Former Queens Assembly Member Margaret Markey (D) dies at 83
Former District 30 Assembly Member Margaret “Marge” Markey died Sept. 24 as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
In Markey’s 17-year tenure as a public servant, she championed a landmark piece of legislation called the Child Victims Act, founded the Maspeth Town Hall, and advocated for affordable housing and the homeless.
Markey’s interest in public service began in the 1970s when her neighbor was struck and killed by a vehicle outside her home. After organizing the neighbors, Markey successfully petitioned local leaders to install a traffic light on 69th Street.
Next, Markey founded the Maspeth Town Hall, which to this day remains a thriving community center that offers senior engagement activities, an after school program and even martial arts classes. The building is over 100 years old, and first served the community as the Brinkerhoff School. In 1932, the building was converted into the NYPD’s 112th Precinct, which it remained until it was abandoned and scheduled for demolition in the 1970s.
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