secure a $2 million grant which was used to secure a highly advanced MRI machine for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. For those that don't know, The Bronx is home to some of the finest medical institutions in the nation. Kudos to Vacca for his efforts to keep our health institutions on the cutting edge of technology. Let's hope affordable insurance options prevail, allowing Bronx residents to continue using the excellent services provided by our hospitals. The ribbon cutting ceremony is tomorrow.

Gregory
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Tomorrow morning, Council Member James Vacca will join officials at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of a highly advanced MRI machine at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center. Council Member Vacca allocated $2 million in City Council capital funds that helped Einstein purchase the new equipment, which will augment the research capabilities of the College of Medicine and enhance its efforts to develop improved understanding of a variety of diseases and disorders.

WHO: Council Member James Vacca
Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley Katz Dean
Craig A. Branch, Ph.D., Director, Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting for new MRI machine

WHEN: Friday, December 16, 2011 @ 11:30 AM

WHERE: Max & Sadie Lounge, Forchheimer Building, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx

The Bronx Community Pride Center Relocating to 975 Kelly Street; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set for Wednesday, December 7th

Here is news on a change of location for the Bronx Pride Center. Anyone interested in joining their ribbon cutting ceremony should review the press release they sent earlier.

Gregory
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The Bronx Community Pride Center (BCPC) has moved from its location of 17 years in Mott Haven, on East 149th Street, to a brand new space at 975 Kelly Street, 2nd Floor, in Hunts Point/Longwood, ironically in the Rev. Ruben Diaz Gardens Building, a building developed by the Arker Companies, partially through funding secured by the local State Senator, and ardent opponent of marriage equality.

Commenting on the move, BCPC Executive Director Dirk McCall, stated, “Our new space is much more usable and is wheelchair accessible. While the space is smaller, we now have all of our operations on one floor and a better foot print for our operations. The new space is wonderful and we welcome everyone in the community to come by and visit us.”

The new offices for BCPC are located at 975 Kelly Street at Westchester Avenue, directly below the Intervale stop on the 2/5 trains. A ribbon cutting for the new space will take place on Wednesday, December 7, from 5-7 p.m.

An open house to show community members the space will be held on Friday, December 16, from 6-8 p.m. and a religious interdenominational blessing of the space by local clergy the following week.

For more information, please check out the BCPC website at bronxpride.org or BCPC’s facebook page.

Vacca to Unveil Renovated Kitchen at City Island Firehouse Tomorrow afternoon at Noon

Here is a third consecutive posting about City Island. Congratulations to our bravest on their new kitchen and Councilman Vacca for again making sure the Bronx gets its fair share from City Hall.

Gregory
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Vacca to Unveil Renovated Kitchen at City Island Firehouse

Tomorrow afternoon at Noon, Council Member James Vacca will join former Council Member Madeline Provenzano, members of the FDNY, and City Island community leaders at Engine 70/Ladder 53 on City Island to cut the ribbon on the firehouse’s newly renovated kitchen. The aging kitchen was originally slated for a much-needed rehabilitation by Provenzano, and Vacca saw the project to completion by ensuring that the necessary capital funds remained in the budget.

WHO: Councilman Vacca; former Councilwoman Provenzano; FDNY officers and firefighters; City Island community leaders

WHAT: Ribbon-cutting of newly renovated kitchen

WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 @ 12:00 Noon

WHERE: Engine 70/Ladder 53 Firehouse, 169 Schofield Street, City Island, Bronx