Carroll Gardens Association: We Celebrated 50 Years!

Press release from Carroll Gardens Association:

Oct 21

Last Thursday, September 14th over 150 CGA supporters gathered to celebrate our work over the past 50 years and look ahead to the next 50! Read below for a recap, videos, and photos of our event! If you missed us and want to support our work, you can make a donation here.

Several of our Federal, State, and City elected officials joined and spoke at our event including:

Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke

State Senator Brian Kavanagh

State Senator Jabari Brisport

Assemblymember JoAnne Simon

Councilmember Elect Alexa Aviles

Councilmember Elect Shahana Hanif

Check out our new video featuring CGA staff, members, and elected officials.

We honored several individuals and partner organizations who are doing transformative work in our communities.

Congresswoman Nydia VelázquezPublic Service Award

The Red Hook Business AllianceSmall Business Award

Hand in Hand, The Domestic Employers NetworkCommunity Partnership Award

Justice Joseph F. BrunoCGA Co-Founder

Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto,CGA Co-Founder & Board Chair EmeritusCommunity Service Award (Posthumous)

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