City Councilman candidate continues to give back

After losing his run for city council, I was curious what Steven Patzer would do next. So I followed him around while he pitched in to clean up Coney Island Creek

litter strewn beach Coney Island Creek Steven Patzer picks through natural debris to trash straws and other garbage Steven Patzer ties orange garbage bag Steven carries orange trash bag past other volunteers on the beach with their own trash bags Patzer and another volunteer haul a rug from the water former city council candidate assesses rolled up rug volunteer in black T-shirt helps Steven Patzer carry rug now wrapped in orange plastic line of trash and natural substances that have washed up on Coney Island Creek beach view of beach now appearing more free of trash Assembly member Mathylde Frontus and other volunteers pose with pile of garbage bags filled with trash found on beach Steven steps across sand bar while describing how everything on streets washes down to water Patzer pulls more garbage bags and gloves from truck of silver car former candidate wedges himself between building and fence to reach more trash former candidate puts giant glob in trash bag being held by another volunteer volunteer holds trash bag at arms length to collect trash from former candidate in their effort to clean new Assembly member Frontus' office Steven Patzer holds up empty liquor bottle and Batman symbol for camera near garbage bac two volunteers pile garbage from a ditch near sidewalk to go in trash bag held by third volunteer

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