REMARKS
Lincoln Restler explains his vote and honors community members
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Council Member Lincoln Restler explains his vote, voting yes on all items except for Intros 103-A and 104-A. He then discusses two street co-namings in his district, honoring Samiya Spain and Matthew Jensen, both of whom died tragically.
- Restler commends Council Member Hanif for recognizing Samiya Spain, who was killed on the border of their districts.
- He explains the renaming of a street corner after Matthew Jensen, a teacher at PS 110 who was killed by a speeding car.
- Restler highlights how Jensen's death galvanized the community to fight for safety improvements on McGuinness Boulevard, which are currently being implemented.
Lincoln Restler
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Permission to explain my vote?
Amanda Farias
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Permission granted.
Lincoln Restler
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I on all, with the exceptions of 103 a and 104 a, for which I vote no.
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I'd just firstly like to commend and thank council member Hanif for recognizing Sumaya Spain, who was, killed tragically on the border of our districts, this past year.
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She had an exceptionally bright light, and our community misses her dearly.
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And in in council district 33, we are renaming, street corner on McGinnis Boulevard and and Bayard Street after Matthew Jensen, who was a beloved teacher at PS 110.
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Late one evening, walking home from his birthday party, he was killed by a speeding car on McGinnis Boulevard.
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And I can say, truly, as much as we we miss him dearly, his death has not been in vain.
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His loss galvanized the Greenpoint community, and we have spent the last 5 plus years fighting and fighting and fighting to make McGinnis Boulevard safe.
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And right now as we speak, the Department of Transportation is implementing, the final, components of the McGinnis Boulevard redesign and and that is truly, in Matt Jensen's honor and leg and that is a leg his legacy.
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So we miss him greatly, and we look forward to honoring him properly at the corner of McGinnis and Bayard in the near future.
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And just thank my colleagues for their support of the street naming.
