Costa Constantinides

Former Council Member, District 22 (Queens)

Costa Constantinides is a Former Council Member, District 22 (Queens).

Served
Council Member, District 22 (Queens), 2014-2021
After the Council
Chief Executive Officer, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
Pay there (FY2023 filing)
$264,005
Discretionary sponsored (FY2020-2021)
$3,680,000 · 82 organizations

After the Council

Resigned the Council in April 2021 to become CEO of Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, an organization he had steered $219,000 in discretionary funding to while in office. Role and pay are from the organization's own 990 filings; the identity was confirmed in press coverage (see sources). No

Discretionary funding they sponsored

Organizations this member steered City Council discretionary (member-item) money to (FY2020-2021), largest first. From the Council's Schedule C funded disclosure (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is named). Organizations with a profile here link through.

Career before elected office

Before joining the Council in 2014 he worked in retail management at KB Toys, then spent years as a Council staffer, serving as legislative director to Council Member Darlene Mealy and deputy chief of staff to Council Member James Gennaro, where he worked on environmental legislation. From public

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