Two candidates are competing in the election for the City Council District 19 seat, which represents Little Neck, Bayside, Douglaston, North Flushing, Whitestone, Auburndale and College Point.
Dennis Saffran
Douglaston attorney Dennis Saffran, a party-backed Republican, ran for the same seat in 2001, losing to now state Sen. Tony Avella by a few hundred votes. His campaign set out to restore the public’s trust in the government.
Paul Vallone
Paul Vallone, a Flushing attorney, was the county Democratic Party’s pick for the City Council seat and based much of his campaign on improving public safety and restoring integrity to the northeast Queens district.
