Our three honorees (Victoria Hagman, Danny Schneider, Peter Rothenberg) where moved by receiving their awards, to the point that Danny Schneider bounded back on stage to make some remarks.
More about the generous recovery work of those three including videos of them receiving their awards, here...
PortSide NewYork presented a surprise "good neighbor" award to IKEA for their diverse, inventive and sustained recovery work. More...
The elected officials who attended were Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, NYS Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, Councilman Brad Lander and Councilman Carlos Menchaca.
The elected officials who spoke (Felix, Brad, Carlos) had warm praise for PortSide and also contributed some laugh lines to the evening. Nydia was under the weather and bowed out early.
Thank you Hometown Bar-B-Que for the fab BBQ praised by many.
Thank you Red Hook Ramblers for the great jazz also praised by many.