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86th Street Vigil Held to Honor Victims of Uvalde, Texas Mass Shooting

86th Street Vigil Held to Honor Victims of Uvalde, Texas Mass Shooting

May 25, 2022 Community No Comments

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To honor those lost in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a Wednesday evening vigil was held outside The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew at 86th and West End Avenue. The event was held from 7:15pm to 8:00pm.

Leaders from throughout the Upper West Side were present, with speakers including Council Member Gale Brewer; St. Paul & St. Andrew’s Rev. Lea Matthews; Rabbis Felicia Sol, J. Rolando Matalon and Shuli Passow from Congregation B’nai Jeshurun; Rabbi Joanna Samuels from the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan; Rev. Michael Piazza from Broadway United Church of Christ; and Dr. Nori Rost from the New York Society of Ethical Culture.

Songs were performed by B’nai Jeshurun’s Ari Priven and St. Paul and St. Andrew’s Robin Bahr-deStefano.

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In addition to respecting those lost in this latest tragedy, the vigil was organized in response to the shootings in Buffalo, NY; Laguna Woods, CA; and on the Q train in New York City this past Sunday.

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Bobby attended Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, where he studied journalism and wrote for local children’s magazine Moo Cow Fan Club.

Years later while living in New York City, trudging home on a dour January day, Bobby read his favorite bookstore, the venerable Westsider Rare and Used Books, would soon close its doors due to ballooning rent. The owner was quoted saying the only thing that could save his shop was if someone raised $50,000 but doubted anyone would do it. Bobby immediately sprang into action, wanting to show the owner that someone would indeed answer the call.

Single-handedly launching a viral online fundraising campaign that reached far beyond New York City, Bobby helped raise the money in just four days, with the bookstore’s saga receiving coverage in the New York Times and NBC. Having spent years exploring Westsider’s cramped and cozy aisles, it warmed Bobby’s heart seeing people come together to save something they truly loved.

A proud Upper West Side local, you can typically find Bobby in Riverside Park, at the New York Philharmonic, or recording poetry for his YouTube Channel, Bobby Slam, in his beloved Westsider Books.

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