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Phil Wong immigrated from Hong Kong. He is a longtime Elmhurst resident and has 3 children.

Candidates compete for open District 30 Council seat as Holden ...

Phil previously worked for City Council Member Robert Holden.

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Phil Wong's run for City Council in NYC District 30 is his first campaign for public office.

As of June 8, 2025, Phil Wong did not have a website or any information online.

Economy

Advocated for a more community-driven model for public services, considering street size, usage patterns, and safety.

- Advocated for a more community-driven model for public services, considering street size, usage patterns, and safety.

Public Services

As President of the Community Education Council (CEC) School District 24, advocated for better schools, protected the specialized high school exam (SHSAT), and pushed for expanded services for local families.

- As President of the Community Education Council (CEC) School District 24, advocated for better schools, protected the specialized high school exam (SHSAT), and pushed for expanded services for local families.

Education

Housing & Urban Development

Advocated for the restoration of school safety agents and crossing guards.

- Advocated for the restoration of school safety agents and crossing guards.

Public Safety

Opposes the City of Yes proposal, saying it is a "one size fits all" solution that will not address the needs of his district.

- Opposes the City of Yes proposal, saying it is a "one size fits all" solution that will not address the needs of his district.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Healthcare

Believes major storms causing flooded bus basements highlight the need for improved infrastructure.

- Believes major storms causing flooded bus basements highlight the need for improved infrastructure.

Energy & the Environment

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Phil Wong

Dermot is originally from Ireland and moved to Queens at age 19.

Dermot currently works as a political coordinator for the United Federation of Teachers. He previously worked as a middle school teacher in District 24 and held jobs in construction and as a school custodial worker.

Dermot Smyth - Ballotpedia

Dermont Smyth's run for City Council Member in New York City's District 30 is his first campaign for public office.

Supports using city dollars to finance projects that employ union labor.

Supports fair wages, good benefits, workplace safety, and increasing union membership.

- Supports using city dollars to finance projects that employ union labor.
- Supports fair wages, good benefits, workplace safety, and increasing union membership.

As of June 8, 2025, Dermont Smyth’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports expanding gifted and talented programs, keeping classrooms small, and expanding after-school programs for students and parents.

- Supports expanding gifted and talented programs, keeping classrooms small, and expanding after-school programs for students and parents.

Supports building more quality workforce housing and converting empty office spaces into affordable living spaces.

- Supports building more quality workforce housing and converting empty office spaces into affordable living spaces.

Supports efforts to reduce crime and violence by collaborating with law enforcement to fill staffing shortages, enhance video surveillance, and improve response times.

- Supports efforts to reduce crime and violence by collaborating with law enforcement to fill staffing shortages, enhance video surveillance, and improve response times.

Supports better regulation of e-bikes and protecting bike lanes.

- Supports better regulation of e-bikes and protecting bike lanes.

Supports expanding access to affordable childcare and healthcare.

- Supports expanding access to affordable childcare and healthcare.

Dermont Smyth

Paul describes himself as "a family man."

Paul Pogozelski - Ballotpedia

Paul Pogozelski's run for City Council for NYC District 30 is his first campaign for public office.

Supports promoting small homeownership and tenant rights, and offering assistance for first-time homebuyers.

- Supports promoting small homeownership and tenant rights, and offering assistance for first-time homebuyers.

Supports increasing youth opportunities through after-school programs, vocational training, and expanded aftercare services.

Supports enhancing green spaces and local public arts programs.

- Supports increasing youth opportunities through after-school programs, vocational training, and expanded aftercare services.
- Supports enhancing green spaces and local public arts programs.

Supports specialized high schools and gifted-and-talented programs.

Believes in addressing the long-term impacts of remote learning, saying, "A lot of students were falling below reading level and math level because of the pandemic."

- Supports specialized high schools and gifted-and-talented programs.
- Believes in addressing the long-term impacts of remote learning, saying, "A lot of students were falling below reading level and math level because of the pandemic."

Supports fixed long-term leases for small businesses.

- Supports fixed long-term leases for small businesses.

Supports increasing police staffing and wages, creating a mental health task force to handle non-criminal crises, and policies that allow first responders to live in the neighborhoods they serve.

- Supports increasing police staffing and wages, creating a mental health task force to handle non-criminal crises, and policies that allow first responders to live in the neighborhoods they serve.

As of June 8, 2025, Paul Pogozelski’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Paul Pogozelski

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