The Emerging Leaders Program Bx (ELP), a South Bronx-based nonprofit focused on professional development for local youth, has opened its first dedicated education space at 2402 Third Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Located on the ground floor of Lincoln at Bankside, the new center was unveiled in partnership with Brookfield Properties. Its ribbon cutting also marked the launch of ELP’s spring 2025 internship cohort and included participation from New York State Acting Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Isales and key corporate and education partners.
Photograph from event, courtesy of Emerging Leaders Program Bx
Rendering of Bankside, by ArX Solutions
The new facility will serve as a home base for ELP’s programming, which supports students from historically disadvantaged communities through after-school initiatives, paid internships, and alumni engagement. Founded in 2020, ELP has expanded from a 12-student pilot to a program now reaching more than 500 high school students across six Bronx schools. The internship kickoff welcomed 26 new interns and featured remarks from civic and corporate leaders including Keith Cahill of JPMorgan Asset Management, Principal Young Kim of The Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, and Charlie Howe of Brookfield Properties.
Rendering of Bankside, by ArX Solutions
The Emerging Leaders Center is now among the newest tenants at Brookfield’s $950 million Bankside development, which includes 1,379 apartments and public waterfront access via Bankside Park. Designed by Hill West Architects, the development spans 4.3 acres and features seven interconnected towers across two parcels: Third at Bankside and Lincoln at Bankside. Thirty percent of the units are designated as rent-stabilized.
Transit nearby 2402 Third Avenue includes subway stations served by the 4, 5, and 6 trains.
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Just waiting for some MAGA a-hole to comment on how this is an awful program.