FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 17, 2000
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The next bill before me, Introductory Number 613, sponsored by Council Members Sabini, Linares, Marshall, Quinn and Abel, would add, through the posting of an additional sign, the name "Julio Rivera Corner" at the southwest corner of 78th Street and 37th Avenue, in Queens.
Julio Rivera was born on May 8, 1961, and was raised in the Bronx. In 1980, Julio moved to Manhattan, and launched a modeling career. Unfortunately, on July 2, 1990, Julio was the victim of a brutal and fatal attack in the schoolyard of Public School 69 in Jackson Heights. The Jackson Heights community, together with the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, led a campaign for the arrest and indictment of those responsible for Julio's death. In 1991, three individuals were apprehended and convicted of Julio's murder.
Therefore, to commemorate the life of this young New Yorker, it is fitting that the southwest corner of 78th Street and 37th Avenue be named "Julio Rivera Corner."
For the reasons previously stated, I will now sign the bill.
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