Dear Neighbors,

For the last eight years, I’ve had the privilege of serving District 6 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and the City of New York. I’ve been humbled by the experience.

They say that Upper West Siders are opinionated and passionate: this is true!

The smiles and “thumbs up” signs from so many of you who walked by our storefront window made it all worthwhile. I will miss Sam’s jokes and Preston checking-in with a friendly wave. Special gratitude goes out to the Goddard Greenkeepers who kept our sidewalk snow-free every winter. Our local community and senior centers have done so much to bring hope and service to those in need– it’s been an honor working with you.

The public servants in the City Council, City Hall, and the City agencies are dedicated to making local government work for all New Yorkers…. I will miss them and am lucky to call some of them friends. We’ve accomplished a lot together– ok, there was some yelling involved, but, “no hard feelings?”

While I thanked folks in my paper newsletter, it’s worth thanking them again.

I’m grateful to my staff over the past eight years who have served the Upper West Side and our city: Cindy Cardinal, Anna Gago, Vivian Rivera, Teri Darwish, Bill McNally, Madhuri Shukla, Rita Genn, Josephine Luna, Luis Cisneros, Sarah Crean, Marisa Maack, Ned Terrace, Sean Fitzpatrick, Julian Dellaporta, Stephanie Buhl, Sarah Mallory, Ahmed Tigani, Danielle Eras and Jason Harding. And my great thanks to all the interns and volunteers who have worked side by side with us. During the most difficult times, you’ve all brought warmth and kindness to those around you.

I’m proud of what we accomplished together.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year.

Warmly,

A final reminder that our incoming Council Member, Borough President Brewer, will have the same constituent office at 563 Columbus Avenue and the same phone number: (212) 873-0282.

If you’d like to subscribe to email or text updates from incoming Council Member Brewer, please use this link to sign up. (Don’t worry, this won’t remove you from my list– I’ll still keep in touch!)

Read the rest of Council Member Rosenthal’s final e-blast here.