BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ANNOUNCES LOCATIONS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PROGRAM IN THE BRONX

 

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the expansion of the Saturday Night Lights program with 23 additional sites in the Bronx, joining the two that opened in 2019. 

 District Attorney Clark said, “I am thrilled that the Saturday Night Lights Program is expanding across the City, with the Bronx getting 23 of the 100 new locations. These gyms are exactly what we need in our communities. It gives our youth a free, safe, indoor place on Saturday nights where they can shoot some hoops or play soccer. Programs like SNL instill teamwork, leadership, and strengthens the relationship between law enforcement and residents through sports and social activity. They are what we need to prevent crime and give kids opportunities. Eighteen of the Bronx’ 25 sites are operating now in neighborhoods throughout the Bronx, so I hope our young people will participate.” 

 Children ages 11 to 18 can show up to the sites during program hours, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Saturday, without needing to register, and participate in the free program. SNL offers several indoor sports, including basketball, soccer and volleyball, as well as dance, martial arts, and other activities.

 Below are sites currently operating in the Bronx for the Saturday Night Lights program

• P.S. 224, 345 Brook Avenue 

• Millbrook Community Center, 201 St. Ann’s Avenue 

• Hostos Lincoln Academy, 600 St. Ann’s Avenue (since 2019) 

• Bronx River Community Center, 1619 East 174th Street 

• Soundview Cornerstone, 1680 Seward Avenue 

• Highbridge Community Center, 1155 University Avenue 

• Mullaly Park, 40 East 164th Street 

• PAL Webster Center, 2255 Webster Avenue (since 2019) 

• Edenwald Cornerstone, 1150 East 229th Street 

• Monterey Cornerstone, 2100 Monterey Avenue 

• MMCC Pelham Cornerstone, 785 Pelham Parkway North 

• Eastchester Community Center, 3016 Yates Avenue

• Melrose Community Center, 286 East 156th Street 

• NYCHA Betances Community Center 465 St. Ann’s Avenue 

• Boston Secor, 3540 Bivona Street • P.S. 11, 1257 Ogden Avenue 

• Urban Institute of Mathematics, 650 Hollywood Avenue 

• New South Bronx, 991 Longwood Avenue 

 (The other seven sites will be coming soon.)

The Saturday Night Lights expansion is supported by $5 million in funding included by the Office of the Mayor in Fiscal Year 2022. The program is facilitated by the NYPD, the five New York City District Attorneys, the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NYC Department of Education, NYC Parks Department, New York City Housing Authority, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and other agencies and organizations. SNL was initially launched by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. in 2011, with one location in Manhattan. SNL grew to 20 sites throughout the city under District Attorney Vance, with two sites launched in the Bronx in 2019.