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This past Sunday afternoon, September 1, Republican Mayoral Candidate Curtis Sliwa delivered a powerful keynote address at the grand opening of the joint campaign office set to house Republican New York State Senate Candidate for District 11 Yiatin Chu, Republican New York State Assembly Candidate for District 25 Kenneth Paek, and Republican Candidate for Queens Surrogate Court Judge Stephen Weiner. The Oakland Gardens headquarters on Springfield Boulevard was standing room only as the candidates made their case to supporters.

I was honored to attend the NYPD High Holidays Briefing once again held at One Police Plaza on Monday, September 9. My day was set to have begun with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the Community Affairs Unit, and the Office of Ethnic and Community Media for a Jewish media roundtable in advance of the Yamim Tovim at City Hall. Due to the mayor’s Covid diagnosis late in the morning, the roundtable was canceled. Instead, I joined my dear friend Pesach Osina and his colleagues at the New York City Council’s Community Engagement Division, where we discussed pertinent issues and preliminary concepts for the Council’s upcoming annual Chanukah celebration. I would also like to extend heartfelt mazal tov wishes to Moshe Davis of the mayor’s Community Affairs Unit on the birth of a son days ago.

Last Sunday, a steady stream of neighborhood families participated in The Q Kosher Back-to-School Sunday Funday. Based in Fresh Meadows, the supermarket is the Queens Jewish community’s newest one-stop shop for a wide array of beautifully displayed groceries, produce, meat, poultry, fish, sushi, bakery goods, and weekly super specials.

What’s it like in Israel right now? Do you feel the war happening there?

When you walk down the long aisle of Ben Gurion International Airport, you pass a line of large posters with photos of each individual hostage and his or her name.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, threw out the opening pitch at the Sunday, September 8, New York Mets game at Citi Field in Queens.

We will never forget the 9/11 first responders. Inspired by Queens Shmira's year-end "Meals for Heroes" initiative recognizing the dedication and service of NYPD officers, Sam Berger, NYS Assembly District 27 representative, spearheaded a similar endeavor on September 11, enlisting Queens Shmira to partner in a united effort to show appreciation to New York's Finest.