Queens Lawmakers On The Move Feb. 26, 2018

Queens County City Council News

Addabbo List Of Spring Mobile Office Hours At Local Libraries

Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr.

State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D) on Friday released his full list of spring mobile office hours throughout his district.

Each year, Addabbo visits libraries across his district in order to meet with residents, business owners and civic leaders, after his district offices have closed for the day.

“Getting out into the communities I represent and hearing from people firsthand is really at the core of what I do as an elected official. I understand that it may be difficult for many people to come out to one of my district offices during regular business hours, so these Mobile Office Hours allow those people to directly interact with me at a time that is more convenient for them,” said Addabbo.

Addabbo has seven scheduled Mobile Office Hours at the following locations on these dates:

  • Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Maspeth Library located at 69-70 Grand Avenue;
  • Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Rego Park Library located at 91-31 63rd Drive;
  • Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Forest Hills Library located at 108-19 71st Avenue;
  • Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Ridgewood Library located at 20-12 Madison Street;
  • Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Peninsula Library located at 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd.;
  • Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Woodhaven Library located at 85-41 Forest Parkway; and
  • Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Ozone Park Library located at 92-24 Rockaway Blvd.

Each library office hours visit will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information on Addabbo’s Mobile Office Hours, you can call his Howard Beach office at 718-738-1111.


Richards, Lancman Hold Joint Hearing On City Marijuana Enforcement Policy

City Council Member Donovan Richards
City Council Member Rory I Lancman

City Council Member Donovan Richards (D-Far Rockaway), chair of the Public Safety Committee and City Council Member Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), chair of the Criminal Justice Committee today will hold a joint hearing to examine the NYPD’s marijuana enforcement policies.

Those expected to testify include New York City Police Department officials, representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and advocates from the  Drug Policy Alliance

The meeting is slated for 10 a.m., Today, Feb. 26 at City Hall in Lower Manhattan. The public is invited to attend.


Constantinides Looks At Wind Energy For The City

City Council Member Costa Constantinides/Facebook

Council Member Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), chair of the council’s  Environmental Protection, will have his committee look at various forms of wind energy today.

This includes oversight in facilitating the use of wind power in the city, the creating of wind maps demonstrating wind energy generation potential within the city, and amending a local law regarding noise control in relation to small wind turbines.

Also on the agenda is to look at amending the code in relation to allowing residential cooperatives to consolidate required energy efficiency reports.

The meeting is slated for 1 p.m., today Feb. 26 at 250 Broadway, 14th Floor in Lower Manhattan. The public is invited to attend.


Dromm Examines Impact of Federal Tax Reform Bill On NYC

City Council Member Daniel Dromm/via Facebook

City Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chair of the Council Finance Committee, today will lead the committee in examining the impact of the recently passed Federal Tax Reform law Law on the city.

The meeting is slated for 1 p.m., today, Feb. 26 at City Hall in Lower Manhattan. The public is encouraged to attend.