QNS: Queens leaders vow to ‘fight’ for their communities after districting commission releases first

The New York City Districting Commission is facing backlash from Queens leaders after releasing a preliminary map of redrawn City Council districts last week, with some officials saying that the new lines would not accurately represent the communities they serve.

The commission emphasized that this is the first draft, but it is also a major step toward updating the new district maps since the 2020 Census was taken.

In western Queens, City Council member Julie Won’s newly drawn District 26 would be stripped of Sunnyside and much of the waterfront area in Astoria and Long Island City. With the new map, Won would represent Roosevelt Island and a sliver of the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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