The district includes portions of Laurelton, Rosedale, St. Albans, Addisleigh Park, Hollis, Springfield Gardens and Jamaica in Queens.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY New Paltz and later a Master of Public Administration from Framingham State College in Massachusetts.

[8] In 2015, Assemblyman William Scarborough was convicted of a felony for the inappropriate use of state funds, and as a result was forced to relinquish his seat in the Assembly.

[13] Since her election to the New York State Assembly, Hyndman has worked closely with NYS Senator Leroy Comrie, NYS Senator James Sanders Jr., and Council Member Daneek Miller to develop a "Freedom Ticket" pilot program in Southeast Queens to address the transit desert.

Local residents would be allowed a reduced fare to ride the Long Island Rail Road to Atlantic Terminal with free transfer to the buses and subways.