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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It was my privilege to be honored this week with an Our Town Thanks You “OTTY” Award for over a decade of service in the Assembly to the Upper East Side, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island. The “OTTY” ceremony is a tradition for over 20 years and shines a light on East Siders committed to improving our neighborhoods and celebrate our local community newspaper.
Our community office hosted a no-cost screening mammogram van to eligible women. Regular screenings and early detection is key. Women whose breast cancer is detected at an early stage have a 93% or higher survival rate in the first five years.
We welcomed a new resource for asylum seekers in New York City at the local Avenue Church on First Avenue and 90th Street. Volunteer led and run, the Little Shop of Kindness is making a difference in the lives of our new neighbors by helping asylum seekers.
The City Council Participatory Budgeting program is open for voting through Sunday, April 14. Our office served as a voting site inviting District 5 residents to vote on how to spend $1,000,000.
On behalf of the New York State Assembly, a proclamation was presented to Marvin Sandler, retiring board member of the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy, for his years of service and dedication to the conservancy.
Our community office team viewed the spectacular solar eclipse from our corner on 79th Street and York Avenue. I hope you did too!
Please join us for any of the upcoming events our office is
pleased to sponsor:
No-Cost Thursday Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Giveaway: Thursday, April 18, from 12:00pm-2:00pm at the Office of Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright, 1485 York Avenue (78/79 Streets).
No-Cost Community Shredding Event: Tuesday, May 7 from 9:00am-12:00pm. A shredding truck will park on York Avenue and 79 Street. No notebooks, bindings or x-rays.
Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony: Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm at the Zuckerman Auditorium, MSK Cancer Center, 417 East 68 Street (First/ York Avenues).
More information on upcoming events, my work in Albany, and our
community is enclosed in this report. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our
community office if we can be of assistance.
Phone: 212.288.4607
Email: SeawrightR@NYAssembly.gov
Sincerely,
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Rebecca Seawright, who represents the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island in the New York State Assembly, understands that there’s never such a thing as too many constituent services. “We have a very, very busy storefront office here on 79th St. and York Ave. We’re right next to the post office, in between two senior citizen centers, and right behind the bus shelter,” she said. | | | |
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright Honored with the Our Town Thanks You “OTTY” Award | |
Assembly Member Seawright said, “The story of our community has been between the folds of our valued community newspaper Our Town for decades. I am humbled to be a part of its rich history and to have had banners and by-lines featured for circulation for readers in those wonderful green news racks on key corners and in the lobby of your building! Thank you, Our Town, for informing, educating, and helping our community with extraordinary distinction, dedication, and purpose!” | |
19th Precinct Detective Anthony Nuccio, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Jeanne Strauss, President and Publisher of Strauss Media, Keith Kelly, Editor-in-Chief of Our Town, and Officer Christopher Durney. | Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and Jeanne Strauss. | Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and fellow honoree Eileen Toback, President of the New York Professional Nurses Union (NYPNU). | |
“OTTY” honorees (Back row, left to right): Dr. Daniel Baker, Lenox Hill Hospital, Adrienne Walsh, FDNY, Inspector William J. Gallagher, NYPD, Franny Eberhart, Friends of the Upper East Side, Ruairi Curtin, The Penrose and Alberts Bar, Stephanie McGraw, “WARM” We All Really Matter, Dr. Jordan Metzl, Hospital for Special Surgery, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, and Maximillian Re-Segiura, High School of Art and Design. (Front row, left to right): Heather Lubov, City Parks Foundation, Eileen Toback, New York Professional Nurses Union, Jeanne Strauss, President and Publisher of Strauss Media, and Keith Kelly, Editor-in-Chief of Our Town. | |
Seawright Brings No-Cost Screening Mammograms to UES Community Office | |
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The Office of Assembly Member Seawright partnered with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to provide no-cost screening mammograms to eligible women. Over 30 women were screened thanks to the mobile mammogram van.
Assembly Member Seawright said, “I am proud to be the Lead Sponsor in the Assembly on legislation to expand eligibility for breast cancer screenings to more New Yorkers with a family history of breast cancer. Over 15,000 women across New York will be diagnosed with this terrible disease this year. It is the most diagnosed cancer in women. Early detection is key. Women whose breast cancer is detected at an early stage have a 93% or higher survival rate in the first five years.”
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Constituent Judith Brooks and Assembly Member Seawright in front of the mammogram van. | |
Seawright Welcomes the Little Shop of Kindness to the Upper East Side | |
Assembly Member Seawright presented Ilze Thielmann, Director of Team TLC NYC, with a New York State Assembly citation applauding her work in leading the outreach and support of asylum seekers in our community. | |
Jeannette Throp, Val Coleman, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Irma Davidson, and Matilda Brooker. | Photographs of the appreciative families hang on the walls of the store. | |
Community Office Spreads Participatory Budgeting Awareness | |
Honoring Carl Schurz Park Conservancy Board Member Marvin Sandler | |
Patrick McCluskey, Executive Director of the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy presented a proclamation on behalf of Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright to retiring Board Member Marvin Sandler for his service and dedication to the beautification of our beloved Carl Schurz Park. Left to right: Patrick McCluskey, Marvin, and Mimi Sandler. | |
Crowds gathered on the corner of 79th and York to view the eclipse on Monday, April 8 around 3:25pm. | |
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What better way to celebrate than with Eclipse Cookies!
Team Seawright: Rebecca, Flor de Maria, Nathan, Ishrat, Blake and Harley.
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Boosting Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises and small businesses lifts our entire economy. A new law now in effect helps those businesses in highly distressed areas obtain loans through the Capital Access Program. It also requires outreach and marketing to financial institutions to increase awareness of the program (Ch. 699 of 2023). | |
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Manhattan Community Board 8 Calendar | |
The Manhattan Community Board 8 (CB8M) represents the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. CB8M is comprised of 50 volunteer members who serve as advocates and service coordinators for the community and its residents, as well as help citizens resolve municipal service delivery complaints.
CB8M reviews and makes recommendations on various issues, including applications for Zoning Text Amendments, building variances and special permits, liquor licenses, sidewalk cafes and street fairs, changes to landmarked buildings or buildings in historic districts, traffic and transportation issues, and more.
Each month, CB8M committees meet to discuss and resolve issues in the community.
Full Board Meeting - 3rd Wednesday
Land Use Committee - 2nd Wednesday
Street Life - 1st Tuesday
Transportation - 1st Wednesday
Housing - 1st Thursday
Parks - 2nd Thursday
Landmarks - 3rd Monday
Social Justice - 4th Monday
Zoning and Development - 4th Tuesday
Youth and Education - 4th Thursday
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