The Christmastime blizzard of 2010 revealed a shocking lack of preparation that led to streets unplowed for days, hindering emergency service workers and residents alike. On January 10, the City Council held an oversight hearing on the blizzard response, and Council Member Crowley gave the following statement:
The City Council hearing, which examined what went wrong during and following the Christmas Blizzard 2010, revealed two critical problems: one, the city failed to call for a state of emergency which lead to abandoned cars on streets and an across-the-board lack of preparedness; and two, there was a complete dysfunction in the chain of command mainly concentrated at the top of the Bloomberg Administration. The purpose of these findings is to make sure we have better direction moving forward and it is our job within the City Council to hold the Administration accountable to that.
In 2008 Council Member Elizabeth Crowley was elected to represent the 30th Council District covering the Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, and Woodhaven neighborhoods. Elizabeth was the first female and first Democrat elected to represent that seat. She has chaired the Fire & Criminal Justice Services Committee since January 2010 which oversees the Fire Department, Department of Correction, Department of Probation, and Criminal Justice Coordinator’s Office.
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