More than 100 people sat in on Community Board 13’s monthly Zoom meeting on Monday.New members were introduced, the old Cambria Heights Rite Aid pharmacy was discussed, residents were updated
Community
By Reuvain Borchardt
NEW YORK -
A poster from Klal Vote urging voter turnout in Tuesday’s election.
A City Council special election is being held Tuesday in Far Rockaway, and Jewish community leaders are working on an intense get-out-the-vote effort, following a similarly successful push in another Queens special election earlier this month.
Former Councilman Donovan Richards’ election last November as Queens Borough President left an open seat in the 31st City Council District in Southeast Queens, which includes Far Rockway, Arverne, Brookville, Edgemere, Laurelton, Rosedale and Springfield Gardens. The special election features nine candidates, one of whom, Pesach Osina, is an Orthodox Jew. The other eight candidates, all black or Latino, are Latanya Collins, Nicole Lee, Manny Silva, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Nancy Martinez, Shawn Rux, LaToya Benjamin and Sherwyn James.