PHOTOS: Salamanca feeds Hunts Point community during COVID-19

In partnership with Fresh Direct, Councilman Rafael Salamanca was joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Ralph Acevedo, district manager for Community Board 2 and the NYPD 41st Precinct for a food and mask distribution event.

On Friday, May 8, over 500 residents received food boxes and face masks at Tiffany Plaza in the Longwood and Hunts Point areas.

A Hunts Point resident thanks Salamanca for supplying foodPhoto courtesy Office of cM Salamanca
CM Salamanca gives food away in Hunts PointPhoto courtesy Office of CM Salalmanca
CM Salamanca gives food away in Hunts PointPhoto courtesy CM Salamanca
CM Salamanca gives food away in Hunts PointPhoto courtesy Office of CM Salamanca
CM Salamanca gives food away in Hunts PointPhoto courtesy of the Office of CM Salamanca

Salamanca posted a video on the event on his Twitter account:

A big thank you to @FreshDirect for the donations that made today’s food distribution possible. To Bronx Community Board 2 (@2_bronx), @NYPD41Pct and my fellow elected leaders: thank you for your collaboration. #Covid19Relief #TheBronx pic.twitter.com/A1dZDj88jK

— Rafael Salamanca, Jr (@Salamancajr80) May 8, 2020