The first five years refers to the years 2010-2014. Most of the photos are from Hurricane Sandy and afterwards. The big events are of course Sandy, which invaded at the end of October 2012; the many resiliency meetings that occurred afterwards; the closing (against most community wishes) of Long Island College Hospital; and various local personalities, including politicians Sara Gonzalez, Carlos Menchaca, Jo Anne Simon, Velmanette Montgomery and Nydia Velazquez, all important to the community at the time. The balloon was Banksy street art that showed up on a Red Hook wall one day. Other personalities include Sunny Balzano, Cheryl and Jill from RHI, John Quadrozzi and John McGettrick, Reg Flowers and Bea Byrd.
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George Fiala has worked in radio, newspapers and direct marketing his whole life, except for when he was a vendor at Shea Stadium, pizza and cheesesteak maker in Lancaster, PA, and an occasional comic book dealer. He studied English and drinking in college, international relations at the New School, and in his spare time plays drums and fixes pinball machines.
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