The Cooper Square Committee held its 53rd anniversary gala and awards ceremony at Colors Restaurant, 417 Lafayette Place, on Oct. 25. Above, honoree Tito Delgado, right, a former tenant of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) and a member of the Seward Park Area Redevelopment Coalition (SPARC), received an “Award of Excellence” plaque from Joyce Ravitz, left, and Chino Garcia, former co-director of the CHARAS/El Bohio Community and Cultural Center, which used to be in the old P.S. 64 building at E. Ninth St. and Avenue B.
