The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) teamed up with the Amalgamated/Park Reservoir Housing Development, to officially open a Boys & Girls Club in the Amalgamated Houses.

The AmPark Boys & Girls Club Teen Center can be found at 130 Gale Pl. Councilman Andrew Cohen, who allocated funds to open the center, helped cut the ceremonial red ribbon during its grand opening on Feb. 5.

He did the honors alongside MMCC Executive Director Donald Bluestone. “I am overjoyed to see the completion of the AmPark Boys & Girls Club Teen Center. At the beginning of my term, I was happy to partner with Mosholu Montefiore Community Center and contribute $35,000 from my expense funding for the free educational and recreational activities that will be available for local teens,” said Cohen, adding the Boys & Girls Club commits to “invaluable service” to the Bronx.

The latest B&G center is the sixth to be found in the Bronx. Community leaders Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Senator Jeff Klein and Doris Spencer, Education Director of the Amalgamated/Park Reservoir Housing Development were also in attendance.

Donations to the club included a 60-inch flat screen TV from Sharp Electronics Corporation and computer components donated by Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

“For years, Doris Spencer and I have been talking about creating a teen center for the youth of the community,” said Bluestone. “This is a real win-win situation with the construction of this space with the help of the co-op, having the funding from Council Member Andrew Cohen and our ability to run programs and bring in other stakeholders. We are just delighted to work with everyone to create this beautiful Boys & Girls Club Teen Center.”

AmPark is slated to offer services that include tutoring, arts, sports programs and computer classes. A variety of activities include game room with pool, ping pong and foosball tables, recording studio, computer lab, career exploration, drama, drumming, basketball, boxing, flag football, volleyball, ELA, writing, science, Intro to Film, hip-hop dance, painting, photography, robotics classes and full kitchen for cooking classes.

Teens will have the use of the gym at MMCC two nights a week for exercise and weight training. It is open Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, please call Director Anthony Friedman at (718) 796-9300.