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QUEENS WEEKLY, JUNE 21, 2020
Suozzi distributes PPE to residents across NE Queens
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Congressman Tom
Suozzi made four stops in
northeast Queens on June
12 to distribute more than
10,000 pieces of personal
protective equipment (PPE),
including masks donated
by the city, to residents and
civic groups in his district.
As the region emerges
from under the shadow of the
coronavirus, Suozzi stressed
the importance of following
social distancing guidelines
and wearing a mask so that
New York can continue to
“crush the curve.”
“As New York City enters
Phase 1 of reopening, we
must maintain social distancing
and wear masks,”
Suozzi said. “I am proud to
partner with my friends in
the South Asian community
and civic associations, such
as We Love Whitestone, to
deliver much-needed PPE
to the residents of Queens.
Together, we will keep the
curve flat and get through
this.”
The congressman’s afternoon
started at the Veterans
of Foreign Wars in Bellerose,
where he distributed more
than 6,000 pieces of PPE,
meeting with several groups
including veterans and representatives
from the South
Asian community, including
several members of the
Sikh community.
Suozzi then stopped in
Whitestone to check in on
some small businesses, including
Cascon Bakery and
Tony’s Beechhurst Deli, to
see how the Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP) and
Economic Injury Disaster
Loan (EIDL) programs
Congressman Tom Suozzi (third from right) distributed more than 3,000 pieces of PPE to the residents and employees at North Shore Towers in Floral Park.
helped them as the city has
entered Phase One of reopening.
While in Whitestone,
Suozzi joined the civic association,
We Love Whitestone,
in distributing PPE
at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, meeting with the
pastor and members of the
congregation.
Suozzi’s afternoon concluded
at the North Shore
Towers in Floral Park where
he distributed 3,000 pieces of
PPE to the residents and employees.
Suozzi has previously
helped distribute thousands
of pieces of much-needed
PPE to residents in Queens
at both Commonpoint
Queens Sam Field Center
and the Bay Terrace Association
of Co-ops. The PPE
was donated by the city
and Long Island Laboring
Against COVID-19 (LILAC),
a student-led charitable organization,
spearheaded by
Sabrina Guo, a freshman at
Syosset High School.
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718) 260–
4526.
Photos courtesy of Congressman Tom Suozzi’s office
Congressman Tom Suozzi (c.) visits Tony’s Beechhurst Deli.
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