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Socialist NY Senate hopeful missed 46% of community board meetings
[NYPOST] A progressive who touted the need for accountability as she vies for state Senate was a no-show for her Queens community, records reveal.

Democratic socialist Kristen Gonzalez, who is running in a district that spans Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan — rarely attended Community Board 4 meetings during her 2018-2022 tenure.

Attendance records show Gonzalez missed 46% of CB 4’s meetings in that time, a figure which constitutes “substantial nonattendance,” according to the board’s code of conduct.

During her time at the board, which covers a swath of struggling Queens neighborhoods including Corona, Elmhurst, Newtown, and LeFrak City, Gonzalez missed:
  • An April 2020 discussion about securing pandemic relief by naming the CB4 area a “disaster zone” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • A June 2019 meeting, which included a once in half-century vote on rezoning in LeFrak City.

  • In December 2018 a mandatory training from the city’s Conflict of Interest Board.

Community board votes are advisory in nature, but nevertheless carry weight among city agencies and officials.

Posted by: Fred 2022-08-15
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