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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APRIL 1-7, 2022 BXR
FYI Around The Borough
Assemblymember Reyes and NYC Council Member Farias Honoring Our Women
State Assemblymember Karines Reyes and City Councilmember
Amanda Farias presented the “Honoring
Our Women” event on March 23, in celebration of Women’s
History Month at Jimmy’s Grand Cafe. Honorees
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Case Manager
at Aquinas Housing Corporation, Margie
Fuentes(honoree) and Councilmember Amanda
Farias. Photos Jewel Webber
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Drum
Beats Bronx Chapter, Rowshon Nipa (honoree)
and Councilmember Amanda Farias.
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with owner of
D Flora, Dominique Renee(honoree) and Councilmember
Amanda Farias.
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Founder
of Parkchester Project, Sharon Pandolfo Perez
(honoree) and Councilmember Amanda Farias.
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Ruth
Hulse and Councilmember Amanda Farias. Ruth
Hulse accepted the citation on behalf of Emblem
Health social worker, Yolanda Briu.
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Executive
Director of Justice for Families, Jeanette Bocanegra
Simon (honoree) and Councilmember
Amanda Farias.
in attendance were Bronx Borough President, Vanessa
Gibson; executive director of Justice for Families, Jeanette
Bocanegra-Simon; case manager at Aquinas Housing
Corporation, Margie Fuentes; Drum Beats Bronx
Chapter, Rowshon Nipa; founder of Parkchester Project,
Sharon Pandolfo Perez; Emblem Health social worker,
Vanessa Pena; owner of D Flora, Dominique Renee and
Drums Beat Bronx Chapter, Jinat Talukder.
From left, Bronx Borough President, Vanessa Gibson gives thanks to all for this honor. Assemblymember
Karines Reyes and Councilmember Amanda Farias.
From left, Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Emblem Health social worker, Teresa Pena (mother
of the honoree), Vanessa Pena (honoree) and Councilmember Amanda Farias.
Assemblymember Karines Reyes with Drums Beat Bronx Chapter, Jinat Talukder (honoree) and her
husband; Councilmember Amanda Farias and Drum Beats Bronx Chapter, Rowshon Nipa.