45th Pct. Community Council Breakfast May 8th
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BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A precinct community is coming
together to celebrate both civilians
and police offi cers at their annual
breakfast.
The 45th Precinct Community
Council has chosen to honor fi ve outstanding
civilians and their beloved
deceased vice president who volunteered
countless hours to previous
years’ breakfast when the big annual
event occurs on Wednesday, May 8 at
Villa Barone Manor from 8:30 to 11
a.m.
Joseph Boiko, the council’s former
vice-president who passed in October
2018 and was a driving force behind
the annual event according to the
council’s sergeant-at-arms John Doyle,
will be posthumously remembered for
his service.
Honorees include Mouhammad
Ali, Ali Maamur Jame Masjid Community
Center faith leader; Andrew
Chirico, Waterbury-LaSalle Community
Association vice-president; Sr.
Seline Mary Flores, Providence Rest
Nursing Home CEO; Louise Giacco,
City Island Chamber of Commerce
corresponding secretary; and Joyce
Wilson, Co-op City NAACP branch
member at large.
“My favorite thing about the breakfast
is that every neighborhood is represented
and it really shows we are
one community,” said Bob Bieder, 45th
Precinct Community Council president,
adding that the civilian honorees
are chosen with geographic diversity
in mind.
Police offi cers, selected by the precinct’s
commanding offi cer, will be
honored at the breakfast, said Bieder.
Bieder said it is his belief that the
breakfast builds bridges between police
offi cers and community, improving
police-community relations.
“Anytime you break bread with
someone, you improve their relations,”
said Bieder, adding that the breakfast
was an opportunity for cops and community
members to talk with and recognize
one another.
Tickets to the event cost $20 per
person, but the price doesn’t cover the
cost of the meal and the precinct council
relies on generous support from
sponsors to turn a ‘profi t’ that goes to
funding police programs and improvements.
“Every dime goes to the precinct,”
said Bieder, adding that they fund individual
projects including a new
kitchen for detectives, as well as annual
initiatives, such as National
Night Out Against Crime.
Sponsorships are available at Platinum,
Gold, Silver and Bronze levels,
costing $2,000, $1,000, $500, and $200
respectively. Each level comes with a
different recognition.
Doyle said he was enthusiastic
about recognizing the two honorees
he nominated: Sr. Seline, whose organization
works with the most vulnerable
population and Giacco, who volunteers
with the City Island Chamber of
Commerce.
Chirico, who Bieder said is being
honored for his commitment to being
an advocate for his community and his
impeccable attendance at every event,
said he was excited to be honored.
“It is nice that some people recognize
that I do good things and am contentious
about it,” said Chirico,
He added: “I would like to see the
neighborhood improve. I want things
in the community to get better, and if
we don’t succeed, I want to be able to
say I at least tried.”
For information on the event, call
Bieder at (718) 828-4400 or Annie Boller,
council treasure, at (917) 744-3375.
The event’s mailing address is Annie
Boller c/o Abalon, 717 South 3rd
Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10550.
Joseph Boiko.. Andrew Chirico Photo courtesy of Andrew Chirico