Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced the opening of Camp Junior, a summer camp for youth from targeted neighborhoods in the Bronx. The revitalized camp is named for 15-year-old Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz, who was killed by Bronx gang members in 2018 in a case of mistaken identity. New York State Parks established the camp in partnership with The Fresh Air Fund and Bronx leaders, investing $2 million over two years in Camp Junior to rehabilitate a deteriorated youth camp in Harriman State Park, a 47,500-acre wilderness park in Rockland and Orange Counties that is only 30 minutes from the Bronx. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have helped to secure operating funds.
"The grisly murder of 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz was a senseless tragedy that shook the New York family to its core, and a reminder that we need to do more to address the causes and conditions that produce violence," Governor Cuomo said. "Camp Junior is providing Bronx kids with a home away from home and teaching them skills to resist the temptation to join a gang in the first place."
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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