Representative Adriano Espaillat to Hold Public Safety Press Conference
Espaillat Secures Nearly $1 Million for NYPD Northern Manhattan Small Business Crime Prevention
PRESS CONFERENCE: Monday, August 5th at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) at the United Bodegas of America Headquarters, located at 3840 9th Avenue, Suite 2, New York, NY, 10034.
NEW YORK, NY – On Monday, August 5th at 10:30 a.m. (EDT), Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), will hold a press conference to address public safety in New York's 13th congressional district.
Rep. Espaillat successfully secured nearly $1 million during the fiscal year 2024 federal funding process to benefit the NYPD Northern Manhattan Small Business Crime Prevention Project. The community investment will be used to implement preventative security installations in support of small businesses in the region, including the Bodega Association, 181St Business Improvement District (BID), the Inwood Merchant Association, the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, Frederick Douglass Alliance, Yemeni American Merchants Association, among others. The NYPD, in coordination with each of the associations, will organize community events that aim to strengthen relationships and promote public safety through the development of neighborhood and crime prevention strategies.
During the press conference, Rep. Espaillat will be joined by local bodega owners, law enforcement, small business owners and local officials.
WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Bodega Owners
Community Leaders
WHAT: Public Safety Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, August 5, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT)
WHERE: United Bodegas of America Headquarters
3840 9th Avenue, Suite 2
(between 205th & 206th Streets)
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]
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