Padavan Takes Oath of Office at Community-Wide Celebration

Senator Padavan addresses a capacity crowd of over 800 supporters and Northeast Queens residents at his swearing-in ceremony at Holy Cross High School in Bayside on February 15, 2009. Padavan was joined on stage by (left to right) Reverend Monsignor Raymond F. Chappetto, fourth-grader Brittany Chen, Mistress of Ceremonies and Community Leader Maria Collier, Margaret Abels, New York Supreme Court Justice Robert Hanophy, Rabbi Michael Ehrlich and Allison Padavan.