City Island ‘Backs the Blue’
Residents come out to show support for law enforcement at Hawkins Park
BY JASON COHEN
Bronx residents got together
last weekend to show
their appreciation for the men
and women in blue.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, City
Island hosted a Back the Blue
Rally at Hawkins Park. It
featured retired Lieutenant
Bob DiMartini, who emceed
the event, GOP Congressional
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candidate for NY-14 John
Cumminings and retired Detective
Kerry Schact.
There were roughly 100
to 120 people in attendance,
many of whom carried
the “Thin Blue Line” fl ag
which has come to represent
law enforcement.
Retired Lieutenant Bob DiMartini, the most decorated police offi cer in the history of NYPD
Photos courtesy of Sue Kawczynski