NYRA Cares: 'Real Community Medicine' Making A Difference At Belmont Park - Horse Racing News
The clinic and new offerings are the latest evolution of Northwell’s growing relationship with the backstretch community.
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The clinic and new offerings are the latest evolution of Northwell’s growing relationship with the backstretch community.
The new building will house a chapel, a multi-purpose room, a classroom to be named after longtime supporter Cot Campbell, and staff offices.
Sponsored by: Veronica Gallardo and Nick Garafola (pre-pandemic) Longtime New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) employees Nick Garafola and Veronica Gallardo have worked valiantly for the racing community amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the dormitories located on the Belmont Park backstretch. Garafola and Gallardo have a combined 37 years of experience at NYRA. On Belmont's vast backstretch, they're responsible for the housing and well-being of a small city: anywhere from 450 to 600 backstretch workers living in approximately 500 rooms among 69 cottages. On March 19, 2020, NYRA vol...