On Friday Jule 2nd Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. was greeted by seniors at the Tolentine-Zeiser Food Pantry as monies set aside by Senators Espada and Ruben Diaz Sr. once again saved the nine slated to be closed senior centers in the Bronx. Senator Espada joined in the singing and shook the maracas as he and the seniors celebrated. Senator Espada warned however that Governor Paterson is vetoing over 6,000 lines in the budget, as he held up an issue of the New York Post calling the budget full of pork. Espada added “do you call what you see here pork, or do you call it people”. The Tolentine-Zeiser senior center was founded by Sister Margret McDermott who is still the executive director 30 years later.
Above are pictures of Senator Espada and Seniors from Tolentine-Zeiser senior center celebrating the center staying open.
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