This is the most important year for each and every one of us and for our country as well. For my New Year’s resolutions, besides the health and happiness of my wife, my family and friends, and other personal items, this is the year I resolve to build the Club and the grassroots Republican Party and win elections here in Queens, and to unleash my maximum potential for the greatness of our city, state and nation. This way, I will be joining millions of other patriots who are fighting to restore our country to the values and ideals that made America great. I look forward to working together with all of you in 2016!
Happy New Year!
Phil Orenstein
President
Queens Village Republican Club
Our Club held a forum on this topic several months ago. This is an update. The City Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 16. Hundreds showed up for a room that only held 150. Some waited 9 hours to speak, others never got to speak at all. Most were against the two proposals: MIH (Mandatory Inclusionary Housing) which will require that a certain number of apartments in new buildings be “affordable”. Critics charge that the definition of affordable can be as high as $3,000 a month. Just a giveaway to De Blasio’s developer friends.
If you’re as outraged as I am by what you’re reading in the media lately, you need to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and write to your local papers and give them a piece of your mind! You might want to start with a 
