Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: My community is mainly comprised of Guyanese and Trinidadian people, specifically of Indo-Caribbean descent in South Ozone Park. There are generally other South Asian and Caribbean groups scattered throughout as well as a huge Punjabi population in nearby Richmond Hill.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: My community is very close to JFK airport which supplies a lot of jobs. There is also a huge population of home health aide and service industry workers.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: My community is located in the very South Eastern part of Queens and can often feel left out of decisions to do with the city as a whole. We need a lot more representation from people who understand and know how to navigate our unique culture and are willing and ready to support us and make our way of life more manageable by connecting us better with transportation etc. to other parts of the city. Our biggest issues are lack of subway access which leads us to dependency on cars which can also be frustrating since our biggest access points are the Vanwyck Expressway and the Belt Parkway which are constantly traffic jammed and under construction which we never see the finished product