Queens · Community District 8

Fresh Meadows-Hillcrest-Briarwood

Briarwood · Flushing South · Fresh Meadows · Hillcrest · Holliswood · Jamaica Estates · Jamaica Hills · Kew Gardens Hills · Utopia

Community Board
8
Elected seats covering it
10
Land area
19.4 km²
Landmarks
0

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Community Board 8

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

Chair
Martha Taylor
Manager
Marie Adam-Ovide
Office
197-15 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423
Phone
718-264-7895
Email
qn08@cb.nyc.gov
Meets
General board meeting: second Wednesday of the month, 7:30 PM, held in person at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. Dates may shift for holidays. Cabinet meeting: first Wednesday, 9:30 AM.
Board website ↗
City Council

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

  • James F. Gennaro

    District 24 · Democratic · covers 73% of CD 8

    718-217-4969

  • Linda Lee

    District 23 · Democratic · covers 26% of CD 8

    718-468-0137
State Assembly

Rent and tenant law, school funding, state benefits.

  • Nily Rozic

    District 25 · Democratic · covers 36% of CD 8

    718-820-0241

  • David I. Weprin

    District 24 · Democratic · covers 33% of CD 8

    718-454-3027

  • Sam Berger

    District 27 · Democratic · covers 30% of CD 8

    718-969-1508
State Senate

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

  • John C. Liu

    District 16 · Democratic · covers 54% of CD 8

    718-765-6675

  • Toby Ann Stavisky

    District 11 · Democratic · covers 26% of CD 8

    718-445-0004

  • Leroy Comrie

    District 14 · Democratic · covers 20% of CD 8

    718-765-6359
U.S. House

Federal law, and caseworkers for immigration and benefits.

  • Grace Meng

    District 6 · Democratic · covers 75% of CD 8

    (718) 358-6364

  • Gregory W. Meeks

    District 5 · Democratic · covers 25% of CD 8

    (718) 725-6000
2 civic groups

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

  • Jamaica Estates Association

    Neighborhood association

    Homeowner association founded in 1929 that advocates for Jamaica Estates residents on zoning, beautification, and neighborhood security.

    Website ↗

  • Fresh Meadows Homeowners Civic Association

    Civic association

    Civic association dating to the 1940s that represents Fresh Meadows homeowners on traffic safety, overdevelopment, flooding and other local issues.

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.