District 26 - Julie Won

Julie is from New York City. She has a bachelor's degree in international relations and affairs from Syracuse University. She lives with her family in Long Island City.

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Julie previously worked as a digital strategy consultant for IBM iX and in various management consulting roles for IBM. She previously served as a legislative intern for the United States House of Representatives in New York Congressional District 6.

Candidate Answers to JOLDC: Julie Won for City Council District 26 ...

Julie is currently a member of the New York City Council, representing District 26. She was first elected in 2021 and is currently serving her second term.

Plans to address the affordable housing crisis and ensure the City provides better services.

- Plans to address the affordable housing crisis and ensure the City provides better services.

Economy

As a council member, secured $15 million from the city budget to repair and upgrade parks and playgrounds.

Allocated funding to non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving parks and addressing climate change, such as the Hunters Point Park Conservancy.

Sponsored free community programming in parks throughout the district, including "Movies Under the Stars."

- As a council member, secured $15 million from the city budget to repair and upgrade parks and playgrounds.
- Allocated funding to non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving parks and addressing climate change, such as the Hunters Point Park Conservancy.
- Sponsored free community programming in parks throughout the district, including "Movies Under the Stars."

Public Services

Supports community-led land use planning to ensure affordable and sustainable neighborhood growth.

- Supports community-led land use planning to ensure affordable and sustainable neighborhood growth.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports full decriminalization of sex work, but wants to protect minors from exploitation and human trafficking.

Supports removing NYPD response from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.

Supports the establishment of supervised drug consumption spaces in her district.

- Supports full decriminalization of sex work, but wants to protect minors from exploitation and human trafficking.
- Supports removing NYPD response from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.
- Supports the establishment of supervised drug consumption spaces in her district.

Public Safety

Supports improved bike lanes, wider sidewalks, traffic lights, and adding elevators to the 7 train stations along Queens Boulevard.

Supports expanding the Fair Fares program to provide discounted or free MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers.

- Supports improved bike lanes, wider sidewalks, traffic lights, and adding elevators to the 7 train stations along Queens Boulevard.
- Supports expanding the Fair Fares program to provide discounted or free MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of August 22, 2025, Julie Won’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports access to abortion and has co-sponsored legislation to increase access to reproductive healthcare.

- Supports access to abortion and has co-sponsored legislation to increase access to reproductive healthcare.

Healthcare

Increased enrollment at schools throughout the district to ensure that Fair Student Funding levels would remain the same or be increased in District 26 schools.

- Increased enrollment at schools throughout the district to ensure that Fair Student Funding levels would remain the same or be increased in District 26 schools.

Education

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Julie Won

Julie Won is from New York City. She has a bachelor's degree in information studies and technology from Syracuse University. She lives with her family in Long Island City.

Supports the Progressive Caucus's requirement that members support cutting funding to NYPD in favor of alternative safety infrastructure.

As a council member, allocated funding to non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving parks and addressing climate change, such as the Hunters Point Park Conservancy.

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Julie Won is from New York City. She has a bachelor of arts in international relations and a master of arts in public relations from Syracuse University. She lives with her family in Long Island City.

Believes affordable and efficient public transit is essential for Queens' economy and community.

As a council member, fought to secure over $50 million in funding for schools, parks, and community services.

Approved for 2 acres of new public greenspace for our district!

Sponsored free community programming in parks throughout the district, including the highly-attended Movies Under the Stars.

Supports the abolition of the Gangs Database.

Plans to include instructions for applying for clemency in the next newsletter to constituents.

Supports improved bike lanes, wider sidewalks, traffic lights, and adding elevators to subway stations to enhance pedestrian and public transit safety.

As a council member, allocated funding to non-profits like Hunters Point Park Conservancy to preserve parks and address climate change.

As a city council member, secured an additional $11 million from the city budget for district schools.

Allocated over 70% of her annual $5 million capital funding specifically to repair and upgrade school buildings.

Julie Won is from New York City. She has a bachelor's degree in information management and technology from Syracuse University. She lives with her family in Long Island City.

Julie is a technology consultant at IBM, where she worked for a decade. Before her election, she served as a board member of Queens Community Board 2 and co-founded the Queens Small Business Alliance.

Julie is currently a member of the New York City Council, representing District 26. She was first elected in 2021 and is currently serving her second term. 

Plans to address the affordable housing crisis and ensure the city provides better services.

Supports legislation to aid LGBTQ+ seniors.

Supports funding for various LGBTQ+ organizations and non-profit organizations, including Drag Story Hour.

As a council member, approved for 2 acres of new public greenspace for the district.

Believes in the importance of greenspaces for preventing flash floods and other deadly consequences of climate change.

Allocated over 70% of her annual $5 million capital funding to repair and upgrade school buildings, including replacing broken air conditioners and building new auditoriums.

Secured the first supportive housing units for homeless City University of New York (CUNY) students, to be located in Long Island City.

Delivered free home internet, cable TV, and cell service for residents of Queensbridge, Ravenswood, and Woodside Houses.

As a council member, fought to secure over $50 million in funding for the district, including $11 million to keep schools fully funded and $15 million to repair and upgrade neighborhood parks.

Supports removing police from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.

Supports the establishment of a Progressive Caucus in the City Council.

Supports the decriminalization of sex work.

Supports the establishment of supervised drug consumption spaces in your district.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police and other law enforcement individuals.

Supports the Progressive Caucus s requirement that members support cutting funding to NYPD in favor of alternative safety infrastructure.

Supports constructing safe and upgraded bike lanes on the Roosevelt Island Bridge.

Advocates for traffic safety measures like wider sidewalks and traffic lights to protect pedestrians.

Opposes "bureaucratic delays" in Department of Transportation projects that slow down infrastructure modernization.

Advocated for adding elevators to the 7 train stations along Queens Boulevard to improve public transit accessibility for people with disabilities and caregivers.

Allocated over 70% of her annual $5 million capital funding to repair and upgrade school buildings.

Julie is a technology consultant at IBM, where she worked for a decade. Before her election to the City Council, she served as a board member of Queens Community Board 2 and co-founded the Queens Small Business Alliance.

Supports traffic safety measures like wider sidewalks and traffic lights to protect pedestrians.

Advocated for adding elevators to the 7 train stations along Queens Boulevard to improve public transit accessibility for people with disabilities and those using strollers.

Supports expanding the Fair Fares program to provide discounted or free Metrocards for low-income New Yorkers.

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