Council Member Sandra Ung issued the following statement regarding the testimony provided at the Committee on Civil and Human Rights hearing on December 8: 

“The testimony by a speaker at today’s hearing of the Committee on Civil and Human Rights was vile, offensive and racially divisive,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung. “The speaker’s comments, which cast Asian Americans as perpetual foreigners who aren’t real American citizens and don’t belong in this country, are especially harmful given the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans.

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Council Member Sandra Ung released the following statement on targeted action against illegally parked commercial vehicles in Queens: the night of Monday, August 22:

“I am pleased that the city is serious about addressing the issue of illegally parked commercial trucks in our residential neighborhoods,” said Council Member Sandra Ung. “This is a serious issue for constituents in my district who live on or near the Horace Harding Expressway, where tractor trailers park for long periods of time.

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Ung Secures $500,000 for improvements to Leavitt Field, Queens Chronicle

Councilmember Sandra Ung (D-Flushing) announced Monday that Leavitt Field in Flushing is slated to receive a $500,000 renovation. Ung made the announcement at a ceremony for Flushing High School’s varsity baseball team, which recently won the Public School Athletic League Division AA championship and finished the season undefeated.

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Ung Congratulates Flushing High’s Baseball Team for PSAL Title, QNS

Flushing High School Goes Undefeated, Queens Ledger

Flushing High School Baseball Team Honored, Queens Chronicle

Councilwoman Sandra Ung met with the players and coaching staff for the Flushing High School baseball team Friday at Leavitt Field to congratulate them on winning the school’s first Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) championship since 1948.

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Ung, OATH Commissioner Talk With Small Business Owners in Flushing, QNS

Councilwoman Sandra Ung and Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) Commissioner Asim Rehman walked around downtown Flushing Wednesday, June 17, to discuss city-issued summonses and how they should be handled with small business owners in the area.

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Council Members Call for $25M for ‘Our City, Our Vote’ Initiative, PoliticsNY

As city-budget negotiations are rumored to be wrapping up in the coming days, a coalition of City Council members and immigrant advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall calling on Mayor Eric Adams to put $25 million in funding into implementing a law that grants non-citizens the right to vote.

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Council Member Ung Introduces Bill to Examine Using Nonprofits as Shelter Intake Center, QNS

Council members Sandra Ung, Linda Lee, Tiffany Caban and Rita Joseph introduced legislation requiring the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to make a report on the feasibility of partnering with community-based nonprofit organizations that could accept and process shelter intake applications for families with children.

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