Thursday, August 25, 2022 – FASTER THAN SPEED DATING, A MAYORAL VISIT
FROM THE ARCHIVES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
763rd Edition
THE MAYOR
COMES TO
ROOSEVELT ISLAND
JUDITH BERDY
This was a last minute visit. Yesterday the word was out (at the PS217 pollsite) that the mayor was visiting today to discuss Pickle Ball.
Assembly member Seawright had arranged this visit and she and Shelton Haynes hosted the mayor.
Well, other items were on the agenda including self governance and re-districting. We were seated in the Senior Center art room with the Zumba class providing music. Mayor Adams took questions, listened attentively and asked for notes to be taken.
The scouts officially welcomed him and presented him with artworks.
After about 30 minutes the intimate meeting was a crowd in the Senior Center. After a brisk walk we were in the NYPL branch and Tony Marx greeted him. A brief stop and we were hoofing it to the Tram.
The tram ride was fun, though the mayor could barely see out the windows with a crowd around him,.
On the platform he was gone, one hour total visit. He was due to make 23 stops today!!
Welcome roundtable discussion at the CBN Senior Center. Got to welcome the mayor and remind him that Queens residents (the Blackwell family) sold the island to the City in the 1820’s and we do not want to be redistricted back to that borough.
The mayor and party walked past the kiosk at a brisk pace and missed stopping in for a quick shopping spree and history lesson.
The mayor was greeted by our youngest scout members.
A quick stop at our library where Carlos Chavez-Branch Manager, Mayor Adams, Member Seawright, Tony Marx-President NYPL, and Shelton Haynes-President-RIOC had a quick visit.
The toddlers were so engaged in their song, the entourage was barely noticed.
THURSDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
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WEDNESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
The island in the 1800’s when we were part of Queens.
Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff
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