Inwood Run To Memorialize Late Police Officer Jason Rivera

INWOOD, NY — Members of the Dyckman Run Club knew the late police officer Jason Rivera as "Tata."

Rivera would come routinely to the uptown running club, frequently being quoted as saying, "there's only one way, the Dyckman Run Club way."

"Jason Rivera first came to Dyckman Run Club on a mission to bridge the community and improve its relationship with the NYPD," the uptown running club wrote on social media. "He served as a beacon of hope — no matter what negativity surrounded our community, there would always be reason for the greater good to prevail and to strive to spark change — Tata eternally instilled that hope within us."

The meeting time for the run is 6:30 p.m. on Thursday across from Tryon Public House at 4740 Broadway. The run will then kick off at 7 p.m., followed by a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. back at the original meeting point.

The Dyckman Run Club asks that you wear black if you attend.

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The Dyckman Run Club is hosting the event in partnership with the New York Police Department and Tryon Public House.

Rivera was shot and killed Friday night while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son alongside Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who also succumbed to his injures on Tuesday.

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