May 17, 2020
Representative Adriano Espaillat
Happening tomorrow, May 18th at 12:00 p.m., Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and local community leaders will distribute food to seniors at NYCHA Grant Houses, located at 1295 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027.
“As communities around the global face ongoing challenges due to the coronavirus, our efforts to provide relief and recovery must first address the needs of the most vulnerable among us,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). “Our collaborative efforts to hold the food distribution at NYCHA Grant Houses is part of the ongoing efforts to ensure residents, seniors and families have access to food and other resources as our community continues to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.”
“I am elated to collaborate with Congressman Adriano Espaillat and would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to him for his tireless efforts to serve the people of his congressional district. I share his mission to elevate our collective humanity, regardless of race, religion, nationality, status or ethnicity,” said Ameera Amir, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University and social entrepreneur. “A heartfelt thank you to the senior residents of Harlem’s Grant Houses for their kindness the countless times I walked by as a graduate student at Columbia University nearly a decade ago and now that I teach at the University. I am humbled and honored to be able to return the kindness and to help provide groceries to residents of Grant Houses during this time of need. I am appreciative to Cesar Ramirez, owner of C-Town on 125th and to all who helped with this effort.”
WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
Ameera Amir, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University and social entrepreneur
Carlton Davis, President of Tenant Association, Grant Houses
WHAT: COVID-19 Recovery Food Distribution
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: NYCHA Grant Houses
1295 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
RSVP: EspaillatPress@mail.house.gov
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