NOW LAW: Int 0489 became Local Law 161 on Nov 7. NYC must build one searchable online database for towed vehicles, so Queens drivers stop calling precinct after precinct to find their car. 🧵
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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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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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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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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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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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221 commitments tracked in Queens. Only 10 kept. Who's delivering — and who's not?
See the full Accountability Scorecard at communitypact.org
#QueensNY #Accountability #CivicTech
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HEARING HELD: Int 1042-2026 would put NYC snow plowing data online for everyone. The Council's Sanitation Committee heard it Nov 2 and laid it over. Winter is coming, and Queens deserves to see which streets get plowed. 🧵
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📋 Community Opinion: Int 0045-2026
Would you support a Flood Risk study for Queens development zones?
This bill studies how new construction worsens SE Queens flooding & requires a public report within 24 months.
Drop ✅ YES or ❌ NO in comments.
communitypact.org/legislatio…
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