Cody Herrmann

[Former Queens Borough President Chief of Staff Alex Rosa] Uh, you know, Claire Shulman, just the mention of her name, she was an icon [New York State Senator Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Executive Director of the Queens Botanical Garden Susan Lacerte] She doesn't need a last name, in Queens, when you say Claire you know that it means Claire Shulman [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [United States Congress Member Gregory Meeks] Claire was the first person that we called the queen of Queens [New York City Council Member + Queens Borough President Democratic Nominee Donovan Richards] Get the shovel in the ground, that's what she always spoke about [Queens Borough President Sharon Lee] And Clair Shulman did not waste time [Donovan Richards] Getting the shovel in the ground [New York City Council Member Karen Koslowitz] Claire always got what she wanted [Gregory Meeks] She took over the borough of Queens [Karen Koslowitz] And she got what she wanted [Gregory Meeks] That's Claire Shulman [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Sharon Lee] An unrivaled determination to build [New York City Council Member Barry Grodenchik] And that was Claire Shulman [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [United States Congress Member Grace Meng] She put Queens on the map [Gregory Meeks] That's Claire Shulman [Special Counsel Bob Bishop] Bloomberg asked Clair to help him [Donovan Richards] Get the shovel in the ground [Sharon Lee] Build [Bob Bishop] The Bloomberg administration set up a Local Development Corporation for Claire [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [President of Schneps Media Victoria Schneps] This was Claire’s last project, and something she adored [Founder of Socrates Sculpture Park Mark di Suvero + Sharon Lee] Garbage land could be transformed, Garbage land could be transformed [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Sharon Lee] Build, build [Donovan Richards] Getting the shovel in the ground, get the shovel in the ground [Karen Koslowitz] Claire always got what she wanted [Bob Bishop] She signed an agreement to not lobby [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [New York State Senator Leroy Comrie] She called me because she was lobbying [Bob Bishop] She signed an agreement to not lobby [Leroy Comrie] She called me because she was lobbying [Bob Bishop] I’m not gonna go into the negative, I’m not gonna go into the negative, I’m not gonna go into the negative [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Former Speaker of the New York City Council Peter Vallone Sr.] Despite all of the bad press and all of the bad publicity [Sharon Lee] No one loved Queens more than Claire Shulman [Former Queens Borough President's Office Traffic Safety Program Director Sara Pecker] She changed the face of the borough [Sharon Lee] When you miss Claire [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Sharon Lee] Just look around, anywhere, anywhere in Queens [Karen Koslowitz] All over, you see Claire Shulman’s face [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman [Sharon Lee] Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere in Queens [Karen Koslowitz] You see Claire Shulman’s face [Bob Bishop] When you have a moral decision, a governmental decision, just say ‘What would Claire have done?’ [Sharon Lee] Build, build, build [Donovan Richards] Get the shovel in the ground, get the shovel in the ground, get the shovel in the ground, get the shovel in the ground [Toby Stavisky] Shovel in the ground Shulman