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May 21, 2021 | Announcement

Groundbreaking for First Phase of Bronx Point

BronxWorks Executive Leadership and a Board Member pose at the Bronx Point Groundbreaking.
(L-R) BronxWorks Assistant Executive Director John Weed, BronxWorks Executive Director Eileen Torres, and BronxWorks Board Member Barrett Feldman at the Bronx Point Groundbreaking.

BronxWorks was excited to join L+M Development and others at the groundbreaking for the first phase of Bronx Point last week. Bronx Point will provide 542 units of permanent affordable housing to the Lower Concourse neighborhood in addition to the permanent home of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. Hip Hop Legends Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Fat Joe and others joined for the ceremony. BronxWorks will be providing social services at Bronx Point when it is opened in 2024. 

Rapper L L Cool J speaks at the Groundbreaking of Bronx Point
Rapper L L Cool J speaks at the groundbreaking of Bronx Point, future home of the Universal Hip-Hop Museum.
Hip Hop Legend and Bronx Native Grandmaster Flash speaks at the Groundbreaking of Bronx Point
Hip Hop Legend and Bronx Native Grandmaster Flash speaks at the groundbreaking of Bronx Point, future home of the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
Fat Joe, NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio, and others break ground on the first phase of Bronx Point.
Fat Joe, NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio, and others break ground on the first phase of Bronx Point.

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