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COURIER LIFE, APRIL 8-14, 2022
Annual ‘Celebration of March’ returns
Politicos pose at Hon. Lori Citron Knipel and the Brooklyn Independent Democrats’ annual “Celebration of March.” This
year’s event was held at the Grand Metropolitan Ballroom in Gravesend, and had a special emphasis on the hard work of
healthcare workers over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. Photos by Arthur de Gaeta
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
After two long years Hon. Lori
Citron Knipel and her political
club, the Brooklyn Independent
Democrats, marked the triumphant
return of their annual tannual
springtime holiday party,
dubbed “Celebration in March.”
This year’s event, held on
March 30 at the Grand Metropolitan
Ballroom in Gravesend,
shone a spotlight on the city’s
healthcare heroes who kept the
world turning during the darkest
days of the pandemic.
“We have a long-standing tradition
of gathering elected officials,
civic and community leaders
to meet, mingle and network,”
Knipel, a Democratic district
leader in the 44th Assembly District,
told Brooklyn Paper. “This
year it had even greater meaning
as we collaborated with the
Lefkowitz family in honoring our
healthcareheroes who put their
lives on the line for the past two
years caring for patients under
the most difficult circumstances.”
The event was a “huge success,”
Knipel said, adding that a
return to some normalcy — and
in-person networking — made
things even better.
“Everyone enjoyed a good
time,” Knipel said. “People were
grateful for the opportunity to socialize
after months of Zooms!”