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encourage responsible development but also encourage the Upper West Side as an affordable place to live for a variety of income levels. Tied into that is education and school issues, as well as creating more complete streets, which will hopefully happen with the new mayor. or Assembly Member Y, but that shouldn’t necessarily always Tell me about your experience on the environment and be the case. business committees. What are some of the biggest issues on the Upper West I had my background in business. I ran a large civic Side? organization. My job was to mobilize them. The challenge for Obviously housing issues are very important. We want to me is to use that experience at a much more local level. I joined BCI and parks because they hit on two things near “An Intimate Place to Learn in the Heart of a Great City” and dear to me. I believe in small businesses, and I also love the restaurant life in our neighborhood. I always go Dear Parents: to get my prescriptions at You are cordially invited to attend Thomas Drugs. A lot of local one of our OPEN HOUSES at businesses are getting pushed York Preparatory School. out, and if they go, the whole neighborhood will go. My Wednesday, November 6th father was ill a couple of years 9:30AM-10:30AM ago and they stayed open for Wednesday, November 13th him. I also have a dog, and I’m 5:30PM-6:30PM interested in keeping up with the parks because I frequent Thursday, November 21st them so much. 9:30AM-10:30AM What do you want to Tuesday, December 3rd accomplish as Community Board chair? 9:30AM-10:30AM I want people - whether it Monday, January 13th be a group of activists, a block 9:30AM-10:30AM association or a community organization - to say, ‘wow, I Wednesday, January 22nd got my issue resolved because 9:30AM-10:30AM Community Board 7 got involved.’” Meet Your New Community Continued from page 1
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