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City Council District 25:
Elmhurst &
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City Council District 25
Jackson Heights, Elmhurst & Woodside
Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Woodside are the most diverse neighborhoods in the entire world. Our district is home to countless immigrant communities, is the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ movement in Queens, and is host to Queens’ flagship public hospital, Elmhurst Hospital.
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Elmhurst Hospital gets $17 million boost from Council
Several years after being at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elmhurst Hospital this week was on the receiving end of a $17.5 million investment from several members of the City Council.
The funding, which was earmarked for the hospital by Queens City Councilmembers Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, Lynn Schulman, Speaker Adrienne Adams, the Queens Delegation and Brooklyn Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse, will go toward a number of projects aimed at improving the hospital’s facilities and increasing its ability to serve Western Queens residents.
The $17.5 million in funding will be used to pay for six projects.
Advocates inform migrants of their rights at workshop in Queens
“We want our immigrant constituents to know they have rights, their rights are protected, they have legal services to help them,” City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan, who represents Queens neighborhoods including Jackson Heights, said.
This class comes as the first U.S. military flights carrying migrants to Guantánamo Bay were set to depart Tuesday.
Queens leaders launch bold seven-point plan to tackle crime and revitalize Roosevelt Avenue
Council Member Shekar Krishnan, Assembly Members Steven Raga and Catalina Cruz, and several local advocates gathered in Jackson Heights Wednesday to launch a new seven-point plan to make Roosevelt Avenue safer and brighter.
Krishnan, Raga, Cruz and a number of local business owners, workers and parents gathered at the Manuel de Dios Unanue Triangle beneath the 7 train at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 83rd Street to launch the plan, which calls for licencing and regulation of hotels and massage parlors, improved street lighting along Roosevelt Avenue and improved cooperation between city agencies working in the area.
The plan aims to clamp down on prostitution, shoplifting, trash pile-ups, and other quality-of-life and public safety issues along the Roosevelt Avenue Corridor.
A $1 million effort: Gov. Hochul and Queens officials work to curb crime and boost safety on Roosevelt Avenue
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and several Queens elected officials gathered at Queens Borough Hall Tuesday to announce $1 million in funding to address illegal activities on Roosevelt Avenue.
Hochul and Richards were joined by Assembly Members Jessica González-Rojas, Catalina Cruz and Steven Raga, Assembly Member-elect Larinda Hooks, Council Member Shekar Krishnan and several non-profits at Borough Hall on Tuesday.
Hochul announced discretionary funding support for local organizations including AIDS Center For Queens County (ACQC), Korean American Family Services Center, Commonpoint Queens, and New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE). Each organization received $250,000 in funding to support a variety of initiatives.
New Queens playground designed by students also mitigates flooding
Recess is an important part of the school day.
Some students in Jackson Heights, Queens, have a few more reasons to be excited to get outside.
It’s more than a playground at I.S. 145 in Jackson Heights.
The band and artists can play on the stage while athletes exercise on the turf.
Students helped transform the area on their school grounds along Northern Boulevard at 79th Street. The grounds have new colors and equipment.
The benefits go deeper than the surface.
Queens officials announce long-term plan to clean up Roosevelt Avenue
Queens elected officials and community leaders on Wednesday announced a new seven-point plan to crack down on crime and clean up Roosevelt Avenue.
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul recently launched their own a 90-day initiative called "Operation Restore Roosevelt," deploying New York City Police officers and state troopers to crack down on illegal activities. In just the last several weeks, they have raided and shut down several suspected brothels and unlicensed vendors.
Local leaders say while the city's plan is just a temporary three-month crackdown, their plan offers a longer-term quality-of-life solution.
Council Member Krishnan calls on Mayor Adams for reversal of childcare budget cuts during Woodside daycare visit
City Council Member Shekar Krishnan (D-25) joined childcare workers and advocates at a Woodside daycare Thursday to advocate against city-wide budget cuts for early child care.
Krishnan and the advocates toured the Woodside Friends Daycare, located at 60-10 Roosevelt Ave.
During the tour, Krishnan called on Mayor Adams’ administration to reverse its proposed $170 million in budget cuts to the city’s early care and education (ECE) and youth services systems. Members of the Campaign for Children (C4C) advocacy group were also in attendance and echoed Krishan’s call to the administration to address childcare needs and enrollment accessibility. The advocates cautioned that the cuts could burden already struggling working families that spend up to 63% of their annual income on childcare services.
Jackson Heights community rallies against illegal smoke shops near schools
Several elected officials representing Jackson Heights rallied with dozens of parents, school children and teachers on May 1, calling for urgent enforcement against Haze Land, located at 37-07 82nd St., an illegal smoke shop that recently re-opened after being shut down by the Sheriff’s department.
Haze Land sits in the heart of the neighborhood, within close proximity to multiple schools, churches and the Queens Public Library Jackson Heights branch.
Council Member Shekar Krishnan called on city and state agencies to immediately shutter the shop, as well as bring enforcement against a growing list of illegal cannabis stores that have opened across the neighborhood.
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