Students Light up the Stage at P.S. 87’s “Surf’s Up Broadway”
Council Member Elizabeth Crowley attended P.S. 87 students’ musical performance, “Surf’s Up Broadway,” on Tuesday. The program was managed by Inside Broadway, a children’s theatre company that enriches core curriculum in schools through drama, dance, and music, as part of the New York City Council’s Cultural After Schools Adventure Initiative (CASA). Council Member Crowley proudly funded the $20,000 CASA programs at P.S. 87, P.S. 113, P.S. 97, P.S. 153, and Sacred Heart. “Students deserve the opportunity to participate in music and the arts as part of a well-rounded...
Read MoreFollowing Recent Flooding, Council Member Crowley Meets with DEP and Calls for Immediate Infrastructure Improvements
Two heavy storms in less than a month showed that the sewer infrastructure in Glendale and surrounding neighborhoods are inadequate at handling heavy rainfall. A storm on August 15 severely overwhelmed the system causing sewer backups into residents’ homes and caused the Cooper Avenue underpass to experience a severe flood. Another storm on September 8 caused similar problems. On Friday, September 14, Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley (CD-30, Queens) met with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and called for an investigation and infrastructure improvements in the area. “It...
Read MoreSay No To A Homeless Shelter on Cooper Avenue
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Read MoreCrowley Announces Start of DEP Project to Reduce Flooding
A dangerous section of Metropolitan Avenue between Cooper Avenue and 80th Street will finally receive a new storm sewer to alleviate flooding from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-30, Queens) announced. For years, residents have noted that the area between St. Johns Cemetery created flooding conditions across all four lanes of traffic after moderate rainfall. The standing pools of water became a breeding ground for mosquitoes in the summer and created dangerous black ice conditions in the winter. “For too long, even the slightest rain...
Read MoreCROWLEY, ADDABBO DENOUNCE RECENT GRAFFITI VANDALISM IN MIDDLE VILLAGE
Following a string of graffiti vandalism in Middle Village, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and State Senator Joseph Addabbo reiterated their commitment to fighting graffiti in the community. According to police, three males spray-painted graffiti on public and private property on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 along Juniper Valley Road and surrounding streets in Middle Village. Thirteen different locations were vandalized, and officers from the 104th Precinct arrested the suspects following a 911 call. “These vandals defaced trees, light poles, and private property, but thanks to the dedicated...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Attends Benefit for Slain Police Officer Peter Figoski’s Daughters
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 12, 2011. A 22-year veteran of the NYPD in the 75th Precinct in Brooklyn, Officer Figoski stayed on the force to help pay for his daughters’ education, according to family friends. Since the tragic shooting, New Yorkers have...
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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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