Today marks the opening of The Berkshire Bank’s newest branch located at 210 Pinehurst Avenue, Washington Heights, NY.

This new full service branch is the Bank’s 12th location in New York and New Jersey and offers customers a full range of highly competitive products and services including personal and business accounts, highly competitive CD rates, mortgages, commercial loans and more. Along with the exceptional service and convenience customers have come to expect from The Berkshire Bank. Staffed by seasoned professionals, including Branch Manager Joseph Lentini, the Washington Heights branch will continue the Bank’s tradition of being “The Bank that puts your interest first. To celebrate its grand opening, customers visiting the Washington Heights branch will be treated to raffles, complimentary refreshments, and account specials.

After 19 successful years in New York City and over 130 years in the Hudson Valley, it was only natural that The Berkshire Bank chose to expand into the neighboring community of Washington Heights. We are excited to offer this opportunity to our friends and neighbors in upper Manhattan, said Moses Krausz, President and CEO of The Berkshire Bank.

The Berkshire Bank is a New York State chartered; FDIC insured commercial bank with branches in New York City, Orange County, and Sullivan County in New York and in Bergen County in New Jersey. For more information about the Bank or its products, visit its website at www.berkbank.com.