Jackson Heights Life

NOTE TO ACCESS-A-RIDE users - you need to file a complaint every time you are not picked-up or dropped-off at your door. If you are taking a round trip and it happens on both ends please file a complaint about both ends of your ride.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT THIS OFFICIALLY.
(this is a request from Access-A-Ride)

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I love your suggestions on the change of hours. I believe that the people who manage this OS would find it difficult to move the barricades so many time per day.  Perhaps we can come up with an easier plan.

We need to work together as a community to see what we can come up with. And we must remember to work around the idea that the elderly and disabled can manage it and also get their necessary services. Also remembering the disabled children using the special school buses.

Please join our discussions on FACEBOOK at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/370192364142041

Rank Alfonso Quiroz # 1 when you go to vote tomorrow!

Alfonso Quiroz:

I am incredibly honored to consider Bill Thompson a friend and an ally. Bill has always stood up for all New Yorkers and never backed down from a fight. Throughout his career, he has worked tirelessly to improve education for our children, access to vital resources such as healthcare and housing, and, above all, to ensure that no one gets left behind. He is a man of strong conviction who I have long admired, and his support means the world to me

Activist Valerie Bell Who Lost Her Son in a Police Shooting Endorsed Alfonso Quiroz for City Council

Activist Valerie Bell, whose son was killed by police 15 years ago, has endorse candidate Alfonso Quiroz for the District 25 City Council seat.

Bell, the mother of Sean Bell, said Quiroz will help reform law enforcement and keep communities safe in New York City if elected to the Council. She said she was proud to endorse him.

“I am confident Alfonso Quiroz is the right voice for the residents of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst,” she said. “Alfonso understands that we must reform law enforcement, stand up for justice and keep our communities safe.”

Sean Bell was 23-years-old when he was killed on the morning of his wedding day, Nov. 25, 2006, after leaving his bachelor party at a nightclub in Jamaica. Plainclothes officers fired more than 50 shots into his car after thinking his friend had a gun.

Sean Bell died in the shooting and three of the five officers involved in the shooting faced criminal charges, but were ultimately acquitted.

Valerie Bell founded Mothers of Never Again (MONA) following her son’s death and has been an activist for police reform for seven years.

“Valerie Bell shows her character every day by turning her grief over the loss of her son into action on behalf of other New Yorkers,” Quiroz said. “She has dedicated herself to ending police violence, which too often takes the life of young people of color here in New York City and across the nation.”

Quiroz’s platform on policing and criminal justice includes advocating for community-based policing, decriminalizing low-level offenses, ending the incarceration of people for low-level drug offenses and increasing funding for youth programs. He also opposes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) having a presence in local neighborhoods.

“We need to let the many good police officers in our city do their jobs and hold accountable those who abuse our trust,” Quiroz said.

The candidate has also been endorsed by former State Senator and City Council Member Thomas Duane; former State Senator and New York City Council Member representing District 25 John Sabini; New York State Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell; the LGBTQ Victory Fund; Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City and former New York State Governor David Paterson among others.

He is one of eight candidates running to replace Council Member Daniel Dromm, who is term-limited.

Alfonso wants the residents to be heard!

Alfonso Quiroz:

I’m excited to share today’s big announcement with you: former NYS Senator and NYC Councilman Tom Duane has endorsed me on this first day of LGBTQ Pride Month! Tom was the one of the first openly gay and HIV positive members of the NYC Council, and the first to become a State Senator. He has a long record of advocating for equity and championing progressive values – all of his work as an elected official was rooted in striving to make this a better world for all.