Jeffries Wants NYCHA Community Center Named For Slain Cops
Central Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus leadership and the House Judiciary Committee, announced he is seeking to honor slain NYPD detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos as the one-year anniversary of their tragic assassination approaches.
In a letter sent to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairwoman Shola Olatoye, Jeffries formally requested that the Tompkins Community Center, located in close proximity to the site of the death of the two detectives, be named in their honor.
“Detectives Ramos and Liu were American heroes who lost their lives while protecting and serving our community. Renaming the community center is a meaningful acknowledgement of the sacrifice they made. The fallen detectives deserve our enduring respect and that is why I urge NYCHA to rename the community center in their honor,’ said Jeffries.
On December 20, 2014, while sitting in their marked patrol car, NYPD Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were approached from behind and, with no warning, shot at point-blank range in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood represented by Rep. Jeffries.
Liu and Ramos, both Brooklyn residents, had been assigned to patrol the Tompkins Public Housing Development as a part of a “critical-response detail” deployed due to an uptick in violence there over the past year.
Detective Ramos is survived by a wife and two sons. Detective Liu is survived by his newlywed wife and his immigrant parents.
Adams Holds Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams will hold a meeting of the Brooklyn Borough Board tonight.
The Borough Board meeting agenda will include public hearings for the following:
1. 160051 ZRY – Mandatory Inclusionary Housing
Application submitted by the Department of City Planning, pursuant to Section 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for the zoning text amendment that would require a share of housing units to be permanently affordable, as part of any new development over 10 units, within a “mandatory inclusionary area.”
2. 160049 ZRY – Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Application submitted by the Department of City Planning, pursuant to Section 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for the zoning text amendment that aims to support the creation of new affordable housing and encourage better residential buildings by facilitating contextual height and setback changes, modifications to affordable senior housing and long term care facility regulations, and reduced and limited parking requirements.
The meeting is slated for 6 p.m. tonight at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street.
Walker Hosts Meeting With OTDA
Brownsville Assemblywoman Latrice M. Walker is hosting an information session today with NYS Commissioner Sam Roberts of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).
New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton and other state legislative offices will attend the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting will be for Commissioner Roberts and his staff to receive feedback from community leaders and stake holders about social service issues and for the community to get an understanding of how OTDA can be of service.
OTDA is responsible for supervising programs that provide assistance and support to eligible families and individuals related to the following areas: temporary cash assistance; assistance in paying for food; heating assistance; overseeing New York State’s child support enforcement program; determining certain aspects of eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits; supervising homeless housing and services programs; and assistance to certain immigrant populations.
The meeting is slated for between 2-3:30 p.m., today at 444 Thomas Boyland Street.
Bay Democrats Meet Tonight
The Bay Democrats, one of Southern Brooklyn’s fastest growing political clubs, is holding their monthly meeting tonight.
The guest speaker will be Jerry Greenwald, General Manager and Managing Editor of the Jewish Press will be the guest speaker. He will discuss the issues affecting New York City’s Jewish community.
Also expected to pay a visit to the club is newly elected Coney Island Assemblywoman Pamela Harris. The club will also have an analysis of yesterday’s elections, provided by elected officials and community leaders.
District Leaders Ari Kagan and Margarita Kagan invite all community members to attend the meeting.
The meeting is slated for 7 p.m., tonight at 2508 Coney Island Avenue (corner Avenue V), 2nd floor. For further information, please call (646) 797-6552.
