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The POINT Community Development Corporation

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The POINT CDC is located in a former bagel factory and provides performance art space, visual art galleries, after-school programs, summer camps, circus classes, and community improvement programs.
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Farbstein, Jay; Jay Farbstein; Emily Axelrod; Robert Shibley; Richard Wener (2009).
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The POINT Community Development Corporation's headquarters in Hunts Point, The Bronx
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dedicated to youth development, culture, and the economic revitalization of the
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Urban Transformation: 2009 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
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including the creation of pedestrian and bike bridges between
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The POINT CDC has received the following awards and grants:
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The POINT CDC's motto is defined as its "theory of change":
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The Corporation partners with other organizations such as
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The Bronx borough based ticket distributions for the
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Hunts Point, Bronx
Mildred Ruiz-Sapp
Steven Sapp
Community Development Corporation
501(c)(3)
The Bronx
youth development
theater group
After-school activities
media arts
thepoint.org

José E. Serrano
Carolyn Maloney
Tim Geithner
non-profit
community development corporation
Hunts Point
South Bronx
Steven Sapp
Mildred Ruiz-Sapp
Majora Carter
Hunts Point Riverside Park
New York Shakespeare Festival
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Monde
New York City Parks Department
South Bronx Greenway
Bronx River Alliance

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