Municipal Credit Union Honors Police Man for Heroic Acts

NEW YORK CITY  - Municipal Credit Union (MCU) has recognized New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Ryan Nash of the 1st Precinct with the Most Valuable New Yorker (MVNY) Award. The award was presented to Officer Nash at the St. John’s University basketball game at Madison Square Garden on January 13th.

Officer Nash was recognized by MCU for his heroic efforts on October 31, 2017 when a man in a rented pick-up truck drove into a bicycle path along the West Side Highway, mowing down cyclists and pedestrians. Officer Nash used his extraordinary skills and courage to stop the man and end the most deadly terrorist attack in NYC since September 11, 2001.

Officer Nash began his NYPD career with the 113th Precinct in South Jamaica Queens in 2012. He has since received two accommodations for his work in Queens and one in Manhattan.

"Officer Nash's actions are a reminder that police officers and their fellow first responders are truly heroes," said MCU Vice President of Business Development/Member Relations Corey Fernandes, who presented Officer Nash with his MVNY Award. "We're very proud to present him with the Most Valuable New York Award and thank him again for his service."

This is the second year of the MCU Most Valuable New Yorker program, which was created to recognize the hardworking men and women of New York City who selflessly go above and beyond to make New York a better place to work and live. Individuals who display dedication to service and their community through their efforts are selected to be honored by MCU so that other New Yorkers can be inspired by their story. MCU honors Most Valuable New Yorkers at various events throughout the city, including St. John’s University Basketball games, CUNY Athletics events, and Brooklyn Cyclones games held at MCU Park.

Municipal Credit Union is the oldest credit union in New York State and one of the oldest and largest in the country. Established in 1916 and serving New Yorkers for 101 years, MCU has more than $2.6 billion in assets, branches in the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island and Westchester, an extensive ATM network, and offers a full range of financial products and services to its more than 425,000 members. MCU membership is open to a wide range of employer groups including New York City and Yonkers municipal employees; state and federal employees who work in the five boroughs; health care professionals who work in New York State; employees of private colleges in New York City and private and public colleges in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; students enrolled in a college, university, school, or institution in the City University of New York (CUNY) education system and St. John’s University; members of select industry groups; certain family members, and qualifying retirees. MCU is actively involved with its members and in giving back to the communities in which it serves. It is the official credit union of the NFL's New York Jets and of St. John's University Athletics. It is also the naming rights sponsor of MCU Park in Coney Island, the home of the Mets minor league affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones, where MCU sponsors its annual MCU/Brooklyn Cyclones Youth Baseball/Softball Clinic Series, now in its fourth year. MCU's educational efforts include a scholarship program, home buying seminars, and its Adult and Youth Financially Fit series, which has been awarded the NY Credit Union Association's prestigious Desjardins Financial Education Award for the past two years. MCU is an equal opportunity lender, and deposits are federally insured to at least $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Municipal Credit Union, visit www.nymcu.org.

Photo Caption: MCU Vice President of Business Development/Member Relations Corey Fernandes (right) presents NYPD Officer Ryan Nash (left) of the 1st Precinct with the Most Valuable New Yorker Award at the St. John’s University basketball game at Madison Square Garden.