Adams Opens Borough Hall For World Series
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams yesterday invited Brooklynites and New Yorkers to come together with their neighbors and watch their hometown New York Mets play in the 2015 World Series at community centers, houses of worship, and other public spaces across the city.
Dubbing his initiative “Watch Together, Win Together,” Adams, an avowed Mets fan, is inviting residents to watch Game 1 of the World Series, in which the Mets face the Kansas City Royals, at Brooklyn Borough Hall tomorrow evening.
“When we watch together, we win together,” said Adams. “Sports are an incredible unifying force. Cheering as one community in one place strengthens the bonds that hold us together as a city, bonds that we often take for granted. As the Amazins take the field to vie for their first World Series title in nearly thirty years, I encourage Brooklynites and New Yorkers to enjoy the experience with one another. Furthermore, I ask our civic and religious institutions, as well as other sites where residents regularly gather, to consider opening their doors for people to watch together, an act that will ensure we win together regardless of the final score.”
The public is invited to watch Game 1 of the World Series at Brooklyn Borough Hall, with the doors opening to the public at 7:30 p.m. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:07 p.m. Refreshments will be available and special guests will be present.
Treyger Spearheads Cleanup In Southwest Brooklyn
Coney Island City Council Member Mark Treyger will join Southwest Assembly Member William Colton and representatives from the Doe Fund, Wildcat Service Corporation, the Alliance for Coney Island, and the Kings Highway Beautification Association, as well as merchants and small business owners from the community to announce the allocation of more than $130,000 for scheduled cleaning of 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Avenue U in Gravesend, and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, thanks to funding secured through the City Council’s Cleanup NYC Initiative.
“The Cleanup NYC Initiative is one of the most successful initiatives to come out of the City Council,” said Treyger. “Cleanliness is one of the top neighborhood complaints my staff and I receive, and to be able to directly respond to that by beautifying our neighborhood with scheduled cleanups is something we can all be proud of. This is a win-win for both residents and small businesses, which rely on clean and attractive commercial corridors that are enticing for potential customers.”
Cleaning services will take place four times a week on 86th Street, between 18th and 26th Avenues, and three times a week on Avenue U, between McDonald Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Cleaning on Mermaid Avenue, between Stillwell Avenue and West 33rd Street, will take place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This service compliments the scheduled cleaning of Surf Avenue, funded by the Alliance for Coney Island.
Treyger also allocated funds for cleaning along 18th Avenue one day a week, as well.
The kickoff for the cleanup is slated for 10:30 a.m., today at the corner of 86th Street and 20th Avenue (near McDonalds).
Cymbrowitz Adds His Voice Against Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
Sheepshead Bay Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz condemned the anti-Muslim rhetoric spewed by Donald Trump, which prompted a Daily News photo next to the Turkish American Eyüp Sultan Cultural Center in Brighton Beach.
This prompted Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to visit the cultural center last week and also condemn Trump’s remarks and the photo in the Daily News. Whole Cymbrowitz was unable to make that event he issued the following statement.
“The kind of anti-Muslim rhetoric spewed by Donald Trump this week accomplishes one thing only. It makes us redouble our efforts to fight acts of bigotry and hateful language, which represent the antithesis of who we are in Brooklyn. Intolerance has no place here, and it never will. Many thanks to Borough President Eric Adams for organizing today’s rally to show our solidarity for the Muslim community.
“Our friends at the Turkish American Eyüp Sultan Cultural Center in Brighton Beach have no reason to be concerned about their future, just as our friends at our other mosques, synagogues and churches all over Brooklyn have no reason to be concerned about their future. We all share a home in Brooklyn, and ignorant, rage-filled words cannot threaten your existence or shake the strong foundation of mutual respect that exists in our borough.
“So why take the time to speak out against some meaningless rhetoric? We speak out because any act of hatred deserves to be condemned. Failure to voice our outrage only provides an atmosphere for hatred to fester not just against one ethnic or religious group but against other ethnic and religious groups too. If they threaten to shut down mosques, we know that synagogues won’t be far behind.”
Squadron, Velazquez, Montgomery, Simon Honor Millman
Northern Brooklyn Lawmakers State Senator Daniel Squadron, Congresswoman NydiaVelázquez, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon as well as Community Board representatives, and community members will honor former Assemblymember Joan Millman today for her 17 years of service in the New York State Assembly with a State Senate Resolution and proclamations.
Squadron introduced the State Senate Resolution which passed the State Senate unanimously this June. Among her other accomplishments, the Resolution noted the former Assemblymember’s strong presence in the district, commitment to senior and education issues, and role as the Eileen C. Dugan Senior Center’s biggest cheerleader. The senior center is named after the late Assemblymember Eileen C. Dugan, Millman’s predecessor in the State Assembly.
The event is slated for 11:30 a.m., today at the Eileen C. Dugan Amico Senior Center, 378 Court St (between President & Carroll).
Persaud Hosts Superstorm Sandy Town Hall
Canarsie Assembly Member Roxanne Persaud will host a Town Hall meeting tonight on Superstorm Sandy from 7-9 p.m. tonight at the Hebrew Educational Society, 9502 Seaview Avenue.
Then tomorrow, Persaud will host a Domestic Violence Workshop. That meeting is slated for 9-11 a.m., at the Breukelen Head Start, 715 East 105th Street.
For further information call (718) 252-2124.
Velázquez Announces New Legislation Reducing Number of Guns
Northern Brooklyn Crongresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez today will announce new legislation aimed at reducing the number of guns on New York streets and stemming gun violence nationwide.
Velázquez will be joined by Central Brooklyn Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, gun control advocates, other elected officials and family members of gun violence victims.
The announcement is slated for 1 p.m. on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan.
