Community re-engaging with political establishment thanks to dedication of Queens youth activists | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

On a Far Rockaway thoroughfare dominated by dollar vans and discount clothiers and a handful of dingy yet architecturally impressive brick buildings, a group of young people convene in a luminous, orange office that buzzes with discussion of food justice and tropical fish tanks. They are part of the Rockaway Youth Task Force (RYTF), an organization…