Local Dems honor four southwest Brooklyn stars
Four local luminaries – including the publisher of this newspaper – were recently honored by the Shorefront Democratic Club.
At a gala fundraiser held at Sirico’s, 81st Street and 13th Avenue, the 20-year-old political organization named Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator Co-Publisher Victoria Schneps its Woman of the Year, along with Man of the Year attorney Gregory Cerchione; Civic Award winner Igor Vaysberg, deputy chief of staff to Councilmember Mark Treyger; and Coney Island Service Award winner Margaret Williams, a community activist who is also a renowned singer.
Democratic District Leader Dilia Schack singled Schneps out both for reinvigorating The Home Reporter and Spectator and bringing “A lot of charm and history to them,” and also for her ongoing efforts on behalf of people with developmental disabilities. She founded Life’s WORC to aid her own daughter, and was instrumental in the eventual closure of the infamous Willowbrook State School.