In July a delegation of St. Nicks Alliance/School Settlement board members, parents and kids met with New York State elected officials in the continuing campaign for a new School Settlement Community Center.
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In the Greenline: Parents and Children Voice Need for Rebuild of Center
Although time builds heritage it also weakens brick and mortar. The neighborhood has also grown and School Settlement Association is straining to grow with it. There is a need for gym space. Many schools in the area don’t have gymnasiums. Even School Sett’s gym is small and holds an abbreviated basket ball court.
“The need is here, it’s time to step up. You ever hear that somebody has to stand up for the little guy?” Joseph Robles, St. Nicks Alliance’s Board Chair, was quoted in the Greenpoint Star “There are a lot of little guys here, and we have to stand up for them.”
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