Honoring People and Community
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library is one of the largest and busiest public library systems in the United States, dedicated to serving the most ethnically and culturally diverse area in the country.
Office of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Team AOC represents New York’s 14th District: 700,000 people across parts of the Bronx and Queens, including:
Astoria, College Point, North Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and parts of Corona in Queens
Pelham Gardens, City Island, Country Club, Van Nest, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, Hunts Point, Throggs Neck, Soundview, Castle Hill, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and parts Morris Park, Middletown, Longwood and Foxhurst in the Bronx
Soulful Synergy
Soulful Synergy is a minority-owned workforce development agency dedicated to creating equitable and sustainable communities. Since 2013, Soulful Synergy has successfully run tailored recruitment and training programs that tap into the soul of communities and upskill local workforces for clean energy and other high-demand jobs in green construction.
Western Queens Community Land Trust
Western Queens Community Land Trust (WQCLT) is a nonprofit made up of activists, small business owners, professors, artists, students, and community members who fight for democratic and equitable land use in Western Queens.
We’re working on establishing a multi-site, multi-focus community land trust (CLT) to slow gentrification and act as a stabilizing force across Western Queens, from Hunters Point to Flushing.
Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition
The Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition (SQREJC) promotes civic pride in maintaining a stable, beautiful, and desirable Southeast Queens Community through direct liaison with community residents, city agencies, and community-based organizations to ensure a clean, safe, and environmentally healthy residential community.
Queens Climate Project
Queens Climate Project is a group of Queens neighbors and residents advocating for equitable clean energy policies and developing initiatives that increase clean energy, with a focus on Queens and achieving climate justice.