Posted: Aug 20 2013 at 2:44pm | Views: 1268
Anyone knows what was decided upon at the Coop City Mayoral Forum held yesterday, 8/19/13?
WHAT: Co-op City Mayoral Forum
WHEN: Monday, August 19 from 7:00-9:00 pm
WHERE: Dreiser Auditorium, 177 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY, 10475
New York, NY – A historic mayoral forum on the issues of Co-op City will be held on Monday, August 19th, 2013, at the Dreiser Auditorium. This open discussion, moderated by William “Bill†Gordon, President of Riverbay Corp, and Shirley Saunders, Female District Leader and President of Co-op City Democratic Club, was a rare opportunity for candidates to offer their vision for the future of Co-op City, home to over 40,000 residents, including 22,000 seniors.
Sponsored by Transit Forward, the Co-op City Democratic Club, and Riverbay Corp, the mayoral forum covered a broad range of topics including: ideas for increasing public transportation; improving after-school programs; and relieving the area of unnecessary financial burdens. Democratic candidates Bill Thompson, John Liu, Anthony Weiner, Sal Albanese, Erick Salgado and Neil Grumaldi and Independence Party candidate Adolfo Carrión Jr. have confirmed their participation.
Transit Forward (www.TransitForward.org) is the only grassroots coalition organized by transit riders and workers in New York. The Riverbay Corporation is the company that manages Co-op City. The Co-op City Democratic Club represents the registered Democrats of Co-op City.
Taken from: http://www.transitforward.org
