Lower East Side Community Center Gets Security, Technology Upgrades

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — The Grand Street Settlement's Community Center is getting 25 security cameras and an upgraded monitoring system at as part of an effort led by State Sen. Daniel Squadron in partnership with Grand Street Settlement and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

Squadron's office announced that the Senator directed more than $40,000 in state funding toward the community center, which serves seniors and youth through programming and services. The project will also include more recording and storage devices, an updated flat screen monitor and improved exterior lighting, according to Squadron's office.

A spokesperson for Sen. Squadron told Patch on Friday that 16 existing cameras at the center will be replaced and nine additional cameras will be installed to cover areas that were previously not monitored.

Squadron also presented the center, which is located at 80 Pitt St., with a Senate Resolution to help celebrate its 100th anniversary.

“For 100 years, Grand Street Settlement has been a community cornerstone, and I’m thrilled to help increase safety with these improvements,” Squadron said in a statement on Friday. “The Community Center serves as an important resource for 13,000 seniors and youth annually, and with Grand Street's continued expansion plans, I'm proud to continue to partner together. Thank you to Executive Director Cordero and Grand Street Settlement, as well as NYCHA.”

For more information on the community center or to get involved, click here.

Photo via Sen. Daniel Squadron's office