In This Issue
President's Report
Coming Next Month!
Three Parks Annual Potluck Picnic
Club Members and Friends Turn Out for
Three Parks' 48th Annual Benefit
Thank You to the Contributors to
Our Annual Benefit
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IN-PERSON CLUB MEETING
The Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at
W. 103rd St., Ballroom
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 8:00 pm
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The State of the City -- the Budget and Beyond |
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Scott Stringer
Former New York City Comptroller
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Fighting Fossil Fuels in New York State
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Alex Beauchamp
Northeast Region Director
Food & Water Watch
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Masks are required and will be available for free
at the Hostel
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AGENDA
8:00 pm: Call to Order
Speaker: Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Questions and Answers
Speaker: Alex Beauchamp, Food & Water Watch
Questions and Answers
District Leader Report
State Committee Report
Adjourn
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President's Report
By Lorraine Zamora
On May 21, a sunny Sunday afternoon, Three Parks held its 48th annual benefit at the Ellington Café on West 105th Street and Broadway. We honored New York State Senator Cordell Cleare with the Ted Weiss Public Service Award, presented Council Member Gale Brewer with a Special Recognition Award for her many years representing District 6, and thanked the Franciscan Community Center for their senior and social services to the Upper West Side community.
Federal, state and local dignitaries, club members and friends filled the restaurant to its rafters. I thank everyone for their generous support; the names of all contributors are listed elsewhere in this newsletter. I would like to also thank the many dignitaries who attended, including Congressmembers Jerry Nadler and Adriano Espaillat, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, former NYS Senator Franz Leichter, Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell, City Comptroller Brad Lander, Borough President Mark Levine and City Council Member Shaun Abreu.
Among the Supreme Court Judicial Candidates in attendance were Suzanne Adams, Shahabuddeen Ally, Jim Clynes, Lyle Frank, Paul Goetz, Judy Kim, Gerald Lebowitz, Phaedra Perry, Leslie Stroth, and former Supreme Court Judge Helen Freedman. Among the Civil Court Judicial Candidates were Dana Catanzaro, Allison Greenfield, Mark Shawhan, Brian Krist and Ralph Wolf. Also attending were Mark Diller, former Board Chair of Community Board 7, Keith Wright, Leader of the NY County Democrats, NY State Committee Members Lynn Thomas and Daniel Marks Cohen, and District Leaders Cynthia Doty and Curtis Arluck.
Again, many thanks to all who made Three Parks’ 48th annual benefit such a huge success.
Please mark your calendars for our Wednesday, June 14 club meeting at the Hostel. We will be welcoming back our good friends, Scott Stringer, former NYC Comptroller, and Alex Beauchamp from Food & Water Watch. It will be our last club meeting until September 12, so don’t miss it. And while you have your calendar out, mark down Wednesday, July 19: that’s the date of Three Parks Annual Potluck Picnic in the Park! Details to come. Check our website at threeparksdems.org!
Stay well, keep cool and have a wonderful summer.
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Coming Next Month!
Three Parks Annual Potluck Picnic
Wednesday, July 19, 5:30–8:00 pm
Please put July 19 on your calendar! Our 17th Annual Potluck Picnic will be in Central Park, on the Pool lawn just inside the entrance at 103rd Street and Central Park West. Since there are no club meetings in July and August, it’s the perfect opportunity for club members to share a lovely evening in the park, schmoozing with friends and elected officials.
We will be mailing a postcard invitation, sending email blasts and an Evite. At our June 14 club meeting, we will have a sign-up sheet for volunteers. As always, we ask you to bring a dish to share with your fellow members.
See you on July 19!
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Club Members and Friends Turn Out for
Three Parks' 48th Annual Benefit
On Sunday, May 21, close to 100 Three Parks members and friends attended the Club's 48th Annual Benefit at the Ellington restaurant on Broadway. The event was a welcome occasion for so many of us to see friends and socialize in person after the long months of isolation. The crowd, which filled the restaurant's event space and spilled out onto the sidewalk, included numerous City, State, and federal elected officials. We are deeply grateful to everyone who who attended and contributed and made the event a success!
Below are some photos of the event. For more photos, click here.
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Above: City Council Member Gale Brewer accepts the Club's award in gratitude for her many years of service representing the Three Parks neighborhood. She is joined by (left to right) State Committee Member Lynn Thomas, Club President Lorraine Zamora, District Leader Cynthia Doty, and State Committee Member Daniel Marks Cohen.
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Right: NYS Senator Cordell Cleare accepts the Ted Weiss Public Service Award from Club President Lorraine Zamora.
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Above: U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler, with Council Member Gale Brewer in the background.
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Above: U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat
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Above: Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (left) and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander (right) join Three Parks Board member Steve Max.
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Above: NYS Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal (second from left) is joined by Club members Daniel Marks Cohen, Cynthia Doty, and Theresa Canter.
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Above: City Council Member Shaun Abreu
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Thank You to the Contributors to
Our Annual Benefit
Angels
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Hon. Shaun Abreu
Hon. Gale Brewer
John Davenport & Batya Miller
Hon. Cynthia Doty
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Himmelstein McConnell
Gribben & Joseph LLP
Hon. Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Elizabeth Kellner
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Wendy Diller
Hon. Mark Levine
Aaron Mendelsohn & Aviva
Tropp
Brenda D. Morgan
Hon. Daniel J. O’Donnell
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Lois Safian
Doris Schreiber
Albertha Toppins
Chuck Wall
Hon. Ed Wallace
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Vincent & Rosemarie Brancato
Corinne Constantine
Mark Diller
Sheldon Fine
Hon. Helen & Henry Freedman
Mary Geissman
Daniele Gerard
Amy & David Hershey-Webb
Joan & Jim Levine
Lynn & Steve Max
Linda Y. Peng
Joshua Pepper
Annie Pforzheimer & Ivan Fadul
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Penelope Pi-Sunyer
Miriam Rabban
Debra & Michael Rand
Roger & Lani Sanjek
Irene Shrier
Michael & Roschel Holland Stearns
Hon. Scott Stringer
Hon. Lynn Thomas
Jeri Wellman & Nicholas Bryan
Landon Wickham
Lauren Williams
Lorraine Zamora & Richard Luna
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Hon. Suzanne Adams
Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally
Stuart Beckerman
Hayden Brockett
Dana Catanzaro
Hon. Jim Clynes
Marie Fenter
Hon. Lyle Frank
Hon. Paul Goetz
Allison Greenfield
Hon. Suzanne Jacobson
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Hon. Judy Kim
Hon. Gerald Lebovits
Lynn Mandel
Hon. Phaedra Perry
Dan Roskoff
Mark Shawhan
Jerry Skurnik
Anne Strahle
Hon. Leslie Stroth
Ellen Werner
Ralph L. Wolf
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Hon. Curtis Arluck
Samuel Bartos
Eva & Sam Beller
Carolyn Benbow
Lisa Berger
Dr. Raven Brown
Theresa Canter
Mimi S. Daitz
Wendy Dannett
Naomi Draper
Timothy Eckersley
Ellen Flax
Beryl Goldberg
Judith Goldberg
Noah Gotbaum
Marnie Hall
Jacqueline Huey
Brian Krist
Abbye Lawrence
David & Sam Lazarus
Raquel Lederman
Diane Livingston
Susan Maderer
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Bruce Markens
MaryAnn Marks
Merle McEldowney
Judith Norrell
Alfred Placeres
Faye & Roger Schneier
Emily Scott
Barbara Simon
Dr. Franklin Simon
Dr. Frank Simon
Dr. Anna Spiro
Steven Strauss
Russell Taylor
Carolee Thea
Deborah Thomas
Susan Tucker
Christine Verzar
George Voorhis
Douglas Whelan
Kitty Williston
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH)
Gloria Zeche
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TPID Board Member Steve Max presents the Midwest Academy Award to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. (Shown with Heather Booth, founder of the Midwest Academy school for organizers.)
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The occasion is the Academy's 50th anniversary celebration on May 17 in Washington, DC. Steve has been an Academy trainer since its first session in 1973, and is the co-author of its manual "Organizing for Social Change." |
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Wednesday, June 14, 8:00 PM
Three Parks Club Meeting
Wednesday, June 28, 8:00 PM
Three Parks Board Meeting
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Wednesday, July 19, 5:00 PM
Potluck picnic in Central Park
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The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors of the articles and are not necessarily representative of Three Parks.
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President
Lorraine Zamora
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District Leader
Cynthia Doty
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State Committee
Daniel Marks Cohen
Lynn Thomas
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