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Press Releases & News
Statements, media coverage and community updates from the office of Councilman Leroy Comrie, who represents the 27th Council District in Queens.
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Recent Coverage and Releases
A selection of news items published by the office, with dates as they were reported.
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August 9, 2010 · News Room
Queens manages to retain power in City Council committees
Coverage in the Daily News by Lisa L. Colangelo noted that Queens “did well for having the most freshmen members coming in the Council,” according to Councilman Leroy Comrie, who had been tapped as chairman of the influential Land Use Committee — a post seen as especially important in a borough plagued by overdevelopment issues.
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June 2010 · News Room
Comrie urges city probe of Flushing Methodist burial ground site
Councilman Comrie called on the city to examine potential graves at the Flushing Methodist burial ground site tied to the Flushing Commons project, pressing for a full city investigation.
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July 26, 2010 · Resolution
Resolution No. 354 approves site plan for a new I.S./H.S. 404 facility
Resolution No. 354 approved the site plan for a new 1,100-seat Intermediate/High School Facility (I.S./H.S. 404) at 1-50 51st Avenue in Queens.
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August 23, 2009 · Resolution
Resolution No. 358 posted regarding termination of a tax exemption
Resolution No. 358 was posted addressing the termination of a tax exemption for a project in Manhattan.
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August 2011 · Emergency preparedness
Hurricane Irene update and evacuation information
A Hurricane Irene update was posted with evacuation orders issued by Mayor Michael Bloomberg for low-lying coastal areas in Brooklyn and Queens.
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Community event
Black History Month Celebration at the Black Spectrum Theater
A Black History Month celebration was held at the Black Spectrum Theater, part of the office’s ongoing schedule of community gatherings.
Community event
In the words of the Councilman
“I thought Queens did well for having the most freshmen members coming in the Council.”
Councilman Leroy Comrie, on the committee assignments announced in August 2010
The office also hosts forums and public meetings, including a Healthy Heart Forum on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, and community gatherings such as an Irie Jamboree held over Labor Day weekend.
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Legislation
Resolutions, budget matters and Land Use Committee work, including the Kingsbridge legacy file and economic development issues in Queens.
Our District
Background on the neighborhoods of District 27: Cambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, St. Albans, Queens Village and Rosedale.
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