Coney Island
Snip, snip, yippee!
Standing O welcomes the Brooklyn Community Service Coney Island Community Center to the neighborhood. On a cold and blustery January day Ruth Morales, case manager Denise Richardson, and director Lisa Jones snipped the ribbon on the new facility, which opened thanks to the generous pro-bono designs of Baxt Ingui Architects, and construction by Citnalta Construction.
Since Superstorm Sandy, Astella Development Corp and Brooklyn Community Service have tirelessly worked to provide immediate support to area families. This new center will now serve as a rapid response site in the event of future crisis, providing legal referrals, relief support, and relocation assistance.
Community outreach vollie Ayesha Yousuf was thrilled with the center and helped blow out the candles on the welcome cake. Isaiah Troche strummed his guitar to provide entertainment for the festivities, and members of the Youth Stand Family showed up in support.
“Dark” Martinez, a center member who just wanted to say “I Love You, Emilee,” asked that Standing O make the pair’s day with an honorable mention. Here it is, Dark: “Standing O wishes you and Emilee a very “Dark-ly” happy, forever more.”
Standing O thanks Brooklyn Community Service for its unwavering support of the Coney community, and wishes that we never see the likes of Superstorms, Sandy or otherwise, again.
B.C.S. Coney Island Community Center [1702 Mermaid Ave. at W. 17th Street in Coney Island, (718) 310–5600].
