THE WEEK IN REVIEW
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ANNUAL COAT DISTRIBUTION!
With winter quickly approaching, Team Salamanca hosted our annual Coat Distribution - ensuring that 500 Bronx youth will be protected from the cold weather, decked out in their new winter jackets, hats, and gloves!Shoutout to all of this year’s co-sponsors for all you do to give back to our kids and our community: Southern Boulevard Business Improvement District, Freddy Perez Jr, Urban Health Plan, Inc., Ponce Bank, JD Sports, Spring Bank, 41st. Precinct Community Council, and Bronx Community Board 2
COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PARTY!
The Bronx kicked off the holiday season in style with great merriment, laughter, and a whole lot of dancing! Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Community Holiday Party—it was the biggest one we’ve had yet!
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NEW YORK HOUSING CONFERENCE AWARDS GALA!
Thank you to the New York Housing Conference for bestowing me with the Number One Affordable Housing Producer Award!
Knowing firsthand the struggles of finding affordable housing in our city, I made it a priority during my tenure to increase access to truly affordable housing in my Borough.
I’m proud to have approved over 10,000 units in my District alone and I look forward to continuing our work in bringing housing equity to all New Yorkers.
Knowing firsthand the struggles of finding affordable housing in our city, I made it a priority during my tenure to increase access to truly affordable housing in my Borough.
I’m proud to have approved over 10,000 units in my District alone and I look forward to continuing our work in bringing housing equity to all New Yorkers.
RESPECT & JUSTICE 4 PUERTO RICO AWARDS CEREMONY!
It was an honor to receive the Uráyoan Award from Respect & Justice 4 Puerto Rico in recognition of my unwavering support and service to the Puerto Rican community.
As a Puerto Rican kid representing the largest diaspora of Puerto Ricans in NYC, it’s the greatest privilege to serve my ancestral community & promote the beauty of our culture.
As a Puerto Rican kid representing the largest diaspora of Puerto Ricans in NYC, it’s the greatest privilege to serve my ancestral community & promote the beauty of our culture.
REOPENING OF THE MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY!
Libraries provide safe spaces where we can gather to learn, enjoy our love for books, gain access to new technology, and foster a sense of community.It was an honor to join NYPL The New York Public Library as we celebrated the reopening of the Melrose Public Library!
A $34 million revitalization project, I was proud to allocate $1,321,000 towards restoring this beautiful library into a learning & community hub for the Bronx.
HOLIDAY SEASON KICKOFF IN THE BRONX!
The Holiday season got off to a festive start in the Bronx:It was a joy to welcome Bronxites to the Bronx Zoo for our annual Holiday Lights Community Day where we enjoyed a tree lighting ceremony, holiday lights tours, musical performances & ice carvings, and to join Castle Hill Little League/ Castle Hill RBI for their annual tree lighting ceremony!
Thank you to the staff and volunteers at The Bronx Zoo & Castle Hill Little League for putting on these events for our community to enjoy!
IN THE MEDIA
NEWS 12 BRONX
"We're not just talking about books, you know, we're talking about technology access, access to Wi-Fi, access to computers. It also has a safe space for our adolescents," said Rafael Salamanca Jr.
Read more on the reopening of the Melrose Public Library from News 12 The Bronx👇
https://bronx.news12.com/
Read more on the reopening of the Melrose Public Library from News 12 The Bronx👇
https://bronx.news12.com/
Visit our District Office at:
1070 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10459
(718) 402-6130
salamanca@council.nyc.gov
1070 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10459
(718) 402-6130
salamanca@council.nyc.gov
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