Oct. 9, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Long Island City Partnership (LICP) held its annual LIC Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image on Tuesday, bringing together leaders from diverse sectors across the neighborhood to discuss various issues and showcasing LIC as one of the most dynamic neighborhoods in New… Read more »
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Council Member Won co-chairs hearing investigating New York school bus inefficiency
Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Julie Won co-chaired a joint oversight hearing on Monday exploring how to improve school transportation services, which suffered from a cumulative 80,312 delays during the 2023/24 academic year. Won, the chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Contracts, and… Read more »
Long Island City Partnership hosts 10th annual LIC Summit to discuss neighborhood growth and vision Tuesday
Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Long Island City Partnership (LICP) will host its annual LIC Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on Tuesday, bringing together thought leaders from diverse sectors across the neighborhood. Now in its tenth year, LIC Summit will run from 8 a.m…. Read more »
Council Member Won announces waterfront walking tour to kick off public engagement for One LIC plan
Oct. 3, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced a new season of public engagement for the One LIC neighborhood plan, starting with a waterfront walking tour on Sunday, Oct. 20. Won and Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced Monday that the waterfront tour… Read more »
Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges
Sep. 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After Eric Adams became the first sitting mayor to be indicted with federal crimes on Wednesday evening, Queens elected officials from all ranks called for his resignation. From city council members to Albany representatives and one notable congresswoman, officials added to existing calls for Adams to step down…
Council Member Julie Won hosts South Korean delegation at City Hall, talks economic and social policies
Sep. 24, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won hosted a delegation of six elected officials from the Gwangju Metropolitan Council in South Korea at New York City Hall on Monday to share insights about policies and programs related to a wide range of topics. Won, who represents the… Read more »
Elected officials, community members call for more affordable housing in One LIC neighborhood plan
Aug. 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A combination of elected officials and local residents called for increases to affordable housing, public spaces, and environmental measures in the One LIC neighborhood plan at the Department of City Planning’s virtual public scoping meeting on Monday afternoon. Monday’s meeting, which took place… Read more »
Incumbents cruise to victory in western Queens Democratic primaries
June 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Incumbents Julie Won and Tiffany Cabán look set to retain their western Queens city council seats after scoring wide-margin victories in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The progressives, who were both seeking second terms coming into this election, easily brushed aside their only respective challengers and are all but guaranteed a… Read more »
Western Queens schools to get upgrades via nearly $1 million in participatory budget funds
May 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Council member Julie Won has announced that several schools in her district will receive funds totaling nearly $1 million from the participatory budgeting process in order to carry out upgrades. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend… Read more »
Western Queens community donation drive nets more than 50 bags of clothing and essential items for migrants
March 30, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Councilwoman Julie Won helped to organize a donation drive for migrants held on March 26 that brought in more than 50 large bags of clothing, shoes and other essentials. The event, called Sunnyside Swap, was held at Won’s district office in Long Island City with hundreds of local… Read more »