Former Hempstead Mayor Honored at Village Barbecue

(Photo: Rodney Lawrence) Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (second from left) with former Mayor James Garner (second from right) and North Hempstead Councilman Robert Troiano (right).

Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D-Westbury) and Legislator Scott M. Davis (D-Rockville Centre) joined the Hempstead community on June 1 in celebrating former Hempstead Mayor James Garner at a farewell barbecue at Kennedy Memorial Park.

The event was held as a tribute to Garner, who became New York State’s first Black mayor upon his election, prior to his relocating to North Carolina.