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Representative Adriano Espaillat Holds Community Earth Day Events
Join Clean up Event, Earth Day Festival, and Family Fun!
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with New York City and State elected officials and local organization will hold a series of community events in recognition of 2023 Earth Day at locations throughout New York's 13th congressional district.
These events are free and open to the public, but please register to confirm attendance by email at [email protected] or by calling (212) 497-5959.
Friday, April 21
Time: 2:00 PM
Clean Up Event
in collaboration with Uptown Grand Central and Positive Workforce
125th Street & Park Avenue, New York, NY 10035
Saturday, April 22
Time: 12:00 PM
Clean Up Event
in collaboration with Councilmember Shaun Abreu
W 157th Street and Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Time: 12:00 PM
Earth Day Festival
in collaboration with Randall's Island Park Alliance
Urban Farm and Fields 62 & 63
Time: 1:00PM
Community Garden
in collaboration with Council Member Pierina Sanchez
2096 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453
Saturday, April 29th
Time: 2:00 PM
5th Annual Uptown Community Cleanup
in collaboration with Alta Gracia and the New York Restoration Project
Church of St. Jude, 439 W. 204th Street, New York, NY 10034
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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
Media inquiries: Candace Person at [email protected] |
