Held 9:30 a.m. at Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY, the program followed a light breakfast sponsored by Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation.  The Speakers: State Senator Frank Padavan who authored S.7000A; State Assembly Member Mark Weprin (�prospects for legislative reform�); City Council Finance Chair David Weprin ("assessment reform"); City Council Environmental Protection Chair James Gennaro ("water taxes"); and President David Moog of the City Assessors and Appraisers Local 1757, District Council 37 AFSCME, ("fairness in City Assessment Policies").  Corey Bearak, President of the Queens Civic Congress and NEQJCC's chair, served as moderator.  The program was organized by Queens Civic Congress and Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council and also sponsored by Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, UJA-Federation of New York, Samuel Field Y, Queens Hadassah and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation.  For background on the issue, click here. Photos from the Forum's Program follow below (For photos from the breakfast click here.).

Jack Friedman, NEQJCC Trustee and President-elect, opens the forum.  Jack and William Rapfogel, CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, co-chaired the forum.  (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Michael Rosenblut, President and CEO of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.   (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Dr. Steven Goodman, NEQJCC Trustee and Executive Vice President of the host facility, The Samuel Field Y, delivers greetings.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Program Moderator Corey Bearak, President of Queens Civic Congress and Chair of the Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council  (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

NYS Assembly Member Audrey Pheffer delivers greetings.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

City Council Member Eric Gioia delivers greetings.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Rabbi Michael Miller, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, delivers greetings.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

State Senator Frank Padavan delivers a history lesson on the real property tax and past and present reforms.   (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

A view of the panelists.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

The panel - another view.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Assembly Member Mark Weprin discusses prospects for reform in the NYS Assembly.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

City Council Member David Weprin, chair of the Council Committee on Finance, discusses the City perspective.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Moderator Corey Bearak.   (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

City Council Members James Gennaro, chair of the Council Committee on Environmental Protection, discusses water taxes.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

President David Moog of the City Assessors and Appraisers Local 1757, District Council 37 AFSCME, speak on the "fairness of City Assessment Policies".   (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Warren Schreiber, President of the Bay Terrace Community Alliance, poses a question on co-op and condo tax reform.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

A view from the audience.    (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Another audience view.  Standing is prime media source Isac Weinberger who traveled all the way from Williamsburg to Little Neck.  (Photo courtesy of the Queens Civic Congress by Bruno DeFranceschi, North Bellerose Civic Association)

Click here for photos from the breakfast.

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