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Eric Gioia is a tireless worker and tenacious advocate for our neighborhood. Born and raised in Woodside, Councilman Gioia is a product of our neighborhood’s public schools - PS 11 & JHS 125. His family has owned and operated Nunziato Florist on Roosevelt Avenue since 1901.
Gioia worked his way through NYU and Georgetown Law as a janitor and doorman, and as a proud member of SEIU 32BJ. He brings to the City Council a wealth of experience from working at all levels of government. From working in the White House to practicing law in New York, Gioia developed the skills necessary to fight for our neighborhood at City Hall.
Improving Schools: Gioia has made education a top priority, visiting every public school in our neighborhood and speaking to over 5,000 students. He fought successfully to secure over $950,000 in computers and also founded a youth baseball league to expand extracurricular opportunities. Reading and math scores are up across the district!
Making Streets Safer: Since Gioia took office, violent crime has dropped dramatically. From writing tougher laws on vandalism and graffiti to fighting for our fair share of Homeland Security dollars and successfully bringing over 40 new Police Officers to our Precincts, Councilman Gioia’s efforts have made our neighborhood safer.
Cleaning Our Neighborhood: Councilman Gioia is working hard to ensure that our neighborhood looks better and cleaner every day. He purchased power washers for neighborhood groups to remove graffiti and sponsored The Doe Fund to clean our busiest streets. From fighting the pigeon problem to filling pot-holes, fixing broken curbs, and planting trees, our Councilman is taking the ideas we talk about at the dinner table and making them a reality.
Standing up for Seniors: Gioia fought hard and was able to secure millions of dollars to expand and renovate our neighborhood’s senior centers. He also safeguarded the funding to provide weekend meals to seniors.
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