On a glorious summer’s day, in an atmosphere infused with joy and laughter, family, friends, elected officials, and numerous colleagues of the late Sandra Pabon, a former NYPD chaplain and Democratic state committeewoman for A.D. 80, gathered together on her birthday, Saturday, July 19, for a street co-naming ceremony in her memory at the corner of East 204th Street and Hull Avenue in Norwood, close to her former home. As reported, Pabon died on June 2, 2023.

Danielle Herbert Guggenheim, runner-up candidate in last month’s City Council District 11 Democratic primary has shared her reflections on the race and to a recent statement by the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club (BFRDC) on the “sweeping victories” of the club’s various endorsed candidates in the recent primaries.