LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Emmanuel Lopez upon the occasion of
being elected Tenants Association President of the Atlantic Terminal
Public Housing Project

WHEREAS, Individuals and organizations devoted to improving the quality
of life for others, enabling them to build lives of dignity and self-
worth, are deserving of the highest praise and recognition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Emmanuel Lopez upon the occasion of being elected Tenants Association
President of the Atlantic Terminal Public Housing Project; and
WHEREAS, Emmanuel Lopez, the 20-year-old wonder, was elected to this
position by a margin of just one vote; and
WHEREAS, A self-proclaimed independent thinker, Emmanuel Lopez is the
first Hispanic and the youngest president of the tallest housing
project, which houses 625 residents, in Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, Much like the individual who inspires him the most, President
Obama, Emmanuel Lopez ran on a campaign platform of change; and
WHEREAS, Emmanuel Lopez was raised in Downtown Brooklyn and spent most
of his time as a youth with his father, a minister at a Pentecostal
church in Brooklyn; at a young age he developed a passion for boxing,
baseball and, of course, the New York Yankees; and
WHEREAS, Now, in between his job as mail-clerk, listening to the prob-
lems of tenants and religiously watching CNN and C-SPAN, Emmanuel Lopez
enjoys playing his acoustic guitar and spending time with his two-year-
old daughter Jazleen; and
WHEREAS, As President, Emmanuel Lopez vows to put Atlantic Terminal
back on the map; his first order of business will be to assign two
representatives to each of Atlantic Terminal's 31 floors to keep tenants
up to speed on important issues and dates; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Emmanuel Lopez upon the occasion of being elected Tenants Associ-
ation President of the Atlantic Terminal Public Housing Project; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Emmanuel Lopez.