Progressive NY Senate hopeful missed almost half of neighborhood board conferences: Report

A progressive Queens neighborhood board member who's operating for a New York state Senate seat missed 46% of board conferences in her prior function, based on a report.

Kristen Gonzalez served as a member of Neighborhood Board 4 from 2018 to 2022, but she attended conferences so hardly ever it constituted “substantial nonattendance,” based on the board’s code of conduct. The New York Submit reported Saturday that Gonzalez was absent on the job, lacking necessary coaching conferences and even pandemic aid discussions whereas she was alleged to be serving her Corona, Elmhurst, Newtown, and LeFrak Metropolis-based constituents.

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Members of the 50-member board are chosen by the borough president in session with the council members of the district. The members should not paid a wage, and people taken with making use of are invited to fill out functions to be thought of.

Gonzalez labored as a product supervisor for American Categorical throughout her tenure and is now vying for New York’s 59th state Senate district, which covers Astoria, Lengthy Island Metropolis, Greenpoint, North Williamsburg, and a slice of japanese Manhattan. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has endorsed Gonzalez in her Senate race.

Former metropolis Councilwoman Liz Crowley is operating in opposition to Gonzalez. Onetime candidate for public advocate Nomiki Konst, who identifies as a socialist, dropped out of the race Saturday and endorsed Gonzalez.

The state's major elections fall on Aug. 23.