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Nov 22, 20213 min read

Increase Swipe Fees Regulations Do Not Benefit New York's Small Business Community

November 10, 2021 by Lourdes Zapata According to Eater New York, more than 1,000 NYC restaurants have shut their doors for good since...

Nov 22, 20211 min read

Honoring the City & State’s Power of Diversity Latino 100

SoBro is proud that is President/CEO was recently listed in City & State’s Power of Diversity Latino 100 – celebrating the most...

Nov 22, 20211 min read

Women's Empowerment Award

The Future is Women! I am proud to be among the inaugural @BerkeleyCollege Women’s Empowerment Award recipients, supporting women’s...

May 5, 20211 min read

Fighting Food Insecurity One Box at a Time!

Yesterday, SoBro not only deliver 60 boxes of fresh produce and nonperishable items to our new housing site, Diego Beekman, but we also...

Apr 29, 20211 min read

LEADING THE BRONX THROUGH THE CRISIS, WITH AN EYE TOWARDS THE FUTURE.

One year later: How life has changed since the onset of the COVID pandemic. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:67758080...

Apr 28, 20211 min read

COVID-19 Vaccine

SoBro, in partnership with Sun River Health and Allure Pharmacy began vaccinating our residents and employees. We have hosted a total of...

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Supporting Our Community through the Pandemic

SoBro is proud to support our Bronx community by distributing more than 500 hand sanitizers to the seniors and residents at the Davidson...

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Connecting for Stronger Communities

At the UN’s Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities Conference in Salt Lake City. I had the honor of moderating a panel...

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Celebrating City & State's Bronx Power 100

Celebrating City & State’s Bronx Power 100. Congratulations to Bronx borough president Rubén Díaz, Diego Beekman Houses CEO and SoBro...

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Celebrating NYS Civil Service Hispanic Heritage Month

Received an honor at the NYS Civil Service Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Thank you for including me with fellow honorees Secretary...

Jul 6, 20201 min read

The Holidays with SoBro

Tiffany Asberry-Haynes, Principal of Johnson & Asberry, and her team played Santa and generously donated gift cards, hats, gloves, and...

Jul 6, 20201 min read

SoBro Welcomes Council Member Salamanca

Lourdes Zapata, SoBro’s new President and CEO, reintroduces Councilman Salamanca to the organization to share updates in programming and...