Ground broken for new Y facility.Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. of Greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jack Lund presided over the groundbreaking for the new Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA, a facility that has been a beacon to the community for more than 100 years. The City has committed $1.5 million in funds for the expansion of the existing 41,000 square-foot facility. This will include a new 19,000 square-foot state-of-the-art main building, and will allow the YMCA to nearly double the number of youth served annually to 13,000 and the number of adults served from 2,500 to 4,000. Brooklyn Borough President Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. Marty Markowitz Marty Markowitz is the Borough President of Brooklyn, New York City. Personal Life Marty Markowitz was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His father, Robert, was a waiter at Sid's, a kosher delicatessen. , Councilmember Albert Vann, Capital Campaign Chairman for the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA Alan Fishman, Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA Executive Director John Rappaport, Taylor Young of the YMCA's after-school program, and Capri Sansbury and 230 of her fellow students from the Bedford Academy High School attended the event at the Bedford YMCA Activity Center. "Our investment in the new 'Y' is a key part of our effort ensuring that all New Yorkers enjoy what our City of opportunity has to offer, and a key element of our economic development strategy to make all our communities more livable so that people want to invest here," said Bloomberg. "With the current facility badly needing replacement, and with nearly 35% of the population of Bedford-Stuyvesant under the age of 19, it will make a tremendous difference in the community." |
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