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1 District Offices Richmond has two. At 147 Montague St. and 1360 i-uiton St. They've helped 25,000 people in the past four years.2 New Senior Center Helped establish the Senior Citizens Advice and Referral Center at the Hotel St. George.3 Kept Nary Yard lobs Won more than 100 million in loan guarantees and contracts to keep 6000 jobs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.4 110,000 Youth Jobs Passed bill to provide 110,000 summer jobs for New York teenagers.5 Fought Ebbetts Field Rent Hike Asked state to freeze rents until elevators were fixed, garbage collected, and security improved.6 Greenpoint and Cumberland Hospitals Led fight to keep them open.7 Cadman Towers Fought against rent increases.8 Tomatoes on Vacant Lots Sponsored Big Apple Urban Farm and Food Conference to encourage farming on vacant city lots. Some locations of Community gardens: Clinton Ave./S. Portland Ave./ Auburn Ave./Henry St./Corner Vanderbilt Ave. and Bergen St./Monroe St./New York Ave. and Herkimer St./Marcy Houses/ Tompkins Houses/Bedford Ave./West St./ State St./Baltic St.9 Arranged subsidies for 200 senior citisens to live in the rehabilitated Pierrepont Hotel, where criminals once preyed on Brooklyn Heights.10 Saved Lives in Williamsburg Convinced City to fence in corner of So. 5th St. and Williamsburg Bridge where children had been injured crossing roadway.11 New Cumberland Clinic Lnabled Cumberland Hospital to acquire old Navy Yard Dispensary for Mer/a! Health Clinic.12 Brooklyn Kids Visit MinnesotaFarms Arranged for Brooklyn teenagers to live with Minnesota farm families.13 Fort Greene Nutrition Program Obtained Federal nutrition program for 2,000 young mothers and children.14 Northside Firehouse Worked to reopen Engine Company 212, the last remaining fire station in Northside.15 Downtown Brooklyn Renewal Obtained funds to restore downtown Brooklyn subway stations, and for new Fulton shopping mall.16 Greenpoint YMCA Helped raise $141,000 to renovate Greenpoint YMCA.17 Mortgages Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Pressured Anchor Savings Bank to provide $25 million dollars for Greenpoint and Williamsburg mortgages.18 Mortgages Crown Heights. Pressured Metropolitan Savings Bank to make new mortgages in Crown Heights.19 Weeksvilie Black History MuseumRaised funds for new Black History Museum in Bedford-Stuyvesant.20 Gowanus Canal Obtained Federal study to enable community residents to plan non-polluting uses of Canal and surrounding property.21 Housing Rehabilitation in Southside Won Federal grant for community group to restore 12 buildings in Southside.22 Medgar Evers College Obtained funds to expand cultural programs.23 Cobble Hill Loans Got Cobble Hill added to National Register of Historic Places. Now, Cobble Hill residents are eligible for special home improvement loans.24 Ft. Greene-Clinton Hill Redlining Exposed fact that Dime Savings Bank made only 5 mortgages in Ft. Greene-Clinton Hill in recent years.25 West Indian Day Parade Obtained National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for West Indian Day Parade.26 Navy Yard Cancer Victims Got Federal government to screen former Navy Yard employees to uncover cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.CONGRESSMAN FRED RICHMOND?27 Minority Business Arranged grants to Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. and Consumer Action Program of Bedford-Stuyvesant to provide loans for minority businesses.28 Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Repairs Working to minimize disruption of South Brooklyn by expressway repairs. Convinced State to study possibility of constructing deck over expressway.29 Modernising Gowanus, Ingersoll,Whitman, Tompkins, and Marcy HousesObtained funds to overhaul elevators, renovate kitchens, install new electrical and heating systems.30 Navy Yard Boys Club Helped create new recreational facility for neighborhood youth.31 Fort Greene Co-op Obtained Federal assistance to keep Co-op alive.32 Fulton Ferry Historic District Wonfight to designate Brooklyn Heights waterfront as historic district. Worked to develop recreational uses for waterfront.33 Montague Street Worked with neighborhood Merchants to upgrade Sanitation Service and prevent deterioration on Montague Street.34 Cadman Plaza, Whitman CloseWorked with Mitchell Lama Tenants to prevent undue rent increases.35 South Brooklyn Waterfront PlanWorked to secure community input into new containerport plans and for new housing in the area.36 Long Island College Hospital Leader in drive to keep emergency room open.37 Brooklyn Education and Cultural Alliance Obtained $500,000 in funding for coalition of Downtown Education institutions which include Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Long Island University (Brooklyn Center), Polytechnic Institute-NY, Pratt Institute, St. Francis College, St. Joseph College, Long Island Historical Society%u2014Associate Member.38 Howard Clothes Secured $1 million in Federal assistance to keep 600 jobs in the area.39 Brooklyn Academy of Music Obtained $3 million in public works funds to modernize and renovate major cultural institute.40 I.S. 390 Helped to secure city commitment to complete construction of needed community school.41 Brooklyn Jewish Hospital Helped keep hospital open and out of bankruptcy.42 Lafayette Senior Citizens Center Secured hot lunch program for elderly.43 Willoughby Walk Got Federal government to reduce purchase price so tenants could purchase their own apartments.44 H.I.R.E. Secured Federal funds for health clinic.45 Williamsburg Opportunities Developments Association Obtained Federal funds to help local business.46 Williamsburg Industrial Development Enterprises Won Federal funding for 1200 new jobs.47 Central Brooklyn CoordinatingCouncil Community Helped secure funds for anti-crime program.48 Lindsay Park Fought alongside tenants to get needed repairs.49 Northside Garden Led successful fight for new innovative community-based housing.50 Eagle Street Led four-year battle to return condemned property to local residents.51 Boerum Hill and Fort Greene DrugClinics Fought alongside Community against over-saturation of drug rehabilitation centers in area.BECAUSE NOBODY'S EVER WORKED SO HARD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODSPaid for by Citizens for Richmond, 43 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201, Steve Fiyalko, Treasurer.A copy of this report is on file with the FederalrM %u2014 %u2014 r*-----i%u2014i%u2014 \\tr%u2014t.i%u2014 r\\ r* ___%u00bb___ u<*jWV%u00abUWi%u00bb VW ltiitiiwtNwrti! o u M ii u y iw ii , w ., u llw *%u00bb**%u00ab%u2022 y t.the Federal flection Commission, Washington, D.C./ September 1,1978, THE PHOENIX* Page 5