Council Member Julie Menin leads the charge against proposed maps giving part of the UES to Queens | Upper East Site, Unsplash, NYC Districting Commission
Council Member Julie Menin leads the charge against proposed maps giving part of the UES to Queens | Upper East Site, Unsplash, NYC Districting Commission

Part of the Upper East Side Doesn’t Belong in Queens: UES Lawmaker

A big chunk of the Upper East Side doesn’t belong to Queens and shouldn’t be represented by Queens. It’s a simple, obvious message, but one that still needed to be sent, after proposed City Council district maps chopped off dozens of UES blocks
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  1. I’d agree. Years ago I was a member of Community Board 8, which covers the UES and Roosevelt Island. None of it is part of Queens, and districting needs to reflect that.

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