[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 38 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ROBERT W. WALSH

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 20, 1997

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Robert W. 
Walsh, the executive director of the 14th Street, Union Square Business 
Improvement District [BID/LDC], and the man responsible for the 
renaissance of a New York neighborhood desperately in need of 
amelioration. Robert will be leaving New York for Charlotte, NC, where 
he has been named president of the Charlotte, NC, Uptown Development 
Corp.
  During his 8 year tenure at BID/LDC. Robert initiated and oversaw a 
revitalization of the Union Square community that has transformed the 
neighborhood into one that is immeasurably better for residents, 
businesses, and visitors. In fact, improvement in the neighborhood has 
been so vast, Mayor Rudolph Guliani recently singled out the 14th 
Street, Union Square organizations as models for community development.
  Robert has been responsible for many notable projects in the 
community, including the rezoning of the East 14th Street corridor 
which has stimulated recent developments such as an NYU student 
residence, many new retailers, restaurants, and other businesses; and 
the establishment of an award winning public/private partnership with 
Washington Irving High School. One of Robert's most indelible marks on 
the neighborhood is the completion of the Genesis apartments, a 94-unit 
building for formerly homeless families.
  During Mr. Walsh's tenure, the 14th Street, Union Square neighborhood 
has become one of the most attractive and exciting areas of New York 
City.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to rise in honor of Robert 
Walsh, a man who has served the New York community throughout his 
career at a variety of city agencies--the New York City Departments of 
General Services, Personnel, Parks and Recreation, Transportation, and 
the major's Office of Operations. I ask my colleagues to join with me 
today in this well-deserved tribute to Mr. Walsh for his commitment to 
New York City and to the outstanding work he has done for the 14th 
Street, Union Square community.

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