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State

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Federal

Senator Charles Schumer , CD 14
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2301
New York, NY 10017
212-486-4430
https://www.schumer.senate.gov/

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, CD 14
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601
New York, New York 10017
212-688-6262
https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, CD 14
74-09 37th Avenue, Suite 305
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
718-662-5975
https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/

State

Governor Andrew Cuomo
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
518-474-8390
https://www.governor.ny.gov/

State Senator Jessica Ramos, 13th Senate District
32-37 Junction Blvd.,
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
718-205-3881
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-ramos

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, AD 34
75-35 31st Ave., Suite 206B (2nd Floor)
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
718-457-0384
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Michael-G-DenDekker/

Assemblyman Michael Jeffrion Aubry, AD 35
98-09 Northern Blvd.
Corona, NY 11368
718-457-3615
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Jeffrion-L-Aubry/

Assemblyman Catalina Cruz, AD 39
41-40 Junction Blvd
Corona, NY 11368
718-458-5367
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Catalina-Cruz

City

Mayor Bill De Blasio
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
311 or 212-NEW-YORK outside NYC
https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/index.page

Queens Borough President Sharon Lee
Queens Borough Hall
120-55 Queens Blvd
Jamaica, NY 1142
https://www.queensbp.org/

Councilman Francisco Moya,  CD 21
106-01 Corona Avenue
Corona, NY 11368
718-651-1917
https://council.nyc.gov/district-21/

Councilman Costa Constantinides,  CD 22
98-09 31-09 Newtown Ave, Suite 209
Astoria, NY 11102
718-274-4500
https://council.nyc.gov/district-22/

Councilman Daniel Dromm, CD 25
37-32 75th Street, 1st Floor
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
718-803-6373
https://council.nyc.gov/district-25/

The Borough President appoints Community Board members. At least one half of the appointed members are nominated by City Council Members. As per the New York City Charter, Community Board members are unpaid City officers and the Community Board is an autonomous City agency.

The Community Board has 50 voting members and when appointed, serve a minimum term of two years. Board members must be New York City residents who live in or have a business, or other significant interest in the district.

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The New York City Charter assigns 21 areas of responsibility to the Community Board:

1. Consider the needs of the district which it serves;
   
   
2. Cooperate with, consult, assist and advise any public officer, agency, local administrators of agencies, legislative body or the borough president with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents;
   
   
3. At its discretion hold public or private hearings or investigations with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents, but the board shall take action only at a meeting open to the public;
   
   
4. Assist city departments and agencies in communicating with and transmitting information to the people of the district;
   
   
5. Cooperate with the boards of other districts with respect to matters of common concern;
   
   
6. Render an annual report to the mayor the council and the borough board within three months of the end of each year and such other reports to the mayor or the borough board as they shall require (such reports or summaries thereof to be published in the City Record);
   
   
7. Elect its own officers; adopt, and make available for reasonable public inspection, by-laws and statements of the duties assigned by the board to its district manager and other professional staff appointed pursuant to subdivision f of this section; and keep a public record of its activities and transactions, including minutes of its meetings, majority and minority reports, and all documents the board is required by law to review, which shall be made available, in accordance with law, to elected officials upon request and for reasonable public inspection;
   
   
8. Request the attendance of agency representatives at meetings of the community board;
   
   
9. Prepare comprehensive and special purpose plans for the growth, improvement and development of the community district;
   
   
10. Prepare and submit to the mayor, on or before a date established by the mayor, an annual statement of community district needs, including a brief description of the district, the board’s assessment of its current and probable future needs, and its recommendations for programs, projects, or activities to meet those needs;
    
    
11. Consult with agencies on the capital needs of the district, review departmental estimates, hold public hearings on such needs and estimates and prepare and submit to the mayor capital budget priorities for the next fiscal year and the three succeeding fiscal years;
    
    
12. Conduct public hearings and submit recommendations and priorities to the mayor, the council and city planning commission on the allocation and use within the district of funds earmarked for community development activities under city, state or federal programs;
    
    
13. Consult with agencies on the program needs of the community district to be funded from the expense budget, review departmental estimates, hold public hearings on such needs and estimates, and prepare and submit to the mayor expense budget priorities for the next fiscal year;
    
    
14. Assist in the planning of individual capital projects funded in the capital budget to be located in the community district and review scopes of projects and designs for each capital project;
    
    
15. Evaluate the progress of capital projects within the community district based on status reports to be furnished to the board;
    
    
16. Be authorized to assign a representative to attend any meeting held by a city agency to determine, in advance of drafting, the form and content of any environmental impact statement required by law for a proposal or application for a project in such board’s district;
    
    
17. Exercise the initial review of applications and proposals of public agencies and private entities for the use, development or improvement of land located in the community district, including the conduct of a public hearing and the preparation and submission to the city planning commission of a written recommendation;
    
    
18. Assist agencies in the preparation of service statements of agency objectives, priorities, programs and projected activities within the community district and review such statements;
    
    
19. Evaluate the quality and quantity of services provided by agencies within the community district;
    
    
20. Within budgetary appropriations for such purposes, disseminate information about city service and programs, process complaints, requests and inquiries of residents of the community district; and
    
    
21. Conduct substantial public outreach, including identifying the organizations active in the community district, maintaining a list of the names and mailing addresses of such community organizations, and making such names and, with the consent of the organization, mailing addresses available to the public upon request.

The amount of attention paid to each function varies depending upon budget allocations, staffing levels, community sentiment, and other factors. For more about the boards and their roles, see the About CBs pages.

115 Precinct – NYPD

115th precinct 92-15 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Fire Department

FDNY Engine 316 

27-12 Kearney Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369

FDNY Engine 307 Ladder 154 

81-19 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11372