City and state elected officials and AARP New York will partner to host a community shred event on August, 1st at the Morris Park Community Association in an effort to help Bronxites safeguard their personal information and protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft.
The event, spearheaded by the Office of the New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer,will allow Bronx residents will be able to safely dispose documents that contain personal and private information such as credit card charge receipts, insurance forms or bank statements.
In 2014, the Federal Trade Commission reported nearly 16,000 New York State residents filed complaints about identity theft, with 1,767 of the complaints being filed by Bronx residents.
WHAT: Community Shred Day Event
WHO: New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer
State Senator Gustavo Rivera
State Senator Jeffrey Klein
Assemblymember Mark Gjonaj
Assembl
ymember Michael Benedetto City Council Member James Vacca
City Council Member Ritchie Torres
AARP New York
WHEN: Saturday, August 1, 2015
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Morris Park Community Association
1824 Bronxdale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
*This event is free and open to the public.
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