Consultant Adriano Espaillat and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer have formally introduced that Holcombe Rucker Park, the long-lasting basketball court docket in Harlem, has been designated as a nationwide historic web site. A commemorative ceremony will happen on September seventh, 2025, at one hundred and fifty fifth St. eighth Ave, Harlem, celebrating the park’s lasting affect on tradition, sports activities, and group growth.
As a part of the celebration, Bob McCullough, Commissioner of Rucker Park, President, and chief of the Nationwide Affiliation of Every One Educate One, and Freddie Crawford, Chairman Rucker Professional Legends have granted approval to New York Metropolis Jewellery Connection (NYCJC) to design a particular commemorative piece. The end result: an beautiful Sterling Silver 925 Rhodium Plated Pendant, honoring Rucker Park’s wealthy legacy and its continued affect.
The sale of the pendant will assist fund and sponsor varied group, together with Harlem Week, and youth applications at Rucker Park, making certain that the spirit of mentorship and athletic excellence thrives for generations to return.
NYCJC will current these unique pendants to honored company on the ceremony, together with:
U.S. Consultant Adriano Espaillat
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
Bob McCullough, Cincinnati Royals, NBA, Rucker Park Commissioner
Freddie Crawford, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers
Nancy Lieberman, a member of the primary girls’s Olympic basketball Staff, 1976, basketball legend, and trailblazer in girls’s sports activities
Gail Marquis, member of the primary U.S. Ladies’s Olympic Basketball Staff, 1976
Fats Joe, American Movie star Rapper, Track author, and Actor
Bob Hunter, esteemed member of the Harlem Globetrotters
George Ball, Commissioner of Every One Educate One at Rucker Park. Mr. Ball’s award will likely be offered by Christopher Jean, Affiliate Vice President NBA’s Gamers Affiliation
And a few influential figures from Rucker Park
The pendant will likely be accessible for buy in roughly 3 weeks on the New York Metropolis Jewellery Connection web site: www.hbcuamazing.com
