RAND W
GRAND OPENING
Wellness Tea Therapy
Perfect for getting together
with friends or for your
Next Special Occasion
OPEN 7am until...
7 DAYS a week
• Bridal Showers
• Baby Showers
• Engagement Parties
• Tea Parties
10% OFF
your purchase
Offer expires 9/30/2019
Beautiful Private
Backyard
High High Tea
11am - 7pm
Daily
Wellness Tea Therapy • 525 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216 • 718-506-5766 • vera368@aol.com
DONATE YOUR CAR
Wheels For Wishes
benefiting
Make-A-Wish®
Metro New York
* 100% Tax Deductible
* Free Vehicle Pickup ANYWHERE
* We Accept Most Vehicles Running or Not
* We Also Accept Boats, Motorcycles & RVs
WheelsForWishes.org
* Car Donation Foundation d/b/a Wheels For Wishes. To learn more about our programs or
Call:(917) 336-1254
Victims of sexual abuse by
Catholic clergy or by authority
figures at school have rights.
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY LAW HAVE
EXTENDED THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH TO FILE
YOUR SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM. ACT NOW TO GET
YOUR CLAIM TIMELY FILED.
Caribbean L 18 ife, September 13-19 2019
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks on Sept. 11 in New York City.
Darren McGee/Governor Cuomo’s offi ce
Caribbean American pols
reflect on 9/11 anniversary
By Nelson A. King
As Americans on Wednesday observed
the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks on the United States,
Caribbean American legislators in New
York joined in reflecting on the “horrific
attacks.”
“It has been 18 years since the horrific
attacks of Sept. 11, but the memories, the
pain and the ongoing devastating impact
of loss continues to be felt,” said New York
City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams,
the son of Grenadian immigrants. “I pray
that those who lost loved ones have, with
time, found some measure of healing and
peace.
“We remember not only those lost
on that day, but those, especially first
responders, who have suffered and lost
their lives to illness as a result of their
courage to help those in the area of the
attack,” added the former New York City
representative for the 45th Council District
in Brooklyn. “It may soon be the
reality that more people have lost their
lives in the aftermath of the attacks than
on that day 18 years ago, and we must
provide those still suffering with all of the
resources they need.”
New York City Council Member Farah
Louis, who succeeded Williams in May as
representative for the 45th Council District,
said, 18 years later, “we remember
the heroes and survivors, the hurt and the
heartbroken, the rescue and recovery, the
healing and the suffering”.
“We will never forget the terrorist
attacks that shattered a peaceful morning,
devastating more than 3,000 families
on that day and over the course of two
decades,” said the daughter of Haitian
immigrants. “In the midst of it all, we saw
heart from those who sacrificed their lives
to protect others.”
Louis lamented that, first responders
and their families are still grappling with
“long-term, debilitating illnesses in the
aftermath of 9/11.”
“In the face of terrorism, they showed
compassion, composure and courage,”
she said. “Our heroes, many of whom
were the breadwinners, put themselves in
harm’s way to rescue fellow New Yorkers -
without hesitation.”
Louis said it is a “fitting tribute to permanently
extend aid to first responders,
survivors and their families who deserve
so much more.”
“We will never forget the darkest day
in our city’s history, but, most importantly,
we must continue to stand with our
heroes - fallen and living- as well as their
families,” she said.
New York State Assemblywoman Rodneyse
Bichotte, another Haitian American,
who represents the 42nd Assembly
District in Brooklyn, said September 11,
2001, “changed the world forever.
“Eighteen years later, we remember
those brave first responders who sacrificed
their lives to save their fellow New Yorkers,”
said the first Haitian American from
New York City to be elected to the State
Assembly. “We also remember all the
innocent lives lost to terrorism.
“ We will not and cannot forget the
bravery that ordinary New Yorkers exhibited,”
Bichotte added. “As we honor those
we lost that day, we should also remember
and hold onto the unity that transpired
immediately after, displaying one community.”
Haitian-born New York City Councilman
Dr. Mathieu Eugene paused to
remember “the brave men, women and
children who lost their lives on Sept. 11,
2001.
“Their legacies live on in the compassion
and solidarity we embody as Americans,”
Eugene said. “May God bless the
memories and the loved ones they left
behind. They will never be forgotten.”
In his message, New York Gov. Andrew
M. Cuomo said, “New York was forever
changed” 18 years ago.
“We lost almost three thousand people
— husbands, wives, children, friends and
neighbors,” he said. “From the moment
the first plane struck the North Tower
(of the then World Trade Center in lower
Manhattan), our lives have never been the
same. And the pain and suffering did not
end in 2001. Thousands of families relived
it today.”
DEMAND JUSTICE
CLERGY ABUSE ATTORNEY HOTLINE 800-444-9112
ATTORNEY ADVERTISING
DOUGLAS & LONDON, P.C. 59 MAIDEN LN, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10038
THE MATTHEWS LAW FIRM, PLLC, 244 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 2882, NY, NY 10001
MAIN OFFICE: 2905 SACKETT STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098
Get Connected.
Go to www.CaribbeanLifeNews.com for the
latest in Caribbean news, entertainment,
sports, business, viewpoints and more.
/WheelsForWishes.org
/www.CaribbeanLifeNews.com
link
/www.CaribbeanLifeNews.com
link