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Crowley, a former councilmember in Western Queens’ District 30, told the Eagle Tuesday she is strongly considering a run after placing second to Richards in the June 2020 primary. “The borough I grew up in and love is in dire need of leadership,” Crowley said. “Small businesses are closing, parents are frustrated with losing a […]

This year is the one 21 in ’21 has been waiting for and working toward for the last three. After organizing, strategizing and educating, the feminist organization is ready to push at least 21 female City Council candidates to victory.

Transportation has remained the centerpiece of Crowley’s campaign. Before announcing her candidacy, she championed a plan to resuscitate a discontinued rail line linking Jamaica and Long Island City, with stops in Middle Village. She has also long called for free bus service, a de facto policy during the COVID-19 crisis that she said should remain in place.

The next Queens borough president will be involved in serious, long-overdue conversations about systemic racism and police reform. Black Lives Matter and we need a justice system that recognizes this. We must implement policies that will emphasize community understanding and police de-escalation — and that’s only the beginning. Change will only come through peaceful protest, […]

“We don’t have hospital beds, and we are worse off than the rest of the boroughs,” said Crowley, a former Queens councilwoman.