Single mom raises $$ to repair
feast-linked vandalized car
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
An internet fundraising
page was set up to help a local
mom repair the damage that
occurred to her car as a result
of bad behavior during a recent
church-sponsored 5-day outdoor
festival.
Jocelyn Eugenio’s car roof
and hood were stomped on
by a marauding teens near
Westchester Avenue and St.
Theresa Avenue that some
believe came from outside of
neighborhood to attend the St.
Theresa Feast.
Eugenio started a Go Fund
Me fundraising page to solicit
$2,500 to repair her 2003 BMW.
She did not carry comprehensive
auto insurance coverage
on the vehicle because of her
fi nancial situation.
“I am a single mother of two
children. I am currently raising
my children alone with
only one income,” she stated
on her fundraising page, which
is under the name she uses online,
Jocelyn Nena Mendez. “In
June my car was vandalized
due to a mob of children running
wild in the streets… there
is video footage of them jumping
on my vehicle.”
The Pelham Bay resident
recalled that she was home on
Saturday, June 29 at around 10
p.m. when friends started to
text message her to take a look
at her car, which was parked on
the street.
Several videos have
emerged on Facebook showing
a large group of teens jumping
onto cars in Pelham Bay near
Buhre and St. Theresa avenues
that evening, prompting outrage
by many community residents.
The wildering that occurred
prompted some social
media participants to compare
the scenes they had witnessed
to the out-of-control situation
that permeated the city during
the 1980s and 1990s.
Eugenio provided the Bronx
Times with one video that appeared
to show several youth
gleefully jumping on her auto,
and claims the youth, which
may have numbered in the dozens
or more, were drawn to the
area by the St. Theresa Feast.
She reported the incident
to police, who fi led a criminal
mischief complaint on Sunday,
July 30, she said.
Besides destroying the car
roof, the vandals also broke
the sunroof. Rain water is now
leaking into the car, damaging
the interior as well.
“It will cost $2,000 to push
out the dents and another $150
to pay for a new motor for the
sunroof,” she said. “There will
be more costs because I now
Youth attending the St. Theresa’s
Feast pounced on the hood and
roof of a car, causing at least
$2,500 worth of damage to the
BMW and doing the same to other
vehicles parked in Pelham Bay.
Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Eugenio
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Teens who apparently were out for a night of wilding on the evening of
Saturday, June 29 destroyed the roof of this car and many others by
climbing onto parked cars in the vicinity of St. Theresa and Westchester
avenues. They are believed to have been from outside the area, and were
eventually dispersed by police. Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Eugenio
have to fi x the interior.”
She hasn’t repaired the car
yet, so every time it rains, more
damage is done, she said.
“(The repairs are) a little bit
more than my rent payment”
said Eugenio, who works as a
receptionist while attending
nursing school. “I pay for daycare,
utilities and everything
else.”
Many in the community
have jumped at the chance to
help her.
“I think this fundraiser
is a good thing and I hope the
woman is made whole,” said
George Havranek, Spencer
Estate Civic Association vicepresident.
“I understand it is a
hardship.”
“She is just the victim of
circumstances and a good person,”
said Roger Bombace, another
donor who said he encouraged
Eugenio to host the
online fundraiser.
To learn more or make a donation,
visit www.gofundme.
com/f/6jx9r-car-repair
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