Our district office is located at 37-04 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205, in Long Island City, Queens. The accessible entrance to our office is located on 37th Street around the corner from our main entrance. The office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Our dedicated and multilingual team is here to serve and work with you.

For all constituent services and scheduling requests, please email us at district26@council.nyc.gov or call our district office at (718) 383-9566.

Farah Salam, she/her
Chief of Staff
fsalam@council.nyc.gov

Neily Vera Martinez, she/her
Deputy Chief of Staff | Legislative and Budget Director
NVeraMartinez@council.nyc.gov

Ellie Lauderback, she/her
Land Use and Housing Director
d26landuse@council.nyc.gov

Elmo Tumbokon, he/him
Communications Director
etumbokon@council.nyc.gov

Theresa Cottone, she/her
District Manager

Kalsang Yangtso, she/her
Community Liaison and Budget Coordinator

Alex Thaniotis, he/him
Housing Coordinator

Melissa Cucalon, she/her
Spanish Speaking Community Liaison