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1 District O ffices Richmond has two. At M N orthside147 M ontague St. and *360 Fulton St.They've helped 25,000 people in the pastfour years.2 New Senior Center Helped establishthe Senior Citizens Advice and ReferralCenter at the Hotel St. George.3 Kept Navy Yard Jobs Won more than100 million in loan guarantees and contracts to keep 6000 jobs at the Brooklyn NavyYard.4 110.000 Youth Jobs Passed bill to provide 110,000 summer jobs for New Yorkteenagers.5 Fought Ebbetts Field Rent Hike Askedstate to freeze rents until elevators werefixed, garbage collected, and security improved.6 G reenpoint an d C um berland H ospitals Led fight to keep them open.7 Cadman Towers Fought against rentincreases.8 Tomatoes on Vacant Lots SponsoredBig Apple Urban Farm and Food Conference to encourage farming on vacant citylots. Some locations of Community gardens: Clinton A ve./S. Portland Ave.lAuburn Ave./Henry St./Corner VanderbiltAve. and Bergen St./Monroe St./New YorkAve. and Herkimer St./M arcy Houses/Tompkins Houses/Bedford Ave./West St./State St./Baltic St.9 Arranged subsidies for 200 senior citizens to live in the rehabilitated PierrepontHotel, where criminals once preyed onBrooklyn Heights.10 Saved Lives in W illiamsburg Convinced City to fence in corner of So. 5th St.and Williamsburg Bridge where childrenhad been injured crossing roadway.11 New C um berland C linic EnabledCumberland Hospital to acquire old NavyYard Dispensary for Meira! Health Clinic.12 Brooklyn K ids Visit M innesotaFarms Arranged for Brooklyn teenagersto live with Minnesota farm families.13 Fort Greene Nutrition Program Obtamed Federal nutrition program for2J300_young mothersand children.F ireh ou se Worked toreopen Engine Company 212, the last rcmainina fire station in Northside.15 Downtown Brooklyn R enew al O btained funds to restore downtown Brooklynsubway stations, and for new Fulton shopping mall.16 G reenpoint YMCA H elped raise$141,000 to renovate Greenpoint YMCA.17 M ortgages G reenpoint and William sburg. Pressured Anchor SavingsBank to provide $25 million dollars forGreenpoint and Williamsburg mortgages.18 M ortgages Crown H eights. Pressured Metropolitan Savings Bank to makenew mortgages in Crown Heights.19 W eeksville Black H istory M useumR aised funds for new Black HistoryMuseum in Bedford-Stuyvesant.20 Gowanus C anal Obtained Federalstudy to enable community residents toplan non-polluting uses of Canal and surrounding property.21 H ousing R eh a b ilita tio n in Southsid e Won Federal grant for communitygroup to restore 12 buildings in Southside.22 M edgar Evers C o lle g e O btainedfunds to expand cultural programs.23 Cobble Hill Loans Got Cobble Hillad d ed to N ational Register of HistoricPlaces. Now, Cobble Hill residents are eligible for special home improvement loans.24 Ft. Greene-Clinton Hill Redlining Exposed fact that Dime Savings Bank madeonly 5 mortgages in Ft. Greene-Clinton Hillin recent years.25 West Indian Day Parade ObtainedNational Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant for West Indian Day Parade.26 Navy Yard Cancer Victims Got Federal government io screen former NavyYard em ployees to uncover cancer causedby exposure to asbestos.M M %u00bb K H S H O i i S m s t ar n w n . R F ' s Q M a nt F R r n r t p w m o m h 7l i l X 1 U I l i %u2019 l V -' X * X-^ i27 Minority Business Arranged grantsto Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp.and C onsum er Action Program ofBedford-Stuyvesant to provide loans forminority businesses.28 B rooklyn-Q ueens E xp ressw ay Repairs Working to minimize disruption ofSouth Brooklyn by expressw ay repairs.Convinced State to study possibility of constructing deck over expressway.29 M odernizing G ow an u s. In gersoll.W hitman. Tompkins, and Marcy H ousesObtained funds to overhaul elevators, renovate kitchens, install new electrical andheating systems.30 Navy Yard Boys Club Helped createnew recreational facility for neighborhoodyouth.31 Fort Greene Co-op Obtained Federalassistance to keep Co-op alive.32 Fulton Ferry Historic District Wonfight to designate Brooklyn Heights waterfront as historic district. Worked to developrecreational uses for waterfront.33 M ontague Street W'orked withneighborhood Merchants to upgrade Sanitation Service and prevent deterioration onMontague Street.34 C adm an P laza. W hitm an C lo seWorked with Mitchell Lama Tenants to prevent undue rent increases.35 South Brooklyn W aterfront PlanWorked to secure community input intonew containerport plans and for new housing in the area.36 Long Island C ollege Hospital Leaderin drive to keep em ergency room open.37 Brooklyn Education and Cultural Alliance Obtained $5Q0,000 in funding forcoalition of Downtown Education institutions which include Brooklyn Academy ofMusic, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, BrooklynMuseum, Brooklyn Public Library, Long Island University (Brooklyn Center),Polytechnic Institute-NY, Pratt Institute, St.Francis College, St. Joseph College, LongIsland Historical S ociety%u2014A ssociateMember.38 Howard Clothes Secured $1 millionin Federal assistance to keep 600 jobs in thearea.39 Brooklyn A cadem y of M usic O b %u00adtained $3 million in public works funds tomodernize and renovate major cultural institute.40 I.S. 390 Helped to secure city com %u00admitment to complete construction of neededcommunity school.41 Brooklyn Jew ish H ospital Helpedkeep hospital open and out of bankruptcy.42 Lafayette Senior Citizens Center Secured hot lunch program for elderly.43 Willoughby Walk Got Federal g o v %u00adernment to reduce purchase price so tenants could purchase their own apartments.44 H.I.R.E. Secured Federal funds forhealth clinic.45 W illiam sburg O p p ortu n ities D evelopm ents Association Obtained Federal funds to help local business.46 W illiam sburg Industrial D ev elo p %u00adment Enterprises Won Federal fundingfor 1200 new jobs.47 C entral Brooklyn C oord in atin gC ouncil C om m unity H elped secu refunds for anti-crime program.48 Lindsay Park Fought alongside tenants to get needed repairs.49 N orthside G arden Led successfu lfight for new innovative community-basedhousing.50 Eagle Street Led four-year battle toreturn condemned property to local residents.51 Boerum Hill and Fort G reene DrugC linics Fought alongside Communityagainst over-saturation of drug rehabilitation centers in area.BECAUSE NOBODY'S EVER WORKED SO HARD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODSPaid tor by Citizens tor Richmond, 43 Pierrepont Street. Brooklyn, N Y. 11201, Steve Fiyalko, Treasurer.A copy ot this report is on file with the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C., and may be the Federal Election Commission, Washington, u .c.Thursday, August 17,1978