Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A homeless man was found dead early Friday morning at L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground in Sunnyside, prompting an ongoing investigation. The man, known within the local community, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the park located at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue…. Read more »
Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Julie Won co-chaired a joint oversight hearing on Monday exploring how to improve school transportation services, which suffered from a cumulative 80,312 delays during the 2023/24 academic year. Won, the chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Contracts, and… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Long Island City Partnership (LICP) will host its annual LIC Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on Tuesday, bringing together thought leaders from diverse sectors across the neighborhood. Now in its tenth year, LIC Summit will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday,… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced a new season of public engagement for the One LIC neighborhood plan, starting with a waterfront walking tour on Sunday, Oct. 20. Won and Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced Monday that the waterfront tour will begin at noon starting… Read more »
Sep. 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After Eric Adams became the first sitting mayor to be indicted with federal crimes on Wednesday evening, Queens elected officials from all ranks called for his resignation. From city council members to Albany representatives and one notable congresswoman, officials added to existing calls for Adams to step down…
Sep. 24, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won hosted a delegation of six elected officials from the Gwangju Metropolitan Council in South Korea at New York City Hall on Monday to share insights about policies and programs related to a wide range of topics. Won, who represents the… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A combination of elected officials and local residents called for increases to affordable housing, public spaces, and environmental measures in the One LIC neighborhood plan at the Department of City Planning’s virtual public scoping meeting on Monday afternoon. Monday’s meeting, which took place over Zoom over the course of… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city’s new “rat czar” joined Council member Julie Won and local leaders last week for a walking tour of some known rat hot spot areas in western Queens. Kathleen Corradi, the city’s first-ever director of rodent mitigation, visited the Queensbridge Houses, Queensbridge Park and the Woodside Houses on… Read more »
June 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Incumbents Julie Won and Tiffany Cabán look set to retain their western Queens city council seats after scoring wide-margin victories in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The progressives, who were both seeking second terms coming into this election, easily brushed aside their only respective challengers. Won, who faced a serious fight… Read more »
May 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Council member Julie Won has announced that several schools in her district will receive funds totaling nearly $1 million from the participatory budgeting process in order to carry out upgrades. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend… Read more »