Special Committee on Veterans’ Services

The 17th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony was attended by several distinguished guests. These included Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, District Attorney Darcel Clark, BXCB8 Vice Chair and Chair of the Special Committee on Veterans’ Services Sergio Villaverde, BXCB8 Secretary Margaret Della, BXCB8 Youth Chair Dr. Julia Gomez, and Commissioner of the city’s Department of Veterans’ Services James Hendon. In addition, other notable attendees were BXCB8 Community Committee Members Rob Spalter and Herb Barret.

SCVC COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sergio Villaverde, Chair
Margaret Della
Julia Gomez
Emily Hausman

COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEMBER
Herb Barret
Rob Spalter
Patrick Watson

Staff Liaison: Farrah Kule Rubin

IMPORTANT RESOURCES PROVIDED BY NYC-DVS:
Veterans Resource Guide
Veterans Resource Guide Supplemental
VA Claims Unit
Veterans Voices Project
VetCheck

2024

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NYC Veteran Resource Center

Veteran Resource Centers are satellite offices staffed by DVS Employees who are ready to connect Veterans and their families to benefits assistance and other essential services. Please see below for locations and hours of operations. Walk-ins are welcome!

See below for a list services available at our Veteran Resource Centers:

To learn more about available services and Veteran Resource Center hours of operations contact us at [email protected] or call 212-416-5250.

Bronx HRA Office

890 Garrison Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am – 4:00pm