Your move: the city still has to write rules and launch it. Ask your Council Member when it goes live, then track it at communitypact.org and vote on whether this commitment should be kept. #Queens #NYC
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What it does: the database covers city tows and licensed private tow operators, and owners can opt in to alerts if their vehicle is entered as towed. It replaces the old system of searching competing city databases or calling local precincts.
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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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Jamaica. St. Albans. Rochdale. Far Rockaway.
Mayor has until ~Nov 22 to sign, veto, or let COPA become law without his signature.
Track it: communitypact.org/legislatio…
#Queens #COPA #CommunityPact #QueensNYC
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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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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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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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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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Every community deserves transparency on energy infrastructure decisions. Track these commitments & hold officials accountable — free.
communitypact.org
#BESS #QueensNY #Accountability
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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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At 64-30 69th Pl in Middle Village, residents raised fire safety & environmental concerns about a proposed BESS facility.
CM Wong requested a permit pause pending community review. No official has claimed this commitment.
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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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58 catch basins cleared in SE Queens after Oct flooding. Still no official has claimed the $1.78B sewer initiative.
Track every commitment free at communitypact.org
#SEQueens #CivicAccountability
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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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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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