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From YouTube: North End Community Center Announcement - 1/6/23
Description
Boston Mayor Wu hosts a press conference at the BCYF Nazzaro Community Center to announce State funding for a new North End community center.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
this
morning
for
this
exciting
announcement.
My
name
is
Martha
Rivera
I'm,
the
commissioner
of
the
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
families,
and
in
a
moment
we're
going
to
hear
from
our
mayor
we're
going
to
hear
from
state
representative
and
chairman
Aaron
mikowitz.
We're
also
going
to
hear
from
other
electors
that
are
joining
us
today,
as
well
as
our
chief
of
Human,
Services,
Jose,
maso,
and
then
we're
going
to
close
by
hearing
from
one
of
our
residents
and
partners
and
allies,
miss
Patricia
Romano.
A
So
for
those
of
you
that
are
not
familiar
with
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
families,
you
are
in
one
of
our
centers
bcyf
operates,
35
facilities
across
the
city,
and
that
includes
two
senior
centers
18
pools
29
community
centers.
These
are
the
gems
in
our
city
and
highly
utilized
assets.
And
first
let
me
before
I
move
on
you're
in
the
nazaro
community
center,
so
I
think
the
staff
here
for
hosting
us,
Alicia,
Simpson
and.
A
Thank
you
so
right
now,
I'm
gonna
momentarily
turn
it
over
to
the
mayor,
but
we
are
here
again
to
share
very
exciting
news:
we've
known
for
a
long
time
that
the
center
needs
more
space
that
it
needs
additional
Renovations.
It
is
too
small
to
accommodate
the
growing
needs
of
the
community.
It
also.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
programming
that
we
are
providing
is
a
programming
that
the
community
is
deserving
of.
A
So
a
few
years
ago
we
worked
with
the
public
facilities
Department
to
complete
a
community
engagement
process
with
residents
from
the
North
End
to
explore
options
for
a
new
center,
and
that
included
also
looking
at
what
types
of
programs
the
community
needs.
Now
the
North
End
study
identified
what
residents
said
they
would
like
to
see
in
a
community
center.
The
study
also
identified
potential
locations
to
house
this
Center.
A
B
B
B
Our
chief
of
operations,
Dion
Irish,
who's,
helped
plan.
Many
of
these
projects
across
the
city,
our
chief
of
community
engagement,
Brianna
mallore,
is
always
present
everywhere
from
our
neighborhood
services
office
and
and
a
leadership
member
of
the
Chiefs
cabinet
John
Romano.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
and,
of
course,
our
North
End
liaison
the
one
and
only
Sierra
Domico.
B
Every
neighborhood
deserves
modern,
up-to-date
spaces
that
reflect
the
full
needs
of
our
communities.
They
should
be
safe
and
spacious,
beautiful
and
reflecting
the
many
many
ways
in
which
we
come
together
as
neighbors.
Today.
Our
mission
is
to
create
more
of
these
spaces
that
make
Boston
an
example
of
how
a
green
and
growing
city
can
keep
community
at
its
core
and,
of
course
achieving
that
goal
requires
collaboration
and
partnership
from
leaders
across
every
level
of
government.
B
And
this
is,
of
course,
as
you
already
can
have
guessed,
the
the
punch
line,
the
this
the
source
of
this.
The
reason
behind
this
is
really
thanks
to
our
representative,
Erin
michaelwitz
and
all
of
our
partners,
the
State
House
Lydia,
the
entire
legislature,
the
speaker,
the
center
president
for
securing
this
funding
on
behalf
of
this
community
in
the
recent
budget.
While
this
Center
has
Faithfully
served
our
communities
for
more
than
100
years,
and
many
many
memories
will
always
live
here.
B
It's
clear
that
this
building,
which
used
to
be
an
old
communal,
Bath
House,
wasn't
built
to
handle
the
needs
of
today's
thriving
North,
End
Community,
it's
too
small
for
the
programming
that
is
squeezed
in
every
room
and
corner
here.
The
outdoor
play
areas
for
kids
to
run
around
are
mostly
tar
and
concrete
and
hard
surfaces.
The
basketball
court
isn't
even
regulation
sized.
B
B
B
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
city
departments,
bcyf
public
facilities
and
all
of
our
teams,
as
well
as
all
the
community
groups
and
members
are
of
our
this
neighborhood
and
our
partners
at
the
state
level,
whose
advocacy
made
today's
announcement
possible.
It
is
especially
exciting
to
be
kicking
off
a
brand
new
year
by
reaffirming
our
commitment
to
our
communities
in
the
ways
in
which,
every
year
we
want
to
grow
more
in
every
single
one
of
our
communities
and
add
to
the
history
that
is
made
here.
B
This
spring
we'll
be
releasing
more
information
about
the
community
engagement
process,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
everyone's
voices
are
heard
in
that
new
Center's
design
so
be
on
the
lookout
for
ways
to
weigh
in
and
just
to
emphasize
this
Center.
This
building.
It
is
yours,
and
so
please
help
us
ensure
that
it
has
the
needs.
It
meets
the
needs
that
this
community
has
and
that
future
Generations
will
have
here
as
well,
so
before
I
pass
it
over
to
our
State
Rep.
B
C
B
D
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
gonna
just
do
it
in
English,
because
that's
all
I
know
so,
but
I
think
the
mayor
for
for
trying
every
language
he
possibly
can
to
speak
and
to
make
sure
she's
getting
to
all
our
residents.
Listen
today
is
a
great
day.
You
know
I'm
very
honored
and
proud
to
be
here
today
with
all
of
you
a
lot
of
members
of
the
community
here
to
celebrate.
You
know
for
many
of
us.
You
know
the
history
of
this
building
is
so
critical
to
understand.
D
You
know
when
it
was
built
as
the
mayor
referenced
back
in
the
early
80s,
when,
when
the
leaders
of
then
thought
about,
how
can
we
build
this
community
better?
And
there
are
some
of
those
that
are
in
this
room
right
now,
you
know
they
thought
about
exactly.
You
know
how
to
make
a
community
space.
We
had
places
like
the
northern
Union.
D
We
had
some
other
places,
but
the
nazaro
center
became
our
home
became
our
center
of
our
of
our
community
because
everything
kind
of
centered
around
what
was
going
on
here,
but
it
wasn't
built
for
a
community
center.
It
was
a
bath
house
that
was
converted
into
a
community
center,
this
money
that
we're
putting
in
here
today
from
excess
Revenue
funds
from
some
arpa
funds
that
we
that
we
were
able
to
get
from
the
federal
government.
We
are
going
to
be
able
to
start
brand
new
and
build
a
brand
new
community
center.
D
That's
going
to
be
state
of
the
art,
that's
going
to
be
first
class,
it's
going
to
be
what
the
neighborhood
deserves
in
terms
of
space
in
terms
of
activity
in
terms
of
everything,
and
it's
not
just
going
to
be
the
fact
that
it's,
where
we're
putting
it
we're
putting
it
in
a
recreational
area
where
things
of
art
we
have
a
brand
new
park,
that's
been
built
there.
We
have
a
brand
new
school,
that's
down
there.
D
Everything
is
going
to
come
together
to
be
at
the
recreation
center
for
our
community
right
along
the
water,
I
think
everyone's
jealous
of
the
viewpoints
that
we
have
at
the
Marabella
pool
they're
going
to
be
jealous
of
the
viewpoints
that
we
have
at
the
community
center
of
the
new
community
center
as
well.
You
know,
but
this
was
also
you
know
something
that
was
built
from
the
community
up,
and
these
conversations
were
had
I
want
to
thank
the
previous
administration
for
the
work
that
they
did.
D
You
know
in
terms
of
getting
us
to
this
point
to
the
you
know,
to
this
day.
I
want
to
thank
the
current
Administration
for
taking
on
you
know
this
challenge
of
building
a
brand
new
center,
and
it
will
be
a
tight
space
and
I
look
forward
to
it
and
thank
you
mayor
for
your
leadership,
but
this
is
critically
important
for
our
neighborhood
and
also
not
just
the
fact
that
we're
building
a
new
community
center,
but
that
we're
we're
keeping
this
Center
as
community
space.
It
is
going
to
be
yeah.
D
5
million
of
that
dollars
is
going
to
go
directly
back
into
this
building
to
renovate
it,
and
it's
going
to
have
to
be
something
in
order
for
the
city
to
access
those
funds
which
is
we
put
in
the
legislation
it
is
going
to
have
to
be
something
that
is
for
community
space
I.
We
I
think
the
community
has
many
ideas
of
what
that
could
be.
I
personally
would
love
to
see
something
related
to
the
seniors.
Maybe
it's
a
new
Senior
Center
on
the
first
floor
here.
D
That
would
be
something
that
would
be
wonderful
for
us.
We
also
have
other
non-profits
that
are
so
interested
in
this
place,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
every
voice
is
heard.
All
the
community
members
have
an
opportunity
to
have
a
conversation,
exactly
what
should
go
here
and
what
this
should
be
about.
So
you
know
I'm,
just
thankful
that
we
were
able
to
put
some
money
aside.
D
You
know
from
this
from
the
from
the
arpa
funds
direct
it
right
here
into
this
neighborhood
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
in
government
for
all
the
work
that
they
do.
I
particularly
want
to
thank
Senator
Olivia
Edwards
as
well,
who
is
my
partner
in
the
legislature.
This
bill
wouldn't
pass
without
her
as
well,
so.
D
You
know
someone
is
born,
is
born
and
raised
here.
You
know
the
the
nazaro
center
has
been
home.
It
has
been
important
to
us,
but
you
know
I
always
joke
I
said
the
reason
why
I
went
into
politics
is
because
I
couldn't
make
a
three-point
shot
from
the
corners
in
the
nazaro
center,
because
there
was
no
Corner
shot
in
the
nazaro
center.
The
basketball
court
was
not
big
enough
for
us.
You
know
to
have
that.
D
So
the
fact
that
you
know
that
that
future
kids
will
be
able
to
shoot
three
pointers.
Maybe
we'll
get
some
more
future
NBA
players
coming
out
of
the
coming
out
of
coming
out
of
the
North
End,
but
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
You
know
it's.
It's
truly
an
honor
and
I'm
truly
I'm,
truly
privileged
and
honored
to
support
to
serve
you
in
the
state
house
and
to
be
able
to
work
on
things
like
this
for
the
community.
E
E
E
It's
it's
something
that
no
offense
to
tourists.
We
love
them,
but
this
is
something
for
the
neighborhood.
This
is
something
special
that
the
neighborhood
can
really
celebrate
and
grow
in
and
feel
at
peace
and
feel
connected
and
get
to
know
more
people.
I
mean
this
is
not
just
a
honing
place
for
restaurants.
In
many
cases,
it's
the
honing
Community
for
all
a
downtown.
It's
one
of
the
few
places
in
downtown
that
we
even
have
elementary
schools.
E
E
Neighborhood
I
also
want
to
just
note
that
not
only
is
it
an
investment
in
that
special
place,
but
to
assure
that
the
current
place
and
the
people
who
invested
including
Miss,
romano
and
also
Lori,
and
so
many
people
who've
invested
in
our
youth
here,
we
need
to
acknowledge
and
also
thank
them
for
their
work.
Yes,
clap.
E
And
the
best
way
to
thank
them
is
to
take
the
public
property
and
continue
it
in
the
public
good.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
that
commitment,
mayor,
Wu
and,
of
course,
to
my
colleague,
representative
Michael.
It's
for
making
sure
that
this
will
continue
to
be
a
public
good,
a
public
gathering
space
and
a
recognition
of
the
history
of
this
beautiful
community
and
also
something
special
for
this
particular
community.
So
with
that
I'm
I'm
I
will
be
visiting
either
way.
Don't
worry,
I
live
in
EC
I'm
honored
to,
but
this
is
special.
E
This
is
special.
You
know
in
many
cases,
I
talk
to
people
around
the
state,
a
lot
of
Italian
folks
around
the
state
and
they
can
all
Trace
their
Roots
back
some
way.
Somehow
they
come
back
to
the
North
End,
so
I
hope
when
they
come
back,
they're
also
going
to
see
a
further
investment
in
that
community
at
the
new
center,
but
also
preservation
of
their
history,
their
love,
their
culture
here
at
this
Center.
So
with
that
I'm
excited
I'm,
going
to
turn
now
the
microphone
over
to
our
new
city,
counselor
Gabriella
Coletta.
F
Oh
goodness,
this
is
an
incredible
moment.
This
is
a
joyous
moment.
This
is
a
celebratory
moment.
I
am
so
excited
to
be
here
to
share
in
this
historic
announcement
in
this
historic
place
in
this
historic
neighborhood
that
I
have
the
privilege
and
honor
of
representing
on
the
the
Boston
city
council.
25
million
dollars
is
transformative.
I
just
want
to
take
a
stock
in
that
that
25
million
dollars
is
no
joke.
F
That
is
something
that
you
see
typically
once
in
a
generation
in
a
neighborhood,
and
so
I
just
want
to
be
sure
to
thank
chairman
Michael
witz
for
getting
that
done
and
I
want
to
thank
the
Wu.
Administration
I
want
to
be
sure
to
thank
the
prior
Administration
for
their
work
in
this
as
well
and
I
do
look
forward
to
partnering
with
the
community
moving
forward
and
envisioning.
What
the
next
hundred
years
looks
like
the
nazaro
center
has
raised,
and
you
know
I'm
an
East
kid,
but
I
have
Deep
Roots
here
in
the
North
End.
F
My
mom
went
to
Julie
billiard
for
high
school
and
she
always
talked
about
walking,
past
nazaro
and
and
how
it
helped
shape
her
and
her
life
and
I
heard
from
East
Boston
just
how
special
this
place
was
and
I've
seen
it
firsthand.
First
as
an
aide
and
now
as
a
city
councilor,
it
has
raised
generations
of
of
kids.
It
has
helped
generations
of
seniors
and
we
are
located
in
the
heartbeat
of
the
community
physically.
In
this
space
we
are
in
the
hub
of
the
North
End
and
no
matter
where
this
location
goes.
F
It
will
continue
to
be
the
heartbeat
of
the
North,
End
and
I'm,
just
I'm,
so
excited
that
this
investment
is
going
to
be
a
down
payment
on
not
only
just
our
kids
success
and
their
future,
because
this
Center
has
shaped
many
many
kids
kids
lives
as
chairman
Aaron
Michael.
It's
mentioned
it's
going
to
assist
seniors
and
it's
just
going
to
Foster
the
vibrancy
of
this
neighborhood
for
the
next
hundred
years.
So
again,
I'm
really
excited
to
be
here.
I'll
keep
it
brief
and
I
do
look
forward
to
next
steps
working
in
partnership
with
the
community.
G
Good
morning
North
End
how's
everybody
today
I'm
excited
to
be
here
to
celebrate
alongside
you.
As
you
know,
I'm
an
at-large,
City
councilor,
so
I
am
proud
to
represent
the
North
End
I
live
in
Dorchester,
but
have
to
say
in
my
last
year
in
city
council,
where
I
work
across
the
street
and
my
daughter
is
a
teacher
at
the
Elliott
I've
spent
more
time
this
past
year
in
the
North
End
than
I
have
in
my
first
52
years
here
in
Boston,
so
I
do
know
and
to
Echo
what
some
of
my
colleagues
said
formally.
G
Yes,
there
are
a
lot
of
Tours
that
come
through
the
North
End.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
who
try
to
find
parking
spots
to
eat
at
your
wonderful
restaurants,
but
there
are
residents
and
I
know
so
many
of
them,
if
it's
our
walks
on
Wednesday
with
the
seniors
or
just
different
events
through
the
north
end.
G
So
I'm
happy
to
celebrate
with
you
and
I
was
happy
to
hear
what
representative
Michael
Wood
said
that
it
was
your
voice
and
advocacy
that
got
us
to
this
point,
but
that
your
voice
is
going
to
continue
to
be
part
of
that
process
because
we
haven't
dug
the
hole
yet.
But
we
know
in
just
a
quick
little
story
about
me
and
why
I'm
such
a
strong
advocate
for
community
centers,
my
grandfather
was
a
custodian
and
oftentimes.
G
It
was
hard
to
keep
dinner
on
the
table
for
his
five
children
and
wife
and
many
other
family
members
that
lived
with
him
on
the
second
floor
of
his
rented
apartment
and
he
advocated
knowing
that
we
needed
a
community
center
in
Dorchester
and
he
started
the
first
neighborhood
association,
which
was
Dune
on
the
Dorchester
United
neighborhood
association,
because
he
knew
you
don't
get
things
done
and
your
voice
isn't
heard
at
City
Hall.
Unless
you
work
together
and
from
that
advocacy,
they
built
the
Murphy
School.
G
Seeing
that
we
need
state-of-the-art
community
centers
gathering
places
for
everyone,
intergenerational
so
I'm
just
so
excited
to
be
on
the
council,
knowing
that
I'll
be
working
alongside
those
in
the
state
house
and
also
mayor
Woo's
Administration.
So
I'm
just
excited
that
this
is
coming
to
your
neighborhood
because
you
deserve
it
and
I
will
be
there
when
it
opens
and
long
before
then.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
H
Wonderful,
thank
you
so
much
mayor
and
thanks
again
to
chairman
Michael
witz,
for
your
advocacy
to
bring
the
resources.
We
need
to
have
a
truly
state-of-the-art,
Community
Center
here
in
the
North
End.
We
are
so
fortunate
to
have
our
state
partners
and
City
partners
that
see
the
value
of
community
centers
libraries
and
senior
centers
I'd,
also
like
to
thank
my
colleagues
at
the
City
chief
Dion
Irish
and
Carrie
Griffin
who's,
not
here
today,
but
the
director
of
public
facilities
teams
who
make
all
of
our
facilities
improvements
possible.
H
H
We
are
facing
a
significant
backlog
of
needed,
Renovations
and
repairs
in
our
public
buildings
and,
as
you
all
know,
our
mayor
Embraces
the
hard
challenges
of
our
day
and
steps
up
to
meet
them.
Our
mayor
sees
the
city's
public
facilities
as
a
common
inheritance
as
shared
community
space
that
deserves
our
Attention.
Our
stewardship
ends
as
she
is
demonstrating
here
today.
H
There
are
meeting
place
for
community
building
a
refuge
for
quiet
reflection
and
a
home
away
from
home,
for
so
many
of
us
I
look
forward
to
being
at
the
groundbreaking
of
this
community
center
and
many
more
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
Mayor
Wu.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and
with
that
the
people,
the
person
that
you've
been
waiting
for
miss
Patricia
Romana.
Thank
you.
I
I
That
has
been
the
hobby
of
our
community
for
many
many
years
having
been
involved
in
providing
services
to
the
youth,
families,
seniors
and
teenagers
of
this
community,
including
our
terrific
state
representative,
Aaron
Michael,
witz,
Karen,
Gina,
Lupo,
Stephen
Alyssa
through
the
years
for
well
over
50
years
of
my
life.
The
funding
for
a
new
community
center
is
extremely
important
to
me
for
those
of
you
that
do
not
know
me,
my
history
of
working
with
the
North
End
Community
that
I
love
so
much
began
at
a
young
age.
I
At
Boxford
travel,
Camp,
I,
supervise
campus
and
provided
day
trips
and
played
games
on
site,
I,
supervised,
I
I
and
at
boys.
The
Hobbs
caddy
Camp
I
worked
as
a
subcaddy
director
and
I
was
also
the
cook
for
four
years
in
1986,
when
bcyf
opened
the
old
bath
house,
where
we
are
standing
today.
As
the
northern
branch
of
the
community
center
family
I
was
chosen
to
lead
the
center
as
his
first
director
a
position
I
held
for
nine
years.
I
Since
then,
I
have
worked
and
volunteered
in
many
roles
here
at
the
center
as
part
of
the
center's
Council.
While
raising
my
two
wonderful
Sons
during
my
50-plus
years,
we've
had
pretty
decent
space
for
our
programs,
many
in
settlement
houses
and
in
the
old
bath
house.
But
today,
thanks
to
the
collaborative
of
Mayor,
woe
and
state
representative
Emma
mikowitz
For,
the
First
Time
The
Northland
Community
will
have
a
state-of-the-art
facility
for
its
residents
to
enjoy.
I
We
will
also
be
able
to
continue
to
enjoy
the
use
of
this
long
time,
piece
of
Northern
history
well
into
the
future
as
a
community
benefit
and
asset
on
behalf
of
all
the
children,
teens
and
seniors
that
have
played
here
before
and
all
of
those
that
will
use
the
new
facility
in
the
future.
I.
Thank
both
of
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart,
for
making
this
day
possible
in
closing
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
say
this.
Please
make
sure
you
put
a
sink
in
the
Arts
and
Craftsman.
A
Thank
you
so
much
again
what
Treasures
in
the
history,
the
Champions
and
the
assets
we
have
in
this
community
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
forward
and
hope
and
look
forward
to
having
you
all
engaged
in
the
planning
process.
I
did
want
to
speaking
of
assets,
I
neglected,
to
mention
our
partners
on
the
local
site,
Council
that
are
council
members
of
the
nazaro
center.
That
are
here
raise
your
hand,
so
we
have
some.
Thank
you
so
much.