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PRESS RELEASE
 The Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation aims to launch a new youth wrestling program in Queens in early December. The program will be housed at the newly completed fitness area at Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center.
Funded with $300,000 allocated by the City Council, the new fitness area and senior recreation room have been redesigned with features such as new lighting, new doors, and new floors.
Lost Battalion Hall is one of the most utilized recreation centers in Queens. Some of its sponsored activities include free educational and athletic after-school programs, daily toddler activities, senior programs, adult and children’s sports, and more. The newly renovated area will also serve as a venue for adult programs such as karate, table tennis, boxing, karate, and Olympic weightlifting.
When the wrestling program commences, boys and girls in grades 4-8 will have the opportunity to learn amateur wrestling with a professionally trained coach, wrestling mat, and equipment supplied by Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc.
Al Bevilacqua, President of Beat the Streets, has stated publicly that “it is the last piece of the puzzle in connecting youth programs to our middle school programs and feeding into our existing and new high schools who sponsor wrestling.”
Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc sincerely thanks John Harrington, Beat the Streets Youth Director, for diligently working with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to begin an exciting new program for the Youth of Queens. John has been the Volunteer Wrestling Director at the Hamilton Fish Park in lower Manhattan for the past 7 years. He has been working alongside Rob Schoenberg, BTS Treasurer and a leader in helping to build Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in New York City.
The Beat the Streets Partnership with the DOE/PSAL has greatly expanded wrestling opportunities in the New York City area. In 2004, there were only 24 wrestling programs in NYC. In 2007, this number increased to 105 programs with over 3500 boys and girls participating in the world’s oldest and greatest activity.
For more information:
Contact Mike Cigala, Executive Director. 212-497-2800 or mcigalabts@yahoo.com.
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