Throgs Neck Little League
OPENING DAY
PARADE
& On-Field Ceremony
Throgs Neck Little League commemorated
its 69th annual Opening Day Celebration
with a neighborhood parade from
Lafayette and East Tremont avenues to
an on-fi eld ceremony on Saturday, April 6.
Local elected offi cials, Emergency Medical
Services Pipe and Drum Band military
veterans, TNLL little leaguers and their
coaches participated in the time honored
festivities.
(top) Council members Andrew
Cohen (l) and Mark Gjonaj (3rd from l), Assemblyman
Michael Benedetto (c), Senator
Alessandra Biaggi (4th r), Borough
President Diaz (3rd from r), Congresswoman
Ocasio-Cortez (2nd from r) and
others took to the fi eld.
(far right) Borough President
Diaz (l) connected with the players.
(right top) Congresswoman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (back, c) and
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (back,
r) met with players and their coaches during
the festivities.
(right) Congresswoman Ocasio
Cortez gave the players her encouragement
before the game.
(far right bottom) (l-r) Benjamin
Shaver, Adriana Salute and Tara Butler
excited for the parade to start.
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(left) Councilman Gjonaj
(front, l) and Assemblyman
Benedetto (front, r)
were ready to lead the
march to the ball fi eld
All Photos by Edward
Watkins