{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1740-4", "2018-12-31", 115, 2, null, null, "HONORING CO-OP CITY 50TH ANNIVERSARY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E1740", "E1741", "[{\"name\": \"Eliot L. Engel\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "164 Cong. Rec. E1740", "Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E1740-E1741]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                  HONORING CO-OP CITY 50TH ANNIVERSARY\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, December 31, 2018\n\n  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the largest co-\noperative housing development in the nation and a place that holds a\nparticularly meaningful place in my heart, Co-op City in the Bronx.\nThis year, Co-op City celebrates its 50th Anniversary and as such\nstands as one of the great housing successes in our country's history.\n  Co-op City is a New York State Mitchell-Lama housing cooperative with\napartments in high-rise and townhouse buildings. There are three\nshopping centers on Co-op City property, 8 parking garages,\nprofessional offices and a complete educational park.\n  Construction of Co-op City began in 1966 on a site that was formerly\nhome to an amusement park at which I used to work as a young man called\n``Freedomland.'' Residents began moving into the complex in 1968, and\nconstruction was completed in 1973. Co-op City is divided into five\nsections, with each section denoted by a letter of the alphabet. Co-op\nCity is managed by the Riverbay Corporation and is led by a Board of 15\nresidents, each elected to three-year terms.\n\n[[Page E1741]]\n\n  Co-op City is a special place, not just to me, but to the thousands\nof people who have had the privilege of calling it home over the years.\nI myself am a former Co-op City resident, and my family and I lived\nthere for many years. I have so many fond memories from my time there;\nfrom starting a family to beginning my career in public service, I can\ntrace so many wonderful moments and life-events back to my Co-op City\ndays. I can also trace so many wonderful friendships back to Co-op\nCity, many I still cherish to this day.\n  As fortunate as I was to have lived in Co-op City, I am just as\nfortunate to now represent Co-op City in the halls of Congress. I hope\nthat my service can in some way give back to the community that has\ngiven me so much.\n  As a part of the Mitchell-Lama housing program, Co-op City has\nprovided quality housing at an affordable rate to generations of New\nYorkers. As we celebrate its 50th Anniversary, it's important to\nreflect on just how fortunate we are to have such a strong and thriving\nhousing development in the Bronx. I'm proud to say I lived in Co-op\nCity, and I'm just as proud to still serve Co-op City today as\nCongressman.\n  Congratulations to the Riverbay Board, the entire Co-op City\ncommunity, and all the residents who have made the past 50 years in Co-\nop City a tremendous success\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1740-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1234309058636427, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}