About Paul Graziano
Paul Graziano is a life-long resident of North Flushing. He attended PS 21, Louis Armstrong Middle School (I.S. 227), the Bronx HS of Science, University of Massachusetts – Amherst and received his MS in Urban Affairs/Planning from Hunter College. Paul and his wife Elzbieta are the proud parents of a 1st Grader at PS 209, and Paul is a stepfather to two adult sons as well, one of whom currently attends Davidson College.
While Paul’s three decade biography in successful advocacy for neighborhoods in northeast Queens is extensive, here are some of the highlights that relate directly to the betterment of Council District 19:
-Founder of or advisor to numerous civic and homeowner associations in Council District 19, including but not limited to the Auburndale Improvement Association, Bayside Gables Homeowners Association, Bellcourt Civic Association, A Better College Point Civic Association, Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association, Douglaston Civic Association, Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Association, North Flushing Civic Association, Northeast Flushing Civic Association (NEFCA), Northwest Bayside Civic Association, Station Road Civic Association and We Love Whitestone.
-Co-authored the R2A “anti-McMansion” 1-family zone, which makes up 25% of the 19th Council District.
-Surveyed and co-designed the contextual rezoning plans for Bayside, College Point, Douglaston, Little Neck, North Flushing and Whitestone that have helped protect our neighborhoods from overdevelopment.
-Helped make Fort Totten into a public park and historic district instead of high-density luxury condominium towers.
-Assisted in the creation of the Douglaston Hill Historic District, protecting three dozen historic homes from demolition.
-Authored the Broadway-Flushing National Register Historic District Nomination Report, placing over 1,300 homes on the National Register of Historic Places in the Broadway-Flushing neighborhood.
-In 2020, Paul successfully lobbied the MTA to not eliminate or radically redesign portions of the Q16 bus route in North Flushing, Whitestone and Bay Terrace.
-In 2021, Paul was the leader citywide in stopping former Council Speaker Corey Johnson from eliminating our one-family neighborhoods citywide and force northeast Queens to build more high-density housing every decade – forever.
-In 2022, Paul was the leader statewide in stopping Governor Hochul from eliminating our one-family neighborhoods statewide and giving blanket amnesty for all illegal conversions in NYC – forever.
Our communities in northeast Queens may once again be in immediate danger from land use and zoning proposals made by Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul. Paul will continue to fight these existential threats against our neighborhoods: “It all starts with our homes. If our neighborhoods get ruined, the rest doesn’t matter.”
While Paul’s three decade biography in successful advocacy for neighborhoods in northeast Queens is extensive, here are some of the highlights that relate directly to the betterment of Council District 19:
-Founder of or advisor to numerous civic and homeowner associations in Council District 19, including but not limited to the Auburndale Improvement Association, Bayside Gables Homeowners Association, Bellcourt Civic Association, A Better College Point Civic Association, Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association, Douglaston Civic Association, Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Association, North Flushing Civic Association, Northeast Flushing Civic Association (NEFCA), Northwest Bayside Civic Association, Station Road Civic Association and We Love Whitestone.
-Co-authored the R2A “anti-McMansion” 1-family zone, which makes up 25% of the 19th Council District.
-Surveyed and co-designed the contextual rezoning plans for Bayside, College Point, Douglaston, Little Neck, North Flushing and Whitestone that have helped protect our neighborhoods from overdevelopment.
-Helped make Fort Totten into a public park and historic district instead of high-density luxury condominium towers.
-Assisted in the creation of the Douglaston Hill Historic District, protecting three dozen historic homes from demolition.
-Authored the Broadway-Flushing National Register Historic District Nomination Report, placing over 1,300 homes on the National Register of Historic Places in the Broadway-Flushing neighborhood.
-In 2020, Paul successfully lobbied the MTA to not eliminate or radically redesign portions of the Q16 bus route in North Flushing, Whitestone and Bay Terrace.
-In 2021, Paul was the leader citywide in stopping former Council Speaker Corey Johnson from eliminating our one-family neighborhoods citywide and force northeast Queens to build more high-density housing every decade – forever.
-In 2022, Paul was the leader statewide in stopping Governor Hochul from eliminating our one-family neighborhoods statewide and giving blanket amnesty for all illegal conversions in NYC – forever.
Our communities in northeast Queens may once again be in immediate danger from land use and zoning proposals made by Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul. Paul will continue to fight these existential threats against our neighborhoods: “It all starts with our homes. If our neighborhoods get ruined, the rest doesn’t matter.”