by Fiona Winch 
Today, in honor of her birthday, we celebrate Christine Holowacz for her contributions to our neighborhood, and her leadership in the community.Â
When Holowacz landed in Greenpoint after emigrating from Poland with her mother in 1972, she was thrown into high school and had to teach herself English. After graduating, she attended Brooklyn College, met her husband Andy at the age of 20, and was married by age 22. The Holowacz’s residency in Greenpoint was…
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wonderful coverage of Christine/ I also was always impressed in her steadfastness as well as that of Laura Hofmann in fighting for upgrades at the water treatment plant that would work for the community
wonderful coverage of Christine – I
also was exposed to her diligence in working with DEP along with Laura Hofmann and NCMC members in making sure the water treatment upgrade would truly be a
safe upgrade.
Wonder piece re this woman. Don’t know too much about her but even if I don’t agree with her, as Lincoln would have said (not Ressler!), every American who fights for democracy no matter how right or wrong they may turn out to be is an American.