Since taking office in January, state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) has repeatedly pledged to stay active in the local affairs of his constituents, and during
his first town hall meeting last week, he placed himself — literally — between the city's various departments and the people they serve.
Rep. Claudia Tenney said
her first town hall meeting as a member of Congress went pretty well last night, and she told Spectrum News Central New York she'd consider doing more.
It's probably not a good thing when a freshman congressman gets huge headlines after announcing
his first town hall meeting with his constituents eight months into his term.
Residents railed against the federally funded Build It Back program at
the first town hall meeting in Queens earlier this month, calling the program slow and mismanaged.
«This gave me a lot more insight,» de Blasio said, before leaving «This is
my first town hall meeting on Staten Island — I look forward to the next.»
This video is from
our first Town Hall meeting.