Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) together with the UPDC, President Nino Magali, and accompanied by the owner of the Ciao Pizza and Pasta has delivered hot food to the Coney Island Hospital on May 6, 2020.

"Thank you to Angelo, the owner of Ciao Pizzeria and Pasta at Bay Parkway and 71 Street in Brooklyn for your generosity. You have repeatedly made hot meals donations to our hero police and firefighters and to our health care heroes in the Coney Island Hospital. Thank you UPDC President Nino Magali and my Communications Director for arranging another Thank you to our neighborhood heroes. This act of kindness is showing that we are New Yorkers and we are strong, stronger than ever. The stronger we are the quicker we will be able to beat the invisible enemy that had attacked our country. Be safe, God bless America and us all", Colton said.

"Today, I, Assemblyman William Colton and the owner Angelo of Ciao Pizzeria and Pasta who once again made a generous donation of hot food to the Coney Island Hospital workers. We wanted to show our gratitude and show how much we appreciate all the frontline healthcare workers at this difficult time that our country is facing. Actions as such are what restores all faith in humanity and prove that we are NY Strong! This too shall pass, and we are all definitely in this together," UPDC President Magali added.