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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
District 32 Bronx County, New York
You should know that together with
Councilman Rafael Salamanca, Assembly Members Marcos Crespo and Luis Sepulveda,
Mr. Salvatore Gigante, Jr. from SEBCO, Father Jose Rivas from St. Athanasius
Church, Freddy Perez Entertainment and members of the community, we would
like to invite you to an Outdoor Family Festival.
Is important for you to know that
this Saturday, July 8th starting at 12pm, we will be celebrating an outdoor
Family Day Festival in honor and recognition of the work, achievement and
contribution of Father Louis R. Gigante to the redevelopment of Simpson
Street and the Hunts Point Area of Bronx County.
This will be a completely free Festival
to all attendees, and will take place at La Placita of Father Gigante,
located at 878 Tiffany Street in Bronx County, right in front to Saint
Athanasius Church, and will be offering live music, food and entertainment
for our children and families.
It is important for you to know
that years ago, when the South Bronx was burned to the ground and where
crime was the order of the day, it was Father Louis Gigante who started
the reconstruction of the Simpson Street and the Hunts Point Area in the
Bronx.
Back in those times, the Simpson
Street area was the home of prostitution, crime and drugs, to the extent
that the local Police Precinct was given the name Fort Apache. In fact,
Paul Newman and Rachel Ticotin filmed a movie in the area named “Fort
Apache, The Bronx.”
I personally recommend to you my
reader, to see that movie so you can see how the area of Simpson Street
used to be.
In fact, I especially urge those
people who are always complaining that no one does anything for them to
watch this movie so they can learn about the housing benefits and commodities
we all have because God used Father Louis R. Gigante as the head of elected
officials, community leaders along with the late Sister Miriam Thomas,
to make Simpson Street and the Hunts Point Area a place where people wants
to live now.
Father Louis R. Gigante, who was
a priest of Saint Athanasius Church, created two organizations: SEBCO,
Southeast Bronx Community Organization, and SISDA, Simpson Street Development
Association. These two organizations were the main instruments in
the re-development of the area.
It is for these reasons that we
the elected officials representing the area, together with community leaders
and organizations, have organized this Outdoor Family Festival.
The official ceremony where Proclamations
and Certificates will be presented to honor and recognize the work and
many contributions of Father Louis R. Gigante will be at 3:00 pm.
You are all invited to come and
join us for this special Outdoor Family Festival to honor Father Louis
R. Gigante.
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