Phoenix House NY/LI, Elected Officials to Host Graduation Ceremony For New Yorkers in Recovery

State Senator Kristen Gonzalez will serve as keynote speaker

QUEENS, NY (10/08/2025) (readMedia)-- On Thursday, Phoenix House of New York & Long Island and elected officials will host a graduation for 82 New Yorkers in recovery from addiction. Amid a statewide substance use crisis that affects over 1.9 million New Yorkers, and federal action that threatens thousands of residents in recovery, Phoenix House will celebrate its class of 2025 and recognize their formal graduation at Queens Theatre.

With its newly expanded services across Brooklyn, Harlem, and Long Island, Phoenix House leverages a uniquely community-oriented approach to support those in recovery. The annual ceremony brings together elected officials, Phoenix House leadership and board members, community advocates rooted in New York's recovery movement, and hundreds of friends, relatives, and allies.

State Senator Kristen Gonzalez will serve as the ceremony's keynote speaker, highlighting Phoenix House's work at Long Island City Residential, which sits in her Senate District, and throughout Queens.

WHO:

Phoenix House Graduates

Ann-Marie Foster, President & CEO of Phoenix House New York & Long Island

State Senator Kristen Gonzalez

Milagritos Quiñones, Alumna and Senior Counselor at Phoenix House

NYS recovery advocates

Friends, family, and longtime supporters

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WHAT:

A graduation ceremony celebrating Phoenix House’s 2025 recovery cohort, featuring remarks from keynote speaker State Senator Gonzalez, Phoenix House CEO and President Ann-Marie Foster, and alumna/staff counselor Milagritos Quiñones.
WHEN: Thursday October 09, 2025 at 06:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
14 United Nations Ave S
Corona, New York 11368
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