23 Facts About Elizabeth Crowley

Elizabeth S Crowley was born on November 27,1977 and is an American politician.

Elizabeth Crowley was previously the New York City Council member for the 30th district from 2009 to 2017, representing the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, and parts of Woodside and Woodhaven, in the borough of Queens.

Elizabeth Crowley is a cousin of former US Congressman Joseph Crowley.

Elizabeth Crowley was born in Queens to a large and civically-active family.

Elizabeth Crowley's father, Walter, was a local Democratic District Leader and City Council Member during the 1980s.

Elizabeth Crowley is the cousin of former US Congressman Joseph Elizabeth Crowley, vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus and Democratic Party chair in Queens County.

Elizabeth Crowley did historic preservation work on various landmarks through New York City, including Radio City Music Hall, Empire Theatre, and St Patrick's Cathedral.

Elizabeth Crowley is a member of District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.

On May 8, Elizabeth Crowley announced her candidacy, joining a crowded field that included Gallagher's predecessor Tom Ognibene, a Republican who held the seat until term-limited from office in 2001, city Elections Board Commissioner Anthony Como, civic leader Charles Ober, and attorney Joseph Suraci.

Elizabeth Crowley anticipated to benefit from a higher turnout due to the historic candidacy of Barack Obama in a district where Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1.

Elizabeth Crowley has taken both the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations to task to improve the reliability of the city's 911 system.

Elizabeth Crowley led a fight to preserve and expand City health services for women.

Elizabeth Crowley has sponsored legislation to expand access to HPV vaccinations, birth control and other women's health services.

Elizabeth Crowley has pushed the FDNY to double the number of women serving as firefighters in her efforts to improve gender equality among the city's emergency services.

In 2013, Elizabeth Crowley joined advocates in successfully lobbying the city's New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to confer landmark status on the century-old Forest Park Carousel, one of the last works of master carver Daniel Carl Muller, culminated a 40-year battle by the Woodhaven community to secure official landmark status for the beloved carousel.

However, in response to strong local opposition and a petition garnering over 1,000 signatures, Elizabeth Crowley joined with fellow elected officials in writing to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to oppose the city's plan.

Elizabeth Crowley subsequently secured Council funding towards a $7 million renovation that preserved the site as a nature area, while installing new fencing and lighting, and repaving walkways.

In November 2016, Elizabeth Crowley presided over a ceremony to official inaugurate the Central Ridgewood Historic District, a 40-block area including nearly 1,000 historic homes and buildings.

In May 2016, Elizabeth Crowley attended a rally at the Tavern with more than 100 local residents to call on the LPC to recognize the building.

Elizabeth Crowley criticized the body for falling to prioritize the landmarking of historic sites in the borough.

Elizabeth Crowley declared her opposition to the planned shelter, noting the impact on the community of two existing homeless shelters along Queens Boulevard and pledging to "[work] with community leaders and residents" to halt the Maspeth proposal.

Elizabeth Crowley addressed the crowd, reiterating her opposition to the plan.

Elizabeth Crowley was married to Dennis O'Hara, a New York City police officer.