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Joined April 2026
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In 4 days, NYC's housing fast-track rules take effect in Queens. eLURP lets rezonings skip City Council. AHAB — unelected board — can override your rep's vote on housing. 5 Queens districts affected. Who sits on AHAB? Track these commitments → communitypact.org
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Mayor Mamdani has 12 days to sign COPA. Here's what's at stake for Queens renters: 🧵
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Int 0905-A (COPA) passed the NYC Council on Oct 23. It gives HPD-certified nonprofits first right to purchase distressed apartment buildings before private investors can flip them. ~2,100 NYC buildings could qualify.
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Should NYC create a 3-digit gun violence hotline? Int 0414 connects callers to counselors & de-escalation — not 911. Queens co-sponsors: Riley, Louis & Williams. Bill stuck in committee. YES or NO? 👇 communitypact.org #Queens #NYC #PublicSafety
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🐴 NYC Council passed the horse-drawn carriage ban — 57+ co-sponsors voted YES. It's on Mayor Mamdani's desk. Workers & horses get a transition plan. Will he sign it? 237 civic commitments tracked at communitypact.org — only 10 kept so far. #Queens #NYC #CityCouncil
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PASSED COUNCIL: Int 0978 would raise the income cap for NYC's senior and disability rent-increase exemption from $50K to $75K. It's now on the Mayor's desk. Here's why it matters for Queens renters 🧵
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What it does: renters 62+ or with disabilities can have rent increases frozen if income is under a cap set in 2014 at $50,000. Int 0978 lifts it to $75,000, retroactive to July 1, 2026. 36 Council sponsors, incl. Queens CMs Won, Wong and Brooks-Powers.
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What you can do: call 311 or the Mayor's office and ask that Int 0978 be signed. Thank your Council Member if they sponsored it. Track it and tell us if this commitment should be kept: communitypact.org/legislatio… #Queens #NYCHousing
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NineDot Energy secured $431M for 28 battery storage projects across NYC. Communities in Middle Village & Addisleigh Park say they weren't consulted. Both sites remain UNCLAIMED on CommunityPact.
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Addisleigh Park — a historic SE Queens neighborhood — faces similar concerns. Residents want independent environmental review & emergency response plans before construction. This commitment is also unclaimed.
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This Week in Queens Accountability 221 commitments tracked 10 promises kept 171 still unclaimed by officials Here's what moved this week on @communitypact #QueensNY #Accountability
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Int 0905 (COPA) would give NYC tenants first right to buy their buildings before a sale. eLURP + AHAB rules finalize Nov 14 — reshaping how Queens grows. Both unclaimed on CommunityPact.
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Should NYC help flood-zone homeowners in SE Queens sell and relocate? Int. 0136-2026 would study voluntary buyouts for homeowners in flood-impacted areas like Jamaica, Springfield Gardens, and St. Albans. Weigh in 👇 — do you support it? communitypact.org/legislatio…
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Queens made history this weekend. Adrienne Adams — Council Speaker since 2022, highest-ranking Queens official in city history — is now New York's Lieutenant Governor. For SE Queens, that means accountability just got harder to track. And more necessary. 🧵
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CommunityPact has tracked 221 commitments tied to Queens leadership. Only 10 have been fulfilled. 171 still unclaimed. As Adams heads to Albany, we're keeping the receipts.
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