March 24, 2022: Queens Cultural Spots Face Budget Cuts, Queens Chronicle

Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts could leave cultural institutions in Queens reeling if they were to go through, according to leaders of those organizations. Most of the institutions (Flushing Town Hall, Queens Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Queens Theatre and Queens Museum of Art) fall within or near Councilwoman Sandra Ung’s (D-Flushing) district. “We’re lucky to have so many cultural institutions in Flushing that are important to the entire borough, but that also means when cultural institutions are the target of budget cuts, those cuts hit particularly hard,” Ung, a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, said later via email. “Our cultural organizations are important to everyone from our children to our seniors, and offer a variety of programming that serves the ethnically diverse population of Queens. As we continue to negotiate the budget in the City Council, I’m going to fight with my colleagues to make sure that cultural institutions like Flushing Town Hall have the funding they need.”