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“It’s “It’s tough,” Husamudeen But he said more needed to Husamudeen got involved in He served as treasurer of Husamudeen proud said he’s ing someone else. said, “but it’s rewarding. It’s like rewarding. It’s said, “but it’s never You of crackerjacks. box a get.” know what you’re gonna of duty and ensuring that officers that ensuring and duty of on disability can retire on 75 per cent of their pensions. be done. He wants increased the union after his underground the union after his underground “Union Watch” newsletter, about differences between the union and management, caught attention. Seabrook Seabrook’s eventually convinced Husamu- deen to join a slate of officers who were running in the union’s election. In 1995, they won all of the seats on the board. for 15 years before being COBA elected vice president, a position he served in for five years. And in 2016, following Seabrook’s the he became head of ouster, union. of the work that he, Seabrook and the executive board did for over officers correction the the years, like advocat- ofpassing the for ing laws that barred the city from privat- izing correction officers’ jobs, creating a widows and children fund for the families of officers who die in the line

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COMMUNITY Inc. said he has big plans toInc. said he has big Newadvocate for and support Boldest. York’s - ed the union leader for COBA law enforce- the second largest City York ment union in New - last June after his predecessor, Norman Seabrook, was indicted for wire fraud. the reins at a tough time in the the married fa- history, union’s ther of three, and one of the few African-American and Muslim leaders in law enforcement, pre- fers to look forward, taking on against City back push union’s the Hall over its ban of punitive segregation, dealing with the fallout of the Lippman Report (which closure) and Island’s Rikers urges healing the “turmoil that existed within the union,” he said. walking away.” wasn’t The Harlem News last week to his office, in year first his discuss vision for the union and chang- ing the narrative of a “culture of jail violence” inside the city’s system. working in corrections 30 years M.Anna ago, patrolling the IslandRikers at Center Kross and serving inside both the punitive and administrative segregation divisions. He said he saw some ugly scenes: he sprang into action in the early 90s when a group of Muslim prisoners rioted, stabbing other inmates and pummeling officers. And he said he witnessed an inmate slash his wife across the face during a visit, because he believed the woman was see- By Jennifer Cunningham Outlines Vision For NYC’s Boldest NYC’s For Vision Outlines New Correction Officers’ Correction New Head Union T 4 Harlem Community Newspapers | July 20. 2017 R tions fromNew York’s 13 businesses andorganiza- government agencies,small more than250participating sioner GreggBishop,and ness ServicesCommis- Brewer, NYC Small Busi- ough President Gale A. (D-NY), ManhattanBor Rep. NydiaM. Velázquez where hewasjoinedby mit” at Yeshiva University cy: Small Business Sum- small businesses oftenfind plicated thestruggle that recession haveonlycom- islative changessincethe leg - of flurry “A Espaillat. nomic collapse,”saidRep. berations ofthe2008eco- themselves struggling againstrever find still es Congressional District. SmallBusinessSummit District Rep. AdrianoEspaillatLeads HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS COMMUNITY HARLEM “Many smallbusiness- Sae f Emergen- of “State lat (D-NY)heldhis Espail- Adriano ep. th - -

spur economicgrowth.” business communityand New York City’s small to ultimatelyreenergize effi- ciently andmaximally, and grow them helping es throughtrickywaters, are chartingtheircours- to smallbusinessesasthey Summit providedguidance that theSmallBusiness emergency. Itismyhope businesses inastateof process, thusputtingthese further exacerbatesthe ness conglomerates only petition fromlarger busi- ing rentalpricesandcom- ris- of strain financial The ground. the off business before theyevengettheir unexpected utilityissues services, tax laws, and ernment agencies, contract gov- to navigate difficult omte, din Es- Adriano Committee, “On the Small Business “On theSmall Business

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EVENT . or www.elmuseo.org Annual musical per summer block parties featuring block party series. visit ty,” said Carlos ElGálvez, Deputy ty,” Director, Museo del Barrio. uptown: nasty wom nasty , and uptown: Ayón Belkis maker en/bad a powerful group show of, hombres Northernin living and working artists local invite everyone to Manhattan. We El Barrio for a summer of música, food, art, and uni gy of ‘uptown’ through our new exhibitions: through gy of ‘uptown’ NKAME: A Retrospective of Cuban Print town Bounce, once again, with our neigh York. bors the Museum of the City of New Stop by El Museo and experience the ener es the roots of New York salsa right to our York es the roots of New backyard in East Harlem.” brancy of a summer block party along with the world-class art and history exhibitions on view in our galleries and across the street willvisitors hope we year, This Museo. El at join us to explore our groundbreaking new exhibition lem,” said Whitney Donhauser, Donhauser, Whitney said lem,” schel of the Museum of the City Director “Uptown Bounce is a unique York. of New to enjoy the vi Yorkers opportunity for New seums, located next door to each other on at 104 Avenue Fifth formances, leading NYC DJs, gallery talks,formances, leading NYC DJs, lessonsart-making workshops, and dancing for all ages and skill levels. on Fifthfront terraces of both Museums, and throughout the galleries of each Avenue, Wednesday institution on four consecutive Bounce takesThis year Uptown nights. and2, August July 26, 19, July on place August 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both mu

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