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CALL ON PORTAUTHORITYTO ADJUST WORKSCHEDULE TOPROVIDE LOCALRESIDENTSRELIEF FROMAIRPLANE NOISE

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens,the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Demo-cratic Caucus, along with NYSSenator Jose Peralta, NYS Assem-blymen Michael DenDekker andFrancisco Moya, and NYC CouncilMember Daniel Dromm, an-nounced they sent a letter to thePort Authority of New York & NewJersey, calling on the agency toadjust its weekend constructionschedule at LaGuardia Airport tobring relief to local residents over-burdened with airplane noise.

The letter is a direct responseto suggestions made by commu-nity members who attended a re-cent town hall held by the lawmak-ers in Jackson Heights, to addressthe uptick in noise pollution overthe areas surrounding the airport.

“While we understand the workmust be completed in a timelymanner, we hope the Port Author-ity can find alternate times thatwould be less disruptive to resi-dents,” wrote the officials in a let-ter addressed to Port AuthorityExecutive Director Patrick Foye.

OPPONENTS HEAR OUT DEVELOPERStory and Photos by Patricia Dorfman

Over150 residents crowded into thestanding-room-only town hall fo-rum October 26 at the Phipps Gar-den Apartments meeting at 51th 39th

Avenue in Sunnyside. Most cameto learn more and express theirviews about the 100% affordable,10-story, 220-unit rental apartmentbuilding proposed for 50-25 BarnettAvenue, next to three rail lines anddirectly north of the existing 472-unit meeting setting, also managedby the proposal developer.

RALLY WELL ATTENDED, BUT WAS IT SUCCESSFUL?by Sean McGowan

Despite cold weather, about 70adults and 30 children attended theSunnyside Woodside MiddleSchool Project (SWMSP) rally onSunday, October 18th on 48th streetnear 37th Avenue. According toSean & Debra McGowan, co-founders of SWMSP and two ofthe organizers of the rally, therewere two goals. The first was toask the Department of Education(D.O.E.) to formally reconsider it’sdecision that a middle school is notneeded in the Sunnyside/Woodsidearea. The second was to ask theD.O.E. to approach the Departmentof Transportation (D.O.T.) and askif it would be willing to turn overit’s city owned land on 37th Avenueand 48th street. Whether or notthey succeeded remains to be seen.

“We’ve talked to some poli-ticians who have told us 50 is arespectable number of people toget to a rally,” Mr. McGowansaid. “If we could get 50people…or families, there wereprobably another 100 out therewho also support the cause. Ev-eryone who counted headsagreed the number of adults wassomewhere in the low seven-

ties.” Party City donated two-dozen balloons “and unfortu-nately we had some children whodidn’t get a balloon, so we knowwe had more than two dozenchildren” he added. DebraMcGowan had another way ofcounting. “We had poster boardslisting every school in the area.

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MEETING WITH SMALLBUSINESSES IN JACKSON HEIGHTS

On Monday, October 26, Rep.Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx),Vice Chair of the Democratic Cau-cus, was joined by U.S. Small Busi-ness Administration (SBA) Re-gional Administrator Kellie LeDeton a tour of the 82nd Street Partner-ship in Jackson Heights to meetwith local merchants to discuss theavailability of business counseling,loans and technical assistancethrough the SBA and other local

economic development agencies. “Connecting our small busi-

nesses with the tools and resourcesto help them grow is criticallyimportant if we want to fuel ourlocal economy and spur job cre-ation, said Rep. Crowley. I thankRegional Administrator KellieLeDet, for taking the time to meetwith some of the diverse busi-nesses in our district and makingthe SBA’s services readily avail-

able to them. Our community’sentrepreneurial spirit is a vibrantone and I look forward to workingclosely with the SBA on ways tofurther help our business ownersimprove their bottom line.”

82nd Street Partnership Ex-ecutive Director Leslie Ramosled the walking tour of the Busi-ness Improvement District, whichcovers nearly 50 properties and200 businesses.

Rep. Joe Crowley is joined by (l. to r.)U.S. Small Business AdministrationRegional Administrator Kellie LeDetand 82nd Street Partnership ExecutiveDirector Leslie Ramos on a walking tourof small businesses in Jackson Heights.



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MOVEPLAN

Queens City Councilman Jimmy VanBramer (District 26), who also serves as theMajority Leader in the 51-member body,joined over three-dozen City and Stateelected officials who have endorsed the MoveNY Fair Plan as the best solution for reduc-ing traffic congestion and sustainably fund-ing the New York metropolitan region’stransportation infrastructure. Developed bytransportation guru, “Gridlock” SamSchwartz, and the Move NY team, the planwould generate $1.35 billion annually –enough to not only plug most of the MTA’s$10.8 billion hole in the agency’s 5-yearcapital plan, but provide substantial fundingfor New York City roads and bridges andexpand service in those parts of the city stillunderserved by transit.

“We’ve seen massive congestion prob-lems both on the subway cars and platformsof the 7 Train themselves, and then in addi-tion to that, in the run up to the QueensboroBridge,” said New York City Council Ma-jority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “That’swhy I am saying now we need to focus onthis investment into our mass transit. TheMoveNY plan is the best and most respon-sible way to get us there. This is a responsibleway to ensure that the MTA’s needs are fullyfunded on an ongoing basis without puttinga financial burden on the backs of riders.”

The Move NY Fair Plan offers positivebenefits to New York’s transit riding public,including those who live in Majority LeaderVan Bramer’s district: new select bus ser-vice, expanded ferry and Express Bus ser-vice, and discounted Express Bus and intra-city LIRR and Metronorth trips seven daysa week. Unique to the Move NY plan, these

$1 MILLIONFOR SECURITYUPGRADES

Assemblywoman Margaret Markey an-nounced a grant of $1 million for securitysystem upgrades at Woodside Houses, the 20-building NYC Public Housing Authority de-velopment here.

Markey was joined by State Senator JosePeralta, civic leaders including Ann Cotton-Morris and members of Community BoardOne, as well as Woodside Houses residents.

“Safety and security are the most impor-tant basic needs for every family and residentof our city. This $1 million grant will helpensure that security cameras are installed inevery elevator, hallway, lobby and stairwellof this 20 building community,” said Assem-blywoman Markey. “I am pleased to haveworked with my colleagues in the Legislatureand Governor Andrew Cuomo to bring thisgrant home to the Woodside Houses.”

Senator Peralta said: “Residents in publichousing have a right to feel safe and secure intheir homes, and a security camera upgrade atthis twenty-two acre housing complex will goa long way toward achieving this. This crime-fighting tool allows residents to be betterprotected. I want to thank AssemblymemberMargaret Markey for working to obtain thenecessary funding to increase security mea-sures at The Woodside Houses.”

The allocation is part of a total of $42million in New York State funding for theNew York City Housing Authority crime-fighting enhancements just announced byGovernor Andrew Cuomo under the state’sHomes and Community Renewal project. Theallocations include grants in all five boroughsto pay for security cameras, interior and exte-rior lighting and gunfire detection technol-ogy, among other enhancements at NYCHAdevelopments. Assemblywoman Markeyadded: “Every resident of Woodside Housesdeserves a safe place to call home. Our NYPDand Housing Officers work hard to keep ussafe around the clock. These security im-provements will give residents a better senseof security and help our brave police officersbetter do their work.”

The Port Authority has been conduct-ing needed quality and safety improve-ments on the airport’s runways causing airtraffic to be diverted over nearby commu-nities. However, much of the work is being

done on the weekends in the early morningand late at night.

“…It is important to note that week-end nights and early mornings are thetimes with the greatest impact on the resi-dents of communities in the path of di-verted air traffic. As you can imagine, thelast thing hard-working families need is tobe awoken from their sleep on their daysoff,” explained the lawmakers.


Relief fromAirplane Noise

NYimprovements go beyond the MTA capitalplan in expanding the delivery of more af-fordable, more accessible options to getaround the city. For those who rely on a carto get around, the plan sets aside $350 mil-lion annually to keep our roads and bridgesin good repair. With the Move NY “tollswap,” where the MTA’s outer bridge tollsare slashed by up to 48%, Queens residentswill experience substantial toll relief on fiveout of six of the borough’s bridges whilealso benefiting from more transit optionsand reduced traffic congestion, crashes andasthma rates in Hunters Point, Long IslandCity, and Astoria.

“Majority Leader Van Bramer’s endorse-ment gives the campaign to enact the Fair Plana nice shot in the arm,” says Alex Matthiessen,Move NY’s Campaign Director and Presidentof Blue Marble Project. “As the City Council’smajority leader and a widely respected mem-ber of the Queens delegation, his support isespecially meaningful and significant. Major-ity Leader Van Bramer has done his home-work and like a growing number of NewYorkers, has come to the conclusion that theMove NY Fair Plan is the best and only optionfor reducing traffic, improving transit, andsecuring a sustainable revenue stream to main-tain and expand our transportation network.We look forward to working with MajorityLeader Van Bramer and other elected officialsto make Move NY a reality for the millions ofriders and drivers who rely on our subways,buses, roads, bridges, and commuter rail to getaround this great city.”



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Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer said he had received con-siderable notice of opposition tothe proposal and asked CB2 ChairPat O’Brien, CB2 Land Use Com-mittee, represented by Lisa Dellerand Steve Cooper, to convene withdeveloper Phipps Housing, to givethe community direct access to thepreliminary proposal still to gothrough Uniform Land Use Re-view Procedure.

Van Bramer added that hewould have to vote yes or no inCity Council after the communityboard made its recommendation –or that he could act immediatelyand approve or stop the process.

Attendees had much to say,and did so after a slide show pre-sented by the architects, who wereinvited by Adam Weinstein, Presi-dent/CEO of Phipps Housing.Plans and renderings of before andafter street scenes including at 48th

and Barnett, were shown, and thebreakdown of qualifying incomelevels tiers for $500 to $2800 rents:


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20% of the units to$28,000- $44,000earners30% $50,000 to $115,00050% $75,000 to $150,000

So the term affordable housingwould mean a majority of units atincome which seem above whatmost local residents earn despitethe not-easily understood area meanincome figures. Because the PhippsHousing deal is city-grant based,50% of the units would be avail-able to local applicants via a lot-tery, and all rents would be subjectto rent stabilization in perpetuity.Weinstein explained that his groupis solely a not-for-profit builderand manager of affordable hous-ing, and no real estate profit issought. Phipps bought the prop-erty in 1953 for a song, and heprojected that if rezoning is notapproved and proposal rejected,Phipps would likely sell the prop-erty for $10-13 million for pre-sumable currently-zoned M1 use;one-story light manufacturing.Among the sizable team thatWeinstein invited was the Phipps

Garden Apartment Manager, whoreceived fire from the Phipps resi-dents present who complained of alack of good faith, overcrowding,garbage visibility and deteriorat-ing maintenance.Mr. Weinstein seemed defensiveearly on, as though almost viewingit puzzling that the structure wasnot generally well received, but asthe meeting progressed and as rea-sonable or honest objections, somesupportive, less sarcastic com-plaints, and astute suggestions weremade, he became more engagedand responsive.

Midway, Van Bramer asked fora show of hands in opposition, and amajority present seemed opposed tothe building in any form. But at leasta dozen spoke out in favor of theproject or suggested improvements.One resident praised the Phipps his-toric record and said the project wasnot an “issue” but a plus, and an-other wanted more outreach to non-English speakers so that they couldexpress support. A local activistasked for more rentals available atthe lower end, and an architectsuggested including some seniorhousing – both ideas mentioned aspossible by Weinstein. He also saidthat it was feasible to contain theconstruction spread and parkinguse to within the borders of the lot.Most who mentioned parking wereskeptical that the 200 spots pro-posed would be enough with newresident needs, compounded by theloss of 213 spots when the currentparking firm at 50-25 Barnett Av-enue disappears. A Steve Maddenrepresentative warned that 500jobs and income from food ordersfrom local firms would be lost toif forced to relocate due to the lossof their parking.

Extremely outspoken was aschool principal and a concernedmother regarding new studentscoming in, with even a projectedtotal of 66 students spread out over12 grades a strain on already burst-ing local schools.

Van Bramer noted that therewould be an expense to taxpayersfor the streets, sewers, and attendantneeds of the increased population.

Most attendees seemed to de-part with less anxiety and the im-pression that they were heard andthat neither CB2 nor Van Bramerhad committed to an outcome. Thegeneral tenure of the oppositionwas not NIMBY, but three-fold: abig ten story building blocking thesky, loss of parking, and bringingmore people into crowded schoolsand inadequate public transit withno word of city mitigation.

Pat O’Brien stated that the finaland formal proposal was yet to comemore community input was desired.Both Van Bramer and O’Brienemphasized at the close of the meet-ing to those present and absent, thatvery clear and direct communica-tion to them was very much wel-come so that community opinioncould be taken fully into account.

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We asked children or parents to put asticker next to the school they or their chil-dren attended. We have 79 stickers.”

“Our question now is did we make animpact? Enough people showed up but willthe DOE listen?” Mr. McGowan asked.

Even if the D.O.E. and the D.O.T. wereto be open to talks there could be problems.“There are rumors, that are not backed up byany websites that show maps of city land,that the area may be a brown zone”, saidDebra McGowan. A brown zone is an

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(continued from front page)environmentally hazardous area. “Websiteswe’ve looked at, that would list such things,actually show it as regular land”, she added.

Jason Banrey, of Councilman JimmyVanBramer’s office spoke and said, “If thisspace doesn’t turn into a middle school,there will be another space that will turn into a middle school. So keep fighting. We’llbe together until we get what we want”

In addition to Mr. Banrey, other speak-ers were Mr & Mrs. McGowan, MatthewLerch from Senator Mike Gianaris’ office,Ira Greenberg from Assemblywoman CathyNolan’s office, and Leonie Haimson fromthe organization “Class Size Matters”. Af-ter the speeches local entertainer RichardYounger gave a short concert while childrendanced. Ty Sullivan served as the M.C.

THE HOUSE TO FEAR YEAR AFTER YEAR

by Rob MacKay

Another Halloween, another scary scene atthe corner of 47th Street and 39th Avenue inSunnyside, where the residents fill theiryard with frightful characters every Octo-

ber. The theme this year is “Disco Inferno”with a werewolf, witch, skeleton, and devildressed in 1970s style clothes. The casualpasser-by might even confuse one manne-quin with an evil John Travolta. At night,disco lighting sets a groovy tone.

THE HOUSE TO FEAR YEAR AFTER YEAR

A CAMPING WE WILL GOby Peter Ross

On a beautiful Columbus Day weekend(October 10-11, 2015), Woodside s ownBoy Scout Troop 390 took to the woods ofStaten Island for their first camping trip ofthe 2015-2016 program season. Fifteen ofthe scouts, three-quarters of whom werecamping with the Troop (or ever!) for thefirst time, and three of their leaders took tothe road on Saturday morning for the shortride to GNYC Camp William Pouch. Oncethere, the boys hauled their gear to Tent Site

A where the more experienced juniorleaders oversaw the pitching of the tents,instructed the newbies on proper campplacement and the principles of Leave NoTrace. Once the remainder of the contingentarrived the Scouts took a short hike to thearchery range on site where they were taughtthe basics of using a bow and arrow afterwhich each shot several rounds. On returnlunch was served and some of the newscouts learned the finer points of everyone

s favorite camp activity, KP (KitchenPatrol). The remainder of the afternoon hadthem working on advancement until it wastime for dinner preparation where they hadtheir first taste of the camp cooking experi-ence. These activities lasted through duskand after clean up (in the dark!) many wereready to find their sleeping bags and crawlright into them, which they did. Sunday sawa not too early lazy rise, a hearty breakfast ofFrench toast and egg omelets and the break-down of camp for the return home.

With this first experience under theirbelts, the newer Scouts felt better preparedfor their next overnight trip to Camp Alpine

in New Jersey scheduled for the weekendjust before Thanksgiving. They even hadthe treat of seeing a group of Polish GirlScouts in full uniform who were camping atPouch as well and gave the boys an unin-tended demonstration on the proper way tomarch (hope you guys took notes!). In all itwas a good first experience missing onlyone traditional ingredient (a campfire!) whichwill be corrected on their next trip. Kudos tonew Assistant Scoutmaster Arturo Romero,who skillfully assisted with and providedleadership in preparation for and during theweek-end (and to whom the Scouts owedtheir full tummies). The only question to askis this – will you be on Troop 390 s nextCamping trip November 20-22? If camp-ing, hiking, shooting archery and spendingtime in the outdoors without concrete aroundyou is something that may interest you, stopby St. Teresa RC Church (located on 44thStreet and 50th Avenue in Woodside) onFriday nights from 7 to 9 PM and meet themembers of Boy Scout Troop 390. If youare a boy aged 10.5 to 17 years old, you willbe glad you did. For more information emailthe Troop [email protected] or callScoutmaster Eduardo Avila at (646) 436-5827 for more information. For youngerboys ages 6 to 10 years old visit Cub Pack390, the Troop s brother group, whichalso meets on Friday nights in the Churchauditorium from 6:00 to 7:15 PM. They toocame off a successful camping experiencejust last week-end! For additional details onthe Cub Scout program call CubmasterMarvin Jeffcoat at (347) 841-4335.

Elias, Damian C. and Kazuki showthe finer points of completing KPafter Sunday’s breakfast.

Newly graduated Webelos Scouts Steven C., Noah J.Kazuki R. and Elias P. stand tall in the woods of Camp

Steven H. (right) and Eddie A. (center)acknowledge their having an enjoyabletime while Scoutmaster Avila signs offsome completed advancement items

Troop 390 Scoutmaster Avila reviews theweek-ends activities prior to departurefrom Camp Pouch.

Noah J. shows the fine artof slicing tomatoes whileprepping camp dinnerSaturday night.

The Tapan brotherstake control of cookingactivities on Stove#1. Ummmm, tasty!



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SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofLelia Mozee aka Lelia D. Mozee,deceased, you and each of you arehereby cited to show cause beforethe Surrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens, tobe held at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the10th day of December, 2015 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, whythe Account of Proceedings of thePublic Administrator of QueensCounty, as Administrator of theEstate of said deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should not bejudicially settled, and why theSurrogate should not fix and allowa reasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $2,242.17

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LINE DANCEHALLLOWEEN PARTY

by Al Volpe

Led by Master of CeremoniesFr. Ted Abraham of St. Sebastian’s,more than 200 Halloweeners hadan early Halloween party in St.Sebastian’s auditorium on Sat. Oct.17. Interspersed with Zumba andline dancing was a parade of 30kids in costume (hello Batman),followed by a best costume contestwith 30 participants. All led by thatindefatigable gift from India, Fr.Ted Abraham. In September theline dancers packed the auditoriumfor its 10th anniversary. For thosewho think that nothing happens inWoodside, we say “Live fromWoodside, it’s Saturday Night!”

RDC MEETING

Last week, the Ridgewood Democratic Club (RDC) welcomedCaptain Mark Wachter, Commanding Officer of the 104th Precinct fortheir monthly meeting. Captain Wachter discussed many neighborhoodissues and answered questions from local residents. The group alsogathered to celebrate the birthday of Gerard Tate, a long standing boardmember of the Ridgewood Democratic Club.

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CLEANINGUP 48TH

by Joe Bertie

A large cleanup was done onSunday morning with a total of 3large bags and 9 tires that weredumped in the grass area on 48th.

Also a new dumper has ap-peared, as this remarkable citizenhas now dumped for the fourthtime large flattened cardboard foodboxes that appear to be comingfrom a Restaurant or food distribu-tor. Several of the boxes had anaddress in the back of an Industrialarea on 57th Avenue in Maspeth.I’ve forwarded that info to the Sani-tation Department.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan visited I.S. 93 to greet General Joseph Anderson, Deputy Chief of StaffG-3/5/7. General Anderson was visiting I.S. 93 to talk to students and thank them for sending care packagesfor soldiers overseas. Thanks again to Principal Edward Santos for holding this wonderful event.

GENERAL’S VISITGENERAL’S VISIT

AssemblywomanCatherine Nolanwith General JosephAnderson, StateSenator Addabbo,and Edward Santos,Principal, I.S. 93.

Assemblywoman CatherineNolan with several students inthe JROTC Program.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan with State Senator Joseph Addabbo and several students in I.S. 93

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WOODSIDE YOUTH

by David Rosasco

As the youth of this commu-nity have become fully accustomedto the difficulty in maintainingwhat they already accomplishedover long years, they do not dis-play any apparent discouragementto revisit and restore locationsknown to have a greater likelihoodof graffiti or illegal dumping, withHaque Shakil, 2nd year student atBrooklyn College and one of theprimary driving forces for this en-tire mission observing “We’ve seenthis sort of problem before, but Iand the other youth are more thanready to respond wherever andwhenever, repeatedly, and withsmiles on our faces.”

The youth gathered togetheron Saturday, October 24 to launchan extensive greening, cleaningand graffiti remediation projectsimultaneously at just such prob-lem locations along 41st Avenuebetween 70th and 73rd Streets,being forced to repaint an entirebridge due to recent increases ingraffiti, and, more significantly,because the area is one of themost inviting areas for garbagedumping due to its relative seclu-sion, a substantial cleanup wasconducted, as well as adding more

perennial bulbs at the tree grovelocated on 71st Street.

After completing this work,the youth reassembled with freshsupplies and proceeded to thewestern edge of Woodside at 50th

Street where Roosevelt Avenuemerges with Queens Boulevardto continue cleaning and remov-ing graffiti heading east alongRoosevelt Avenue, eventuallyretiring at 58th Street, having spentan entire day out in the commu-nity performing their work.

On Sunday, October 25, asmaller number of youth returnedto the same junction at 50th Street toproceed along Queens Boulevardon both sides until 70th Street, re-moving more graffiti, and buildingon the successes of the day prior.

Jeyson Gonzalez, 9th grade stu-dent at St. John’s Prep and one ofthe veterans of this mission,summed up the triumphant moodof so many youth together with themissionaries from the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,stating “If I can be doing somethingin Woodside, I’d do it any chance Ihave, regardless, rather than sittingat home on the weekend.”

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HISPANIC LEADERSHIP AWARDS

On October 28th, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer hostedhis Sixth Annual Hispanic Leadership Awards Ceremony featuring Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at La Choza del Gordo in Astoria. Over 150 local residents and community leadersgathered to honor and recognize the notable contributions that this year’s awardees havemade to New York City. During the annual event Council Member Van Bramer alsopresented Speaker Mark-Viverito with the Distinguished Public Service Award. Duringthe annual event the Woodsiders and International Tango Champions Yaisuri Salamancaand John Hernan Raigosa performed for a crowd.

- New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito- Rafael Campos-Gatjens, Principal, PS 112 Dutch Kills

- Salvador Espinoza, Renowned Artist and Photographer- Elizabeth Montenegro, VP, United Forties Civic Association

- Jennifer Munoz, Community Delegate, NYCParticipatory Budgeting 26th District

- Elizabeth O’Hara, Director, Towers Play-N-Learn- Mark Salinas, Founder, 7 Train Blues

Council Member Van Bramer is joined by Salvador Espinoza, Rafael Campos-Gatjens, Jennifer Munoz, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Elizabeth O’Hara,Elizabeth Montenegro and Mark Salinas.

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Haque & Gerald

Breenda, Alicent, Chelsea,Janis, Keifer and Claudia

EldersGarcia & Maneda

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