EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Mexican restaurant, Viva Toro, was packed from stem to stern on the final day of Hispanic History Month , courtesy of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and his team. Several hundred guests acknowledged three prominent Latino leaders the evening of Oct. 15.

The lively three-hour celebration, which consisted of food, drink, entertainment and dancing, honored Mark Vazquez, the first Latino NYPD assistant chief for Patrol Borough Brooklyn North; Henry Garrido, District Council 37 executive director; and Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition.

Ceremony co-hosts Jose Interiano, Blue Zone deputy bureau chief and president of the Eric Gonzalez Alliance for Justice, and Katrina Gomez, senior Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau ADA and

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