David Dinkins and Charlie Rangel honored for Father’s Day
NY Amsterdam News | 6/28/2018
Friday, June 15, East Harlem’s Taino Towers hosted a special tribute to several local elected officials—past and present—during a Father’s Day Dinner. Recipients included the Hon. Mayor David Dinkins; the “Lion of Lenox Avenue,” Congressman Charles Rangel; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz; Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez; and “Mayor of Taino Towers,” Doyle Cross.
“I’d like to thank all these magnificent fathers who have dedicated many years to our children in our communities,” stated Maria Cruz, executive director of Taino Towers, to open the festivities.
Manhattan Borough President Gayle Brewer expressed, “Congratulations to all the fathers, and men and women, from this community, because you have made it very great.” She thanked Diaz “for coming down to Manhattan,” Dinkins, “my former employer,” her ex-colleague Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, “the Mayor of Harlem Charlie Rangel” and District Leader Eddie Gibbs.
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Dinkins received a standing ovation before thanking “all the mothers first, because without you there would be no fathers.” He added, “What little I’ve been able to achieve, it’s been because of an awful lot of help, many of them are standing right here with me. I thank you so much.”
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