Queens leaders gathered together on Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of the new $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center.
The center, located in Woodside, was funded by a nonprofit group headed by the Cohen family, who own the New York Mets.
The new facility is located on the second floor of 43-08 52nd St. and is being operated by the Child Center of New York (TCCNY), a Forest Hills-based family support organization that has 60 locations throughout the city and serves around 43,000 children each year.
The new 10,000-square-foot center offers mental health care and a range of programs for young New Yorkers who suffer from serious emotional disturbance and/or substance use disorders. The center also offers services such as early childhood education, behavioral health, family support and youth development.
The construction of the facility was funded by a $5 million donation made by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit established by husband and wife duo Steven and Alexandra Cohen in 2001. Steven Cohen is a billionaire hedge fund manager and purchased the New York Mets franchise in 2020.
Since it was founded, the foundation has donated more than $740 million to organizations that improve children’s healthcare and education, serve the underserved, support the arts, protect the environment and further Lyme and tickborne disease research.
The new facility, which is expected to serve thousands of residents every year, is named after the Cohen family and its foundation.
Alexandra Cohen, who is the president of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, attended the ribbon-cutting event event, along with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Council member Julie Won, as well as Assembly members Steve Raga and Jessica González-Rojas.
Alexandra Cohen cut the ribbon at the ceremony.
TCCNY CEO Traci Donnelly, New York State of Mental Health Commissioner Commissioner Dr. Anne Marie Sullivan and TCCNY Board Chair…
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