Council Member Elizabeth Crowley Installs Board of Friends of Ridgewood Library
Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (CD-30, Queens) installed the new board for Friends of Ridgewood Library Monday night, February 4. Friends of Library groups work with local branches to promote services, advocate for increased funding, and provide financial assistance through fundraising. The newly installed officers of Friends of Ridgewood Library are President Tom Dowd, Vice President Ernie Searle, Secretary Joanne Serenson, and Treasurer Rosemary Gimmler. “It is dedicated groups like the Friends of Ridgewood Library that help our public libraries continue to serve our communities,”...
Read MoreCouncil 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 Congratulates I.S. 93 Sixth Graders for Sending Holiday Care Packages to Troops Overseas
On Friday morning, Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley visited the Ridgewood Post Office at 60-80 Woodbine Street to thank sixth graders from I.S. 93 for collecting care packages to send to our troops serving overseas for the holidays. The students helped collect donations from their classmates and shipped them to individual soldiers. “I was touched to see how the young students from I.S. 93 understood that members of our armed forces make tremendous sacrifices and deserve to be remembered and thanked for their service,” said Council Member Crowley. “I know these gifts will brighten the...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Hosts Thanksgiving Food Drive with Ridgewood Older Adult Center
Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley (CD-30, Queens) is partnering with the Ridgewood Older Adult Center this Thanksgiving to collect food for the needy. Residents can donate non-perishable food items at Council Member Crowley’s community office located at 64-77 Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village. All donations will be dropped off at the Ridgewood Older Adult Center’s food pantry. “During the holidays, it’s important to remember those less fortunate then us,” said Council Member Crowley. “Our neighborhoods are blessed with charities and senior centers like the Ridgewood Older Adult...
Read MoreCouncil Member Crowley Joins Volunteers at Love a Library Day
Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley joined volunteers at Ridgewood Library for Love a Library day on Saturday to educate residents about the benefits of local libraries. Organized by New York Cares, a non-profit that connects residents to volunteer opportunities, volunteers throughout the city libraries helped library staff and let people know about the numerous programs available at the library. “Our local libraries are so much more than just a place to borrow a book,” said Council Member Crowley. “Here at Ridgewood residents can learn English, access computers, and even receive help...
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...
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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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