Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and Elmhurst Hospital Offer Free Flu Vaccines at Peter Cardella Senior Center
Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley and Elmhurst Hospital offered free flu vaccines at the Peter Cardella Senior Center on Tuesday morning. Outreach was focused on seniors from the Peter Cardella Senior Center and parents and teachers at nearby PS 88, and more than 20 people took advantage of the free vaccines. Flu-related illnesses have reached an epidemic level in New York, and Council Member Crowley is urging all residents to get vaccinated. The City urges everyone six months and older to get vaccinated. It is especially important for at-risk populations, including pregnant women,...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Urges Residents to Receive Flu Vaccine During Visit at Middle Village Adult Center
With illnesses from the flu reaching epidemic levels in New York City and across the country, Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley visited the Middle Village Adult Center on Monday to tell residents that it is never too late to be vaccinated. New York City health officials reported that the number of people administered to emergency rooms for flu-related symptoms have spiked over the past several weeks, and on Saturday, January 12, Governor Cuomo declared a public health emergency, which makes the flu vaccine more available throughout the State. Young children and the elderly are most at risk...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Brings Mammography Van to Ridgewood
Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley (CD-30, Queens) is teaming up with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to provide no-cost digital mammograms and clinical breast exams to women over 40. The mobile care unit will be at PS 88, 60-85 Catalpa Avenue, on Wednesday, December 5, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM The screenings are open to women 40 years old and up who live in New York City and have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. Appointments are necessary: please call 877-628-9090 or the office of Council Member Crowley at 718-366-3900 to schedule an appointment. “Early detection of...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Honors Fallen Heroes at Tunnels to Towers Run
On Sunday, September 30, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley joined over 30,000 people from all over the world at the Tunnels to Towers 5k run/walk. Organized by the Stephen Siller Tunnels to Towers Foundation, the event honors all the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. The run follows the footsteps of Firefighter Siller, who heroically ran through the Battery Tunnel to get to the World Trade Center and was tragically killed on September 11. The Foundation uses the money raised from this and other national runs to support burn centers around the country and helps build homes for...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley, Assemblyman Miller, and Glendale Kiwanis Sponsor Community Health Fair
On Saturday, March 24th, Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley Member Elizabeth S. Crowley, Assemblyman Michael G. Miller and the Glendale Kiwanis Club sponsored the 2012 Health Fair at the Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood, NY. Seniors, children, women and men took advantage of a wide range of free services and information. Elmhurst Hospital administered vision and hearing tests as well as blood glucose and pressure screenings. Community members came also came out to gather information and potentially life-saving tips on asthma prevention and care, cardiac health and stroke...
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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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