The Municipal Housing Authority for the city of Yonkers (MHACY) and local entrepreneur Wayne Schneider gave away more than 700 meals at Ross F. Calcagno Homes and Palisade Towers in Yonkers in honor of rapper DMX.
Schneider, who founded luxury car service Precision Concierge with his brother Oren Schneider, said he wanted to remember DMX with the donation as it was something the rapper would have done himself.
DMX, whose real name was Earl Simmons, was born in Mount Vernon, but grew up in Yonkers at 80 School St., which is known as Ross F. Calcagno Homes, one of the locations where the food was donated. DMX died on April 9 at the age of 50. A beloved musical genius, he had five consecutive No. 1 albums.
Boxes of food that included meat, cheese, milk, produce, yogurt and bread were donated to families in the two complexes. Each box could feed a family of four for about three days.
Precision Conciege, known as PCNY, provides luxury car service, private aircrafts, yacht charters, protective and concierge services to numerous high-end clients. Schneider started a charity PCNY in the Streets, which donated more than a million meals to the homeless and others in need during the pandemic.
The Municipal Housing Authority for the city of Yonkers is the largest provider of affordable housing in the city of Yonkers and the second largest public housing authority in New York state. Wilson Kimball is president and CEO of the authority.
