LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Bay Ridge Community Council upon
the occasion of its 60th Anniversary

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of organizations
and individuals who distinguish themselves in service to their communi-
ty; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Bay Ridge Community Council upon the occasion of its 60th Anniver-
sary, to be celebrated at its 60th Annual Dinner Dance, to be held at El
Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 9, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Bay Ridge Community Council was organized in 1951 to
promote the moral, social and economic welfare of the people of Bay
Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton; each of its more than 100 member
organizations appoints delegates to represent them at the Council; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the year the Bay Ridge Community Council sponsors
many events and other activities; its Halloween Art Contest and Track
and Field Meet were introduced in 1952; over the years other events
including the Community Picnic, Essay Contest, Photography Contest, Make
A Difference Day and, most recently, in 2009, the Bay Ridge Night at the
Cyclone's Game events have been introduced and enjoyed by many; and
WHEREAS, The Kassenbrock Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund, estab-
lished in 1972, awards grants-in-aid to civic-minded college bound high
school seniors and grants to graduates of elementary and intermediate
schools annually; awards, including the Morris Charney Science Award and
the Nettie Charney Humanities Award are given annually as well; and
WHEREAS, The Bay Ridge Community Council has also held public forums
on such topics as Child Abuse, Apartment Cooperative Conversions, the
New York City Transit System, the Gowanus and Fifth Avenue Recon-
struction Projects and Crime Prevention for Senior Citizens as well as
election year debates for candidates for public office and forums open
to all school board candidates in Community School District 20; and
WHEREAS, Health Fairs and Forums on such subjects as Drug and Alcohol
Abuse, Skin Cancer, Hypertension, Smoking, Glaucoma, Mental Health,
AIDS, Domestic Violence, Catastrophic Health Insurance, Diets and Diet-
ing, Health Care Options, and West Nile Virus have also been conducted
as have similar forums on such environmental matters as the Owls Head
Water Treatment Plant, Truck Route Management and the Community Impact
Reduction Study; and
WHEREAS, Additionally, the Council has proudly sponsored the planting
of more than 1,000 street trees, the Dyker Park clean-up of rodents and
raccoons, Graffiti Clean Ups, and the "It's the law-Clean Up After Your
Dog" program; and
WHEREAS, Equally proudly, the Bay Ridge Community Council considers
its successful campaign to save Fort Hamilton, its opposition to the
construction of Sunset Park Sludge Plant, its facilitation of the State
Select Committee on Crime hearings in the community, and its assistance
in the establishment of the Child Safe Program with the Alliance of
Block Associations and the 68th Precinct to be among its many signif-
icant accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
applaud organizations such as the Bay Ridge Community Council which work
to meet the needs of their community and its citizens with diligence and
compassionate commitment to improving the quality of life in the commu-
nity; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Bay Ridge Community Council upon the occasion of the cele-
bration of its 60th Anniversary at its 60th Annual Dinner Dance on June
2, 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Bay Ridge Community Council.