Caretaker X
Bronx River Houses
New York City Housing Authority
Housing Division

Watch Miguel accept his award.

Gonzalez, has been a shop steward for 30 of his 34 years of service and has earned four certificates for Storm Management from NYCHA, which he put to good use during Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. He arrived from Puerto Rico in 1972 planning to be a truck driver and NYCHA gave him the opportunity. He also played on the Local 237 softball team for 30 years. Gonzalez, who is married for 32 years and has a son and a daughter, says that “union membership has been good for me.”