As an anchor institution in the South Bronx, Hostos Community College is proud to serve as a home for community-oriented events. On Monday, August 1, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hosted a Bronx Town Hall at the College, speaking with the borough’s residents on topics ranging from education and housing to gun violence and more. Hostos President Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Senator Jamaal T. Bailey, Assemblymember Amanda Septimo, Assemblymember Kenny Burgos, Assemblymember Nathalia Fernandez, Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia, and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson were among the community leaders in attendance at the public forum, which was moderated by News 12 the Bronx anchor Kurt Semder.