COUNCIL MEMBER TORRES & STUDENTS WILL HOST RIBBON-CUTTING & GRAND OPENING OF TAPCO SCHOOL’S ROOFTOP GARDEN PERFORMANCE SOUNDSTAGE

$2.5 Million Investment Will Allow Students to Utilize Digital Design Curriculum, Use Outdoor Space for Theatre Shows & Grow Produce for Local Food Pantry

Councilman Ritchie Torres presents a check for $2.5 Million Dollars to TAPCo Principal Ron Link.

  Council Member Ritchie Torres and students from the Theatre Arts Production Company School (TAPCo) held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the school’s innovative rooftop garden performance sound stage. This is the first school in the city with a rooftop garden and sound stage built into it that will allow students to hold performances outdoors, grow fruits and vegetables for the local food pantry POTS, and take drawing classes outside. The grand opening featured student performances on the sound stage. Council Member Torres invested $2.5 million in City Council funds towards this project. 

Above - Councilman Torres cuts the ribbon on the new outdoor roof space for TAPCo.

Below - TAPCO students perform on the special dance area of the roof.

Above - A dance presentation by one student on the new dance area.

Below - The band performs.