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Adrienne Adams (politician) Adrienne Eadie Adams (born December 9, 1960) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the New York City Council. A Democrat, Adams represents the 28th district, and is the first woman elected to the district. [ 1 ] Adams was elected in 2017 to fill out the remainder of the term of her expelled predecessor ...
District 28 covers a series of predominantly Black neighborhoods in southeastern Queens, including some or all of Richmond Hill, Jamaica, South Ozone Park, and Rochdale Village. [4] Much of John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in the district, as is Baisley Pond Park. The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 9, 10, and 12 ...
According to THE CITY, the committee would consist of the corporation counsel, Brad Lander, the City Council speaker (Adrienne Adams), a deputy mayor chosen by the current mayor (in this case ...
Schulman took office as a member of the New York City Council on January 1, 2022. She was named chair of the committee on health by Speaker Adrienne Adams soon after. Schulman also sits on the committees on aging, criminal justice, education, fire and emergency management, and governmental operations, as well as the subcommittee on zoning and ...
New York City Council Member Adrienne E. Adams at a bill signing ceremony in City Hall on Monday, April 30, 2018. Adams was elected the next speaker of the City Council on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 ...
Adams, who represents a section of eastern Queens that includes Jamaica, was picked for the speaker job in an internal vote by the Council’s 51 members during their first meeting of the year.
Members elected are limited to two consecutive four-year terms in office but may run again after a four-year respite. The head of the city council is called the speaker. The current speaker is Adrienne Adams, a Democrat from the 28th district in Queens. The speaker sets the agenda and presides at city council meetings, and all proposed ...
District 38 is based largely in Sunset Park along Brooklyn 's western shoreline, also covering Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and small parts of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Borough Park. [4] Green-Wood Cemetery and Sunset Park proper are also located within the district. The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 6, 7, 10, 11 ...