Event Description

Harlem residents, elected officials, and community leaders will celebrate a new first! LaChena Clarke will be NYCHA’s first woman of color laundry operator. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to the Polo Grounds NYCHA Housing Complex to attend a ribbon cutting for the brand new laundry facility that will be operated by Clarke.  

When the opportunity to lease the space at NYCHA’s Historic Polo Grounds was presented to Ms. Clark, she jumped at the opportunity.  Ms. Clarke shared, “When I initially laid eyes on the space, I felt like it had been neglected and mis-used and abandoned”. I made it my duty to create a welcoming and inviting space for the residents of the Polo Grounds (NYCHA).  

The space has new energy-efficient washers, new lighting, new tables, new paint and new office space.  New York City has begun to focus on low-income neighborhoods and housing complexes. “It’s an honor to represent NYC and its residents in this capacity. I am looking forward to having more contracts and doing business with the City of New York,” she added.