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Representatives From City/Federal Agencies and Elected Officials to be at Astoria Town Hall Meeting Thursday

Aravella Simotas at an informal information meeting with seniors

April 2, 2014 By Michael Florio

Residents of western Queens will have a chance to voice their concerns to more than 30 representatives of various city, state and federal agencies Thursday.

Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas will be hosting a town hall meeting tomorrow at the Museum of Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave, at 6:30 pm.

The panelists will include Simotas, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, 114th precinct deputy inspector Kevin Maloney as well as representatives from other elected officials.

Representatives from several city agencies will be in attendance, including he Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Housing and Preservation, Dept. of Sanitation, Dept. of Correction, Dept. of Parks and Recreation and Dept. of Consumer Affairs.

There will also be representatives from the MTA, the Federal Aviation Administration, La Guardia Airport, Port Authority of NY and NJ, ConEd and many others.

The panelist will all be on stage taking questions from the residents. Multiple panelists will be on hand to answer an individual’s specific problem.

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