Toby Ann Stavisky's Photos

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky recently returned from a nine-day trip to Russia, where she was a member of a bipartisan legislative delegation on a cultural and economic mission.  The legislators paid their own way.  They visited the cities of Kazan, which is the capital of the Federated Republic of Tatarstan, St. Petersburg and Moscow.  Here, the group visits the Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg, the second-largest synagogue in Europe.  It was restored in 1999 with a $5 million donation from the Safra family.

Sen. Stavisky tours the 9/11 memorial garden planted by the Korean-American Senior Citizens Society of Greater NY with KASCSGNY President Kyong Shik Kim.  The garden is a 50-foot by 100-foot flower bed planted in the shape and colors of the American flag, and the Korean-American Senior Citizens Society displayed photos, student essays and victims' names in memory of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sen. Stavisky spoke at the Korean American Filial Piety Society's annual awards celebration in Flushing, praising the values Koreans and Korean Americans have brought to Flushing -- respect for elders and a strong sense of family.  She awarded certificates to the leadership of Korean American Filial Piety, Inc.

In the photo with Sen. Stavisky are Dong Ju Park, event chairman; Hyung Bin Im, Korean American Filial Piety Society's president, Assemblywoman Grace Meng.

Sen. Stavisky attended the Spring Breakfast at the Jewish Child Care Association's Forest Hills Child Care Center.  The children sang songs about famous painters whose artwork they have studied. 

Sen. Stavisky met with residents and directors at ANIBIC (the Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children) in Oakland Gardens to view plans for a residential complex for older clients.  She discussed capital grant funding.  In the photo with her are ANIBIC clients, ANIBIC Associate Executive Director John DeBiase, and ANIBIC Executive Director Gerard Smith.

Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblywoman Grace Meng speak with MTA LIRR President Helena Williams (left) and MTA President and CEO Jay Walder (right) about progress on the Queens side of the East Side Access project.  Behind them is one of the tunnel boring machines, which will connect Manhattan and Queens, enabling the Long Island Railroad to service Grand Central Station.

The state’s proposed budget cuts could mean closing more than 100 of the city’s senior centers and deprive thousands of seniors of a place to get a hot meal, socialize, get exercise and basic health checks such as blood pressure screenings.  For many seniors, the centers serve as their only lifeline to the outside world. Sen.

Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Councilman Peter Koo invited the State Insurance Department to speak to tornado-affected homeowners about how to apply for reimbursement for damage to their property.  The State Insurance Department's van visited Flushing with staff to help constituents complete paperwork in Chinese, Korean, English and Spanish.  Homeowners can contact the State Insurance Department at (212) 480-5568 for forms, or (800) 874-9426 for the translation line.