Shovels in the Ground

More than 200 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Manhattan College gathered yesterday for the official groundbreaking of the Raymond W. Kelly ’63 Student Commons.

Special guests who attended the ceremony included Fox 5 news anchors Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, City Council Member Oliver Koeppel, State Senator José Serrano,  and, of course, the building’s namesake, NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’63. Manhattan College President Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D. and members of the College’s board of trustees also attended.

Read more about the groundbreaking ceremony here.