The residents, under the banner of the Forest Hills Action League, which I founded 2 years ago with Mrs. Chwat, have taken to the streets of our community in vigils, marches, and silent protests to push our elected officials to respond to the “Voice of the People.”

My 29th Council District in Queens is hurting in many areas, Queens Boulevard, the Killer Highway (to date 74 deaths and thousands severely injured pedestrians); rats; garbage removal is a constant battle; Forest Hills Library Branch violates 10-year ADA compliance and our library should be brought up to par with all other 63 branches in the Queens Library System. Lack of middle income housing; the runaway conversion of old private houses is splitting our communities in bickering and complaints. Hurtful to the community are subway changes and the closing of token booths. Also lack of enforcement by the police, as well as lack of traffic controls on Queens Boulevard. Our parks have been neglected and there are no cultural and educational facilities in our area. Sanitation must be taken to task for the lack of trucks and area coverage.

There is much to be done on our City Council. First and foremost I will listen to my constituents. I will work quietly and diligently on their behalf to re-engineer Queens Boulevard by reducing lanes, widen center lanes, introduce speed cameras; reduce the number students in classrooms, increase schools, have professional and adequate teachers and pay them enough to stop the teacher drain to the suburbs.

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