 | Senator Montgomery with newest member of the NYS Arts Council, Danny Simmons Read article here Full sized image |
State Senator Velmanette Montgomery is honored by the brothers of Alpha Upsilon Chapter-Brooklyn for her support of the 5th Annual Dr. Woodson Kwanzaa Classic Youth Basketball Tournament. The Tournament's unique mix of education and sports is organized by successful fraternity members. Pictured here L to R standing brothers Bill Cherry, Reverend Eddie Karin, Anthony Smalls, Ron Jones and Kiesean Riddick. Kneeling Brothers Reverend Darran Mitchell, Kyle Plan, Kirk Wilkinson and Robert Cornegy. The players represent PS/IS 150 and other schools. Full sized image |  |
 | Senator Montgomery honored Women Labor Leaders, November, 2008. Women Labor Leaders show off fashion creations designed by Brooklyn's own fashion designers. Full sized image |
Senator Montgomery honored Women Labor Leaders, November, 2008. Senator Montgomery and City Council Member Tish James pose with Brooklyn fashion designers Full sized image |  |
 | Senator Montgomery honored Women Labor Leaders, November, 2008. At the event the women labor leaders were honored by State Senator Montgomery for their leadership and advocacy for the many members in New York's unions. Full sized image |
Senator Montgomery honored Women Labor Leaders, November, 2008. Lillian Roberts, Exec. Dir of DC 37 with Senators Velmanette Montgomery and Diane Savino and City Council Member Tish James Full sized image |  |
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| Senator Montgomery honored "New York Builders Who Care," local developers who work with neighbors to develop affordable and special needs housing. Here posing with the Senator: Samy Brahimy, President of IBEC Building Corp., John J. Frezza, President of Strategic Development and Construction Group, and Hesky Brahimy, Vice President of IBEC. Full sized image |
The Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods organized a Community Planning Workshop led by Professor Angotti of Hunter College for the Vanderbilt Rail Yard area. Senator Montgomery and community leaders look at models of what a community plan could look like.
When finished, the UNITY Plan, will be presented in a variety of forums. Full sized image
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| Many residents who live around the Gowanus Canal are concerned about the many development proposals in that area. Senator Montgomery organized a forum where community advocates were able to ask questions of top City and State agency officials. Overflow crowd listens to a panel of community advocates grill agency officials. Full sized image |
Gowanus Canal community meeting, continued. Here pictured with Senator Montgomery, Ludger Balan of Urban Divers, Bob Zuckerman of the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corp.(GCCDC), Susanne Mattei, Regional Director of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and Buddy Scotto also of GCCDC. Full sized image
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| Senator Montgomery received the 2008 Margaret Sanger Award from Family Planning Advocates of NYS. Catherine Abate, chair of the FPA presented the award (L ) here with the Senator and Joan Malin, chair of Planned Parenthood of NYC. Margaret Sanger was an advocate for safe contraception. She started her first birthcontrol clinic in Brownsville, Brooklyn in 1916 where she distributed, then illegal, contraceptive devices. Full sized image |
"Doing Business With NYState: A working Session With NYS Agencies." Agencies represented included the MTA, Department of Transportation, Department of Mental Health, SUNY and others all of whom look to local contractors to provide a variety of services. Full sized image |  |
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| Senator Montgomery and the South West Brooklyn Industrial Development Council at "Doing Business With NYState: A working Session With NYS Agencies." Full sized image |
Teen Health Agenda press conference
Oct 11, 2007 Full sized image
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Oct 11, 2007 Full sized image
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Community Gardeners of the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust pose with Senator Montgomery at its headquarters at Magnolia Tree Earth Center
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| Senator Montgomery bill to require job counselors to provide a full range of options to young people passed both houses. Full sized image |
Senator Montgomery bill to require job counselors to provide a full range of options to young people passed both houses. Young people rally for the governor to sign the bill. Full sized image |  |
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Senator Montgomery organized a forum of NY State agency officials, NYPD and elected officials to hear young people talk about the lack of meaningful activities for youth, appropriate and scientifically accurate sex education, while urging an end to stop and frisk policy. Full sized image |
Senator Montgomery organized a forum of NY State agency officials, NYPD and elected officials to hear young people talk about the lack of meaningful activities for youth, appropriate and scientifically accurate sex education, while urging an end to stop and frisk policy. Full sized image |  |
| Youth of Mount Pisgah Church board the Trolley with Senator Montgomery to various Brooklyn cultural destinations Full sized image
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Senator Montgomery presides over a hearing held at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza on the foreclosure crisis.
Listening to testimony are officials of the NYS Banking Department and Senators Jeffrey Klein and Marty Connor and Assemblywoman Annette Robinson. Full sized image | 
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| Senator Montgomery with the Tenants Association Board of Walt Whitman Houses Full sized image |