BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Councilman Barry Grodenchik
will retire from office
when his term ends in 2021, he
announced last week on social
media.
Grodenchik said he will
continue to serve the residents
of eastern Queens until Dec.
31, 2021.
“Being a member of the
Council has been, and will
continue to be, a hallmark
of my public service career,
which extends back more than
a generation,” Grodenchik
said. “After much thought and
reflection with family and
friends, I have decided that it
is time to put a period on this
chapter of my life and retire
from public service. At this
time I especially thank the
people of the 23rd Council District
for the honor and trust
they have twice placed in me.”
A lifelong Queens resident,
Grodenchik grew up in
NYCHA’s Pomonok Houses in
Flushing, where he developed
a deep understanding of the
concerns that working and
middle class families face in
New York.
He was elected to the Council
in November 2015 and reelected
in 2017 representing
the 23rd District Council in
eastern Queens, which includes
portions of Bayside,
Queens, Bellerose, Douglaston,
Floral Park, Fresh Meadows,
Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis
Hills, Holliswood, Jamaica
Estates, Little Neck Oakland
Gardens and Queens Village
in Queens.
Since taking office, Grodenchik
has helped to advance
the cause of education, including
the building of over 2,600
new school seats — nearly 900
of which are already open in
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three new schools, and three
additions to existing schools.
“This represents a quarterbillion
dollar investment in
the education of our young people;
I have also secured nearly
$20 million for new technology,
covering every school in
the district,” Grodenchik said.
Grodenchik’s efforts have
also led to the restoration of
three playgrounds with seven
more on the way, and the
Vanderbilt Long Island Motor
Parkway which is receiving its
first facelift in a generation.
For Grodenchik, it has been
an honor to be a foremost advocate
for feeding New Yorkers
and enhancing funds for his
district’s parks, he said.
The councilman said he
has been privileged to work
with giants such as Gov. Andrew
Cuomo, the late former
Queens Borough President
Claire Shulman, and Assemblywoman
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Nettie Mayersohn
helping hundreds of thousands
of people and working
with colleagues and staff to
help millions more.
“I am incredibly proud of
my outstanding team and the
work they have done to help
over 5,000 individual constituents
with the myriad of issues
that face New Yorkers every
single day,” Grodenchik said.
“We will continue to do this
work over the next 14 months
and continue to lead the recovery
from COVID-19 in eastern
Queens.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or
by phone at (718) 260–4526.
Grodenchik to retire
when term ends
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