[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN TRIBUTE TO THE BREEZY POINT COOPERATIVE CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. WEINER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the Breezy Point 
Cooperative for 50 years of service to the Breezy Point, Roxbury and 
Rockaway Point communities, which are located on the Rockaway peninsula 
in Queens, New York, the most populous barrier island in the country.
  Though these beachside communities were founded in the late 19th 
century, it wasn't until 1960 that residents banded together to save 
the peninsula from being sold out to developers. On November 17 of that 
year, the Breezy Point Cooperative was organized and a few months later 
purchased the land that currently comprises Breezy Point. Members of 
the community sometimes refer to it as ``Cois Farraige'', Gaelic for 
``By the Sea.''
  The Cooperative fought tirelessly with and alongside the federal 
government and the National Park Service to preserve the breathtaking 
and resplendent scenes of nature that surrounded the area, and the 
Gateway National Recreation area was developed around Breezy Point, 
where Gateway continues to be one of the greatest treasures Queens 
County has to offer.
  There are several civic groups in Breezy that also deserve 
recognition at the time of this anniversary. The Roxbury People's 
Association, headed by Katherine Sebale, the Point Breeze Association, 
headed by Christopher Stokes, and the Rockaway Point Association, 
headed by Tom MacLellan, are all organizations that work tirelessly to 
better their community and strengthen the heart and soul of Breezy 
Point.
  The story of the Breezy Point Cooperative is a story of a community 
that relies on the strength of its leaders and citizens, and I would 
like to memorialize this great milestone of 50 years of service and 
dedication to bettering the community and its neighbors. I wish the 
residents of Breezy, as well as the General Manager of the cooperative, 
Arthur Lighthall, the other members of the cooperative's management 
Denise Neibel, Patricia Kirby, Dennis Dier, Edward Ammirati, and the 
Board of Directors of the cooperative, Joseph Lynch, Kerry Schreiner-
Cardaio, Barney Cassidy, George Donley, Brendan Gallagher, Martin 
Ingram, Joseph Kerrigan, Robert Pierson, Matthew Regan, Arthur J. 
Smith, Thomas Sullivan, Donatina Trotter, John Tully, Thomas Wipf and 
Robert Lee, congratulations on this important milestone and wish them 
many happy returns on this happy occasion.

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