LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Betty Cooper Wallerstein for her inspir-
ing commitment and exemplary leadership during her 25 years of service
as President of the East 79th Street Neighborhood Association

WHEREAS, A great community is only as great as those individuals who
perform exemplary service on behalf of their community, whether through
unique achievement in professional or other endeavors, or simply through
a lifetime of good citizenship; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Betty Cooper
Wallerstein for her inspiring commitment and exemplary leadership during
her 25 years of service as President of the East 79th Street Neighbor-
hood Association; and
WHEREAS, Betty Cooper Wallerstein has been devoted to community aware-
ness of issues facing residents and their families; and
WHEREAS, As President, Betty Cooper Wallerstein grew the East 79th
Street Neighborhood Association from a group of only three blocks to an
Association that now covers an area with boundaries from the low 70's to
mid 80's, from 5th Avenue to the river; and
WHEREAS, Betty Cooper Wallerstein and the East 79th Street Neighbor-
hood Association have worked to improve the community in a variety of
different areas including historic preservation, transportation, sanita-
tion, community safety, neighborhood beautification, residential zoning
protection, and neighborhood responsibility; and
WHEREAS, As an advocate who has worked tirelessly for historic preser-
vation, Betty Cooper Wallerstein formed the "coalition to save city and
suburban homes" and succeeded in achieving landmark status listing of
city and suburban homes on both state and national registers of historic
places; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Betty Cooper Wallerstein fought for better
transportation resulting in the expansion of Sunday service for the M31
and a new express MTA bus service to Wall Street; and
WHEREAS, Betty Cooper Wallerstein promoted sanitation awareness by
starting the project for cleaner streets and obtaining funding for
rodent-resistant garbage cans serviced by the doe fund; and
WHEREAS, Moreover, she led the way on community safety issues by
encouraging many volunteers to join Cert and instituting the training of
more than 2,500 members to be block watchers by the 19th Precinct along
with over 500 drug busters to oversee greater safety in our neighbor-
hood; and
WHEREAS, Betty Cooper Wallerstein's goal of neighborhood beautifica-
tion was instrumental in the planting of more than 200 trees, and the
installation of tree guards, along with the training of residents in
tree maintenance; and
WHEREAS, Betty Cooper Wallerstein understands the need for residential
zoning protection and formed the "Neighbors R Us" coalition to protect
residential 80th Street from 18 wheeler trucks and heavy commercial
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Betty Cooper Wallerstein has worked hard to
promote neighborhood responsibility, and has been instrumental in the
support of local schools, small businesses and libraries; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Betty Cooper Wallerstein for her countless contributions to the
lives of New York residents, and the City of New York; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Betty Cooper Wallerstein.