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New City Island civic group
seeks greater input, better ideas
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
City Island Rising, a newly
formed civic group, held its
fi rst public meeting on Thursday,
April 11.
One of the goals of the new
organization is to foster dialogue
between people living
in the small seaside community,
as well as to roll out the
welcome mat to both longtime
residents and newcomers, said
founding members.
The fi rst meeting was a listening
session for this reason,
with the group espousing its
beliefs that a “rising tide lifts
all boats” and a “can do attitude
and can do spirit,” while
offering an improved channel
of communication between
the island’s residents.
The meeting’s sign in sheet
contained over 70 signatures,
and a number of interested
residents who couldn’t attend
that evening watched the initial
meeting via live streaming,
said Dan Treiber, a CIR
founding member.
“We are very intentional
about our ‘from the ground up’
philosophy,” said Treiber, adding
that a goal of the session
was to bring about an environment
where “everybody feels
included.”
The fi rst public gathering
of the group focused on the
community’s strengths, challenges
and issues, as well as
the participants’ general concerns.
The suggestions don’t
always have to be feasible, but
all ideas are important, said
Treiber.
Islander David Diaz, who
recently moved to the island
from Throggs Neck, is one of
the organization’s initiators.
“They just want to do the
right thing,” said Diaz, of the
people who attended the fi rst
meeting. “I wasn’t expecting
the turnout that we got, and
it just shows me that there
are people on the island who
care.”
Diaz, who spent his lifetime
in the borough at Eastchester
Gardens and in
Throggs Neck, and who is an
environmental activist, said
that his personal concerns
of beach access at the end
streets and traffi c from the island’s
many eateries were addressed
at the meeting.
The people who are heading
the organization expect
the community to be proactive
and defi ne solutions together
as opposed to waiting
for outsiders to help, he said.
Theresa Cavinee’s main
concerns are the availability
of childcare, transportation
issues and working with the
NYPD, keeping the island
clean and pollution to a minimum,
youth activities and
parking.
She said she would like
to see the establishment of a
youth center or programming
for the island’s teen population.
Another founding member,
John Doyle, said that
CIR will utilize 21st century
methods, adding that he was
very pleased that the crowd
assembled was a broad representation
of City Island’s
population.
The group, which held its
fi rst meeting at Clipper Coffee,
plans to hold monthly or
bi-monthly meetings at local
businesses, building stronger
bonds between merchants
and community.
The fi rst public meeting of new civic group City Island Rising took place at a coffee bar on the evening
of Thursday, April 11 and included a brainstorming session where input was gathered from all who
chose to attend. Schneps Media / Patrick Rocchio
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