The Office of The Bronx Borough President
09/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2025 12:32
BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON’S STATEMENT ON THE REPURPOSING OF THE HISTORIC BRONX GENERAL POST OFFICE
Sep122025
BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON'S STATEMENT ON THE REPURPOSING OF THE HISTORIC BRONX GENERAL POST OFFICE
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, The City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Hostos Community College President Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis, and MADD Equities announced today $12.3 million in funding to lease a new space that will serve as a life sciences facility for Hostos Community College in the Bronx. With $12.3 million in baselined funding from the city, developer BPO Owner LLC will embark on an approximately $70 million renovation of a portion of the historic Bronx General Post Office to develop a state-of-the-art facility for healthcare programs.
"Repurposing the historic Bronx General Post Office into a center for learning and discovery shows how we're reimagining space to empower our Bronx scholars. In these new labs and classrooms, students will gain the hands-on training they need to enter careers in health and science that are not only high-demand but life-sustaining for their families. This means more nurses, radiology technicians, dental hygienists, and soon, new programs in surgical nursing, occupational therapy, surgical technology, and home health care. I want to thank Mayor Eric Adams, CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, Hostos President Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis, and the Maddd Equities team for their investment in our scholars and our Borough."
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