Transit lines are life blood

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Transit Lines are Life Blood
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Fighting AIDS with Needle Exchanges
Queens' first syringe exchange ever opened last year in Long Island City, not without controversy. Advocates believe it is helping to stem the area's high AIDS rates among intravenous drug users. (Read More...)

Engine 261: A Small Victory in Long Island City
When the Engine Company 261 was shut down after more than a century in operation, residents of Long Island City were irate. The closing of 261 was not only unfair, they thought, it was probably illegal. And so they not only responded with protests and rallies, they also were party to a lawsuit. A month later, a judge ruled that the closing was in fact illegal. But there were few great leaps of joy from the people of Long Island City.
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Met Life May Take 1,700 Jobs from Long Island City
reposted by Joshua Brustein

Scam Warning In Wake Of Blackouts
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City Planning Dept Approves Silvercup Development Plan
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View from Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City


posted by Kevin Lahoda (July 21, 2004)



Announcements From the Public Officials of District 26

Maltese Opposes Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel

Gioia Responds to Mayor

Gioia Protests Absence of School Nurses in Private Schools



 
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• broken streetlights
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• graffiti
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Election coverage for City Council District 26


Neighborhood Activists' Toolkit


Basic information for District 26
Includes Community Boards, plans for the district, demographics, and more.

City Council Representative
Contact information, committee membership, and more.

Community Profile from City Project






Your Forum for Ideas, Comments, Information, and General Gripes.

39th street lic
posted by Dorothy Neary

39th Street should remain one way
posted by Ryan Gregory

ILLEGAL MASSIVE TRUCKS
posted by DOROTHY NEARY



Links To Organizations and Sites of Interest for Your District.

Queens Community Board 3
posted by Thomas Lowenhaupt

LICNYC
posted by Kevin Lahoda

Long Island City Business Development Corporation
posted by Dan Miner

Queens Civic Congress
posted by Corey Bearak


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