Two Queens lawmakers held a breakfast last week to celebrate the crossing guards of the 104th Precinct for their work in keeping schoolchildren safe.
Crossing guards, officers and the elected officials gathered on Wednesday, June 23, at the Ridgewood Youth Center, where about 20 crossing guards in attendance received individual citations of recognition from New York state for their work.
State Senator Joseph Addabbo said a constituent reached out to his office to ask for the recognition, and he was more than happy to do so.
“Day in and day out, they are so important to safety,” Addabbo said.
Addabbo also took a moment to commend the work of the officers from the 104th Precinct.
“Not only are they overseeing the crossing guards, but [I] just [wanted] to say thank you for what they do,” Addabbo said. “Bottom line, ‘thank you’ are the two words they don’t hear often these days and that’s unfortunate.”
