A temporary resource center that was set up to help out hundreds of people displaced from a fire was robbed this week. Photos show a large hole in the front door that the suspects broke in order to gain access. Gene DeFrancis, executive director of Allerton International Merchants Association, said the thieves got away with high-priced items like dog food and diapers.
While the thieves got away with many of the donations, Allerton International isn't backing down. It has installed a new glass front door as part of their glass-half-full outlook, as it continues to help all the people it can. This neighborhood is strong and resilient," DeFrancis said. The resource center will be open for a little more than a week. All the leftover items will then be donated to other organizations. On the same day a five-alarm fire tore through an apartment building on Wallace Avenue last month , the center opened up to provide the more than displaced residents with items they need to survive, all donated by the community.
Crews spent hours trying to get the flames and smoke under control, but officials said the roof and all the apartments on the top floor were destroyed, and water damaged every other unit. One man said many of his friends are still homeless because of the fire, and they need all the help they can get. John graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University at Albany with dual majors in journalism and communication. He also minored in political science. Temporary resource center in the Bronx burglarized.
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