Massive citywide zoning changes move forward against our will
Op Ed by Patricia Dorfman
The City Council is set to approve two major zoning amendments next week after reaching a deal with the Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday.
The amendments,…
Category: Opinion
An Open Letter from Phipps About a Sunnyside Opportunity
OPINION
By Adam Weinstein, president & CEO of Phipps Houses
On Monday night, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Phipps Houses will host a town hall to foster open dialogue about a new affordable housing development Phipps has proposed for 50-25 Barnett Avenue,…
Queens Library: Delusions of Confidence
By Columnist John O’Reilly
City Comptroller Scott Stringer issued two scathing reports on the operations of the Queens Borough Public Library in July that uncovered, what he characterized, a “sickening track record of waste, fraud and abuse” engaged by library executives. …
OPINION: CB 2 “Discloses” Joe Conley’s Status But Many Questions Remain
Opinion: Sept. 1, By John O’Reilly
I received on August 31, 2015 an email from CB 2 forwarding documents regarding Joseph Conley’s appointment to the Board’s Land Use and Transportation Committees and the draft minutes of the Board’s June 4,…
Opinion: Our Community Board is Violating State Law
08-20-15 JOR to CB 2 re pending Conley FOIL requests…
Op-ed: Councilman Dromm Introduces Legislation Calling For Community Board Term Limits
OP-ED
By Council Member Daniel Dromm
Term limits are important to ensure democracy. That’s why I am proposing to limit community board members to serving six, two-year terms for a total of 12 years.
I recently introduced legislation,…
Opinion: Is Community Board 2 Transparent?
OPINION June 15, By John O’Reilly
During recent Community Board 2 meetings, the term “transparency” has been used with greater frequency to describe the Board and its various committees’ actions and functions. Is this description accurate? No. Community Board 2 fails to make important community information easily accessible and does not provide details about who sits on the Board and how its decisions are made.…
Op-Ed Sunday: Let’s Get Behind Vision Zero
OPINION May 4, John O’Reilly
The Sunnyside community, north, south, young, old, hip and unhip, must get fully involved and engaged with the Vision Zero Action Plan. This ambitious and historic effort launched in the opening days of the de Blasio administration and newly constituted City Council,…
Op Ed Sunday: Small Town in the Big City
By Rigoberto Cardoso and Patricia Dorfman
The inner workings of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce might seem irrelevant to some, but the organization’s health is more important to our future than one might think. The Chamber’s long-time slogan, “A small town in the big city” aptly suggests that we all are dependent upon each other in more ways than just business.…
Op-Ed Sunday: Speed Bumps & Cameras Needed Near 48th Avenue/43rd Street
April 6, By George Burles (OPINION PIECE)
On March 17, at the intersection of 48th Avenue and 43rd Street, two cars violently collided. One of them was sent spinning through the crosswalk where I was just walking, before slamming into two more cars on the other side of the street.…