Public Safety

Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley knows the importance of having a timely and well-equipped emergency response system. “The time it takes for our emergency responders to answer a call is what is critical in a time of emergency,” she said. Council Member Crowley continues to work on issues that ensure the safety of residents in her district, and throughout the City. This means efforts to improve first response radio communications and to ensure that every community has steady supply of power, even during the worst storms.

Crowley, Brooklyn DA Hynes, Rally with Sanitation Workers

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Issues

CROWLEY, BROOKLYN DA HYNES, RALLY WITH SANITATION WORKERS CALLING FOR INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley, Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, introduced a City Council Resolution calling on the state legislature to pass a pending bill that would make assaulting a New York City sanitation worker assault in the second degree, [...]

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Council Member Crowley Attends Benefit for Slain Police Officer Peter Figoski’s Daughters

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Middle Village

On Saturday, January 7, 2012 Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-30, Queens) attended a local fundraiser for the daughters of Police Officer Peter Figoski organized by Middle Village business owners and local advocates Mike Kelly, Rich Scherne, Walter Clayton, and Giancarlo Barricella. Officer Figoski was shot and killed in the line of duty on Monday, December [...]

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Protecting Women Against Domestic Violence

December 19, 2011

In the News

Council Member Elizabeth Crowley recently introduced a bill that would provide greater reporting statistics from the NYPD regarding domestic violence. In an Op-Ed for the Huffington Post, Council Member Brad Lander outlines many of the reasons why this bill is so crucial: Unlike other crimes, police often fail to take victims seriously. As the Village [...]

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HIV/AIDS Day Message from Council Member Crowley

December 1, 2011

In the News

To commemorate World AIDS Day, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley participated in the viral video campaign, “I Talk Because…” to discuss why it’s important to discuss sexual education to our City’s youth. The City Council also displayed panels of the NAMES Project Foundation’s AIDS Memorial Quilt during its Stated Meeting on November 29, 2011. World AIDS Day [...]

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Gibbons Family, Maspeth Community Seek Justice For George Gibbons

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Maspeth

On Sunday, November 13, 2011, Maspeth community members supported the Gibbons family in their search to find the man responsible for George Gibbons’ death. George Gibbons was killed on October 15, 2011 when the livery cab taking him home was struck by a vehicle traveling the wrong the way on the Long Island Expressway service [...]

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Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley, Elected Officials Turn Up Heat on Hit and Run Assailant

November 1, 2011

Maspeth

Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley, Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, Rep. Joe Crowley, Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, Maspeth Town Hall, local business leaders and advocates joined the family of the late George Gibbons to announce a reward of $10,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of Peter Rodriguez, [...]

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Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley Proposes Legislation to Regulate Commuter Vans in New York City

October 7, 2011

Legislation

NEW YORK , NY, Aug. 8 — Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley introduced legislation that will crack down on unregulated commuter vans throughout New York City.

Currently, neither community leaders nor public groups are consulted on commuter van routes, which often create frustrating traffic conditions for members of the communities in which they operate. These vans enter narrow side streets, block driveways and intersections, and blow their horns for the passengers to come out of their house.

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Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley Addresses Influx of Raccoons

October 7, 2011

Legislation

It will come as no surprise to many New Yorkers that we share this concrete jungle with a growing number of wild animals. The media has widely reported on raccoons in backyards, coyotes in parking lots and skunks in trashcans. How does the City address the relationship between all its inhabitants – humans and animals alike?

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Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley Joins Elected Officials to Announce Citywide Plan to Broaden Awareness About Domestic Violence.

October 7, 2011

Public Safety

Speaker Christine C. Quinn, NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and other elected officials gathered to announce a citywide plan that will focus on broadening awareness about domestic violence, and how everyone can take an active part in combating it.

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Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley Calls Upon Department of Health to Increase Pesticide Use in 30th District

September 30, 2011

Glendale

Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley has called upon the Department of Health to increase spraying in order to safeguard against the spread of the West Nile Virus in the communities of Middle Village, Maspeth, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, Woodhaven and Glendale. While the DOH treated some catch basins in the area this past weekend, residents have [...]

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