69th Precinct, LEAD*N, Explorers
mark 911 with cleanup in 19th SD
By Tangerine Clarke
Commemorations to honor
the September 11 attacks (911)
were certainly different this
year, due to the coronavirus
pandemic, but supporters of
Leaders Engaging in All-Round
Development (LEAD*N), and
the 69th Precinct, in collaboration
with Senator Roxanne
J. Persaud office, on Sept. 10,
rolled up their sleeves to clean
parts of the 19th Senate District
in Brooklyn.
NYPD police officers of the
Community Affairs Unit, of the
69th Precinct, the Explorers,
and residents wore masks, and
practiced social distancing in
keeping with CDC guidelines,
to help pitched-in, and haul
away multiple bags of garbage.
Against the backdrop of signs
that read: ‘The Only Cure for
Litter is You,’ ‘Green City Clean
City,’ ‘My Dream City Keep it
Clean,’ the team cleaned Rockaway
Parkway, Glenwood Road,
Brownsville, and Canarsie, to
pay tribute to those who died
on 911.
Police Officer Gonzales PO.
Maria, PO Young, PO Gotay,
PO Saleh, said they were proud
to be a part of the cleanup
campaign.
Gonzales added that the
69th Precinct works to address
issues in the community that
are not all crime related, some
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“The campaign was a total
success”, said Jennifer Viechweg
Horsford, founder of
(LEAD*N), who added that the
911 Clean-up tribute celebrated
bravery.
“We are trying to be bold
enough to tackle the garbage
situation in Canarsie. Every
year, we provide this opportunity
for the students’ service
project, while we honor those
service members of all walks of
life who came together on Sept.
11, 2001.
“The NYPD has always been
a great partner and every year
the Explorers and the community
affairs come together to
support the campaign. Today
we moved 20 bags of garbage,”
said Horsford.
“Our children need to live
and play in an environment
that is clean. We want them
to know we care. If we send a
message of cleanliness, people
will act differently. If we share
love to the community, then
the area would be more loving,
and less hostile.”
The Explorers, Police Offi cers of the 69th Precinct, and volunteers,
at the corner of Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood
Road in Brooklyn, after cleaning parts of the 19th Senate
District, to commemorate 911, on Sept. 10. Photo by Tangerine
Clarke
Horsford envisions trees
planted along litter-free sidewalk.
“That is what everyone
deserves, she added.
The collaborative effort of
merchants, including, Barber
& Beauty Salon, on Rockaway
Parkway, the NY Sanitation
Department, UNSDG
Health Evangelist IjealJoseph,
Canarsie Cycle of Resilience
Street Team, helped to haul
away rubbish that has become
a health hazard and eyesore, in
the district, more so in bushy
areas where household items
are being dumped.
Horsford thanked the
LEAD*N planning team, Science
and Resilience Institute:
Canarsie Street Team with
Clover Dewar, Princess Cronneitt
with Devine Explosion,
the 69th Precinct Arts Program,
Anita Coley, Michelle
Singh, Sanny Noray, Narsha
Joseph, Tangerine Clarke,
Jenine Viechweg-Johnson,
Veronica D. Andrews-Barrow,
Lucina Clarke, Gerry Hopkin,
and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud
for her guidance.
Jennifer Viechweg Horsford,
founder of (LEAD*N),
and merchant, clean outside
business on Rockaway Parkway,
Sept. 10. Photo by
Tangerine Clarke
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