In New York City, NYLCVEF has focused on two main voter education campaigns: Staten Island's waterfront and Southern Queens' transit system.

Staten Island needs a cleaner, more accessible waterfrontStaten Island's waterfront has limited access and isn't clean, and elected officials and candidates need to hear this message. In preparation for the February 2009 special election for New York City Council, NYLCVEF sought to educate voters about how their next Council Member could improve access to a clean waterfront, and engage them to vote for the candidate they thought could best accomplish this. Over 1,000 people participated in the program, which gathered information from candidate surveys, held public candidate forums, and sent out educational mailings to voters. Click here to learn more about the Staten Island Waterfront Campaign and take action.

Southern Queens needs better transportationSouthern Queens is plagued by traffic, delays, and long waits for transit because of limited transportation choices and the existence of only one subway line. To get the message to city officials, NYLCVEF raised this issue in the February 2009 special election for New York City Council through having candidates fill out surveys, holding candidate forums, and distributing educational mailings to voters. Click here to learn more about getting Southern Queens moving and take action.

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