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Local elected officials, including City Councilmember Rosie Mendez, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Senator-elect Brian Kavanagh, were on hand this afternoon for the Mary Spink street co-naming ceremony on the southeast corner of Avenue A and Second Street.
Spink, a longtime resident of this block, was an advocate for affordable housing. She died in January 2012 at age 65. During her years on the Lower East Side, she owned several businesses and served as a member of Community Board 3 and as a board member of the LES Peoples Federal Credit Union, among many others. She was also executive director of Lower East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association.
You can read more about Spink in this obituary published in The Villager.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Street co-naming set for Public Theater founder Joseph Papp and community activist Mary Spink
And in other co-naming news . . . Friday morning, the same officials were at Astor Plaza to co-name the corner with Lafayette Street as Joseph Papp way.
ReplyDeleteI worked in PHMA for 10 years. Me and a group of hard working supers wanted to have the opportunity to have our own place to live after decades of dedication to the maintenance and support this great organization but she always blocked every intention we try to have ours apartment like everyone else have but never became reality . But one thing I learned from Mary was that you paid something when it realy satisfied you and it must be well done to be worth to pay . Now at the age of 54 I thank her for that . Long live People Mutual Housing Associations. And also for those supers who continue work here and continuing their timeless work for the people and family who happily enjoin being in one warm apartment
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