REMARKS
Speaker Adams acknowledges recent tragedies and remembers victims
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Speaker Adams takes a moment to acknowledge recent tragedies affecting New Yorkers and remember the victims. She mentions fatal fires in the city and a tragic air collision in Washington DC.
- Expresses condolences for four New Yorkers lost to fatal fires
- Remembers victims of the January 29 air collision in Washington DC
- Specifically mentions New York City residents who were among the victims of the air collision
Adrienne E. Adams
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This month, we lost four New Yorkers to fatal fires, including residents in the districts of council member Rivera, Brannon, and Felice.
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Our hearts are with their neighbors and loved ones, and we wish a speedy recovery for those who were injured in those fires.
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I also wanna take a moment to remember the lives of all those who were killed during the tragic air collision on January 29 in Washington DC.
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We mourned the death of 60 passengers and four crew members from American Airlines and three crew members in the Black Hawk helicopter, including several who grew up right here in our city.
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The pilot of the American Airlines flight, 34 year old Jonathan Campos, grew up in Brooklyn.
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Denasia Brown Elder, One of the flight attendants, grew up in Coney Island, and 28 year old Melissa Jane Nicanry was a city resident living in Brooklyn who was traveling on a work trip.
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Our thoughts are certainly with their family and loved ones.
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May they all rest in peace.