Community Star Of Queens-David Kramer

Job: David Kramer has been a member of Community Board 11 for four years.
He was appointed for the position when he was at Borough Hall, and told Borough President Helen Marshall, whom he worked with when he served a term on the New York State Assembly, he was interested in helping out the community.
Prior to that, he worked for 35 years as a proofreader and typographer for The New York Times before retiring in 2001. He also served in the U.S. Army as a Corporal.
Reward of the Job: &#8220If I can help to improve the community, then I'm doing my job,” said Kramer, who is involved in several committees, including the senior citizens committee.
Kramer said he was most intrigued with the zoning and neighborhood problems; for instance, the over saturation of bars on Bell Boulevard concerns him.
As for his time with The New York Times, Kramer said, &#8220the people were very nice, and I enjoyed my stay there.”
Residence: Bayside
Family Facts: Married to wife Evelyn for 26 years.
Afilliations: Kramer, 86, is a member of three veterans organizations - American Legion, Jewish War Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He served a single term as a New York State Assemblyman, getting to know various politicians such as State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, Congressman Gary Ackerman, former State Assembly Speaker Saul Weprin, and Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn. His biggest coup was getting a grant for Flushing Town Hall after the late Jo-Ann Jones asked him to help out.
In his time serving our country, Kramer was honored with the American Theater Service Medal and a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He also received a New York State Medal for Merit.