Queens · Community District 2

Long Island City-Sunnyside-Woodside

Long Island City · Sunnyside · Woodside · Maspeth (small part)

Community Board: 2
Elected seats covering it: 8
Land area: 13.1 km²
Landmarks: 5

Everything on this ground

Community Board 2

Advisory, but it reviews every development before anyone else does — and its meetings are open to you.

Chair: Anatole Ashraf
Manager: Vacant as of 2026-08-06
Office: 43-22 50th Street, Room 2B (2nd Floor), Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: 718-533-8773
Email: qn02@cb.nyc.gov
Meets: Regular monthly meeting and public hearing: first Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM. The January 8, 2026 meeting was held in person at Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th Street, Ground Floor. Cabinet meeting: fourth Tuesday, 10:30 AM.

Board website ↗

City Council

City law, the city budget, the binding vote on rezonings.

Julie Won
District 26 · Democratic · covers 99% of CD 2
718-383-9566

State Assembly

Rent and tenant law, school funding, state benefits.

Claire Valdez
District 37 · Democratic · covers 67% of CD 2
718-784-3194
Steven Raga
District 30 · Democratic · covers 26% of CD 2
718-651-3185
Diana C. Moreno
District 36 · Democratic · covers 7% of CD 2
718-545-3889

State Senate

The other half of state law. MTA funding and oversight.

Michael Gianaris
District 12 · Democratic · covers 81% of CD 2
718-728-0960
Kristen Gonzalez
District 59 · Democratic · covers 19% of CD 2
718-765-6674

U.S. House

Federal law, and caseworkers for immigration and benefits.

Nydia M. Velázquez
District 7 · Democratic · covers 80% of CD 2
(718) 340-6244
Grace Meng
District 6 · Democratic · covers 20% of CD 2
(718) 358-6364

5 landmarks

What stands on this ground, and why it's worth knowing.

HistoricWoodside / Maspeth

Calvary Cemetery

A Roman Catholic cemetery opened in 1848 and operated by the Archdiocese of New York, spread across four sections in western Queens. It contains roughly three million interments, more than any other cemetery in the United States.

Why it matters

Created after Manhattan banned new burials below 86th Street, it is the physical record of 19th-century Irish and German Catholic New York, and its hillside of headstones against the Midtown skyline is one of the city's most photographed views.

49-02 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Woodside, NY 11377

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ParkLong Island City

Gantry Plaza State Park

A 12-acre New York State park on the East River waterfront, built on a former rail and industrial dock. Its restored gantries, which once loaded rail car floats, and the landmark Pepsi-Cola sign are its signature features.

Why it matters

The park's piers frame one of the most photographed views of Midtown Manhattan and anchored the transformation of the Hunters Point waterfront from industry to high-rise residential.

4-09 47th Road, Long Island City, NY 11101

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MuseumLong Island City

MoMA PS1

A contemporary art institution in a Romanesque Revival former public school building from 1892, affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art since 2000. Its Young Architects Program courtyard commission and Warm Up summer music series run annually.

Why it matters

Founded in 1976 as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources, PS1 is one of the oldest and largest U.S. institutions devoted solely to contemporary art and a founding anchor of Long Island City's arts district.

22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

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VenueLong Island City

Silvercup Studios

A film and television production studio in a converted Silvercup Bakery building, opened in 1983 and now among the largest independent studios in the northeastern United States. Its rooftop sign is visible from the Queensboro Bridge and the 7 train.

Why it matters

'The Sopranos,' '30 Rock,' 'Sex and the City' and 'Mad Men' were produced here, and the Silvercup sign is one of the most recognizable pieces of Long Island City iconography.

42-22 22nd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

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HistoricSunnyside

Sunnyside Gardens Historic District

A 77-acre planned garden community built between 1924 and 1928 by the City Housing Corporation, with low-rise brick blocks arranged around shared interior courts. Designated a New York City historic district in 2007.

Why it matters

Planned by Clarence Stein, Henry Wright and Lewis Mumford, who lived there, it is the leading American example of the English garden-city idea and a foundational experiment in limited-dividend affordable housing.

Roughly bounded by Skillman Avenue, 43rd Street, Barnett Avenue and 52nd Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104

8 civic groups

Neighbours who already meet about this. Joining one is the fastest way to get a hearing at the board.

Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice
Advocacy
Women-led community and worker center organizing Nepali-speaking immigrants and refugees around labor rights, immigration status and health access from its Woodside base.
Website ↗communications@adhikaar.org (718) 937-1117
Long Island City Partnership
Business improvement district
Economic development organization and business improvement district covering Jackson Avenue, Queens Plaza and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City.
Website ↗info@licpartnership.org 718-786-5300
Sunnyside Community Services
Community organization
Multi-service settlement house in Sunnyside offering youth and early-childhood programs, adult education, immigrant services, home care and older-adult services.
Website ↗info@scsny.org 718-784-6173
Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance
Advocacy
Founded in 2003, the Alliance is dedicated to the preservation, history and vitality of the Sunnyside Gardens historic district and is pursuing National Historic Landmark status.
Website ↗info@sunnysidegardens.us
Sunnyside Shines BID
Business improvement district
Business improvement district covering Queens Boulevard, Greenpoint Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in Sunnyside.
Website ↗info@sunnysideshines.org 718-606-1800
Court Square Civic Association
Civic association
A nonprofit community group founded in December 2015 that advocates for residents, artists and small businesses in the Court Square subdistrict of Long Island City.
Website ↗hello@courtsquarecivic.org
Dutch Kills Civic Association
Civic association
A civic association re-established in 1980 that advocates for quality of life for residents, workers and businesses in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City, meeting monthly on the second Thursday.
Website ↗
Hunters Point Civic Association
Civic association · listed by the board, unconfirmed
A 501(c)(3) civic association launched in April 2012 that runs monthly community forums in Hunters Point, advocates on development and infrastructure, and organizes an annual food drive for local pantries.

Overlaps are computed by land area — near a boundary, check your exact address. Every state and federal seat here is on the ballot November 3, 2026. These are the sitting officeholders, not projected winners.

Boundaries: NYC Dept. of City Planning via NYC Open Data (May 2026). Officeholders verified against official sources on 2026-08-06. District overlaps are computed by area and are approximate near boundaries.