ævˈɛlə ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ sˌʌm ʌvðə sˈeɪm kwˈiːnz nˈeɪbɚhˌʊdz ɪn dˈɪstɹɪkt nˈaɪntiːn.
Avella also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009, representing some of the same Queens neighborhoods in District 19.