March 10, 2022: Partial Reopening of Library Slated for April, Queens Chronicle
Flushing Branch to Open in Late April, QNS
Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott announced that the Flushing Library will partially reopen in April — he hoped before Easter — at a tour of the building with elected officials and press March 4.
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Council Member Sandra Ung sent a letter to Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez urging the agency to improve signage alerting motorists they are about to illegally enter the Flushing Main Street Busway.
The council member’s office was alerted that drivers have been receiving summonses, in some cases multiple times, for failing to turn off Main Street at 37th Avenue where the Busway begins.
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“When the point-based system was first announced, I expressed my displeasure early on with the Department of Education’s proposed changes to the high school admissions process,” said Council Member Sandra Ung. “It is unfair to high-achieving students to be placed in one of four tiers and then be required to enter a lottery to get into the high school of their choice.
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Council Member Sandra Ung joined workers from the City Cleanup Corps at Bland Playground on Thursday to thank them for the work they have been doing all week to beautify Downtown Flushing.
Since Monday morning, the CCC has cleaned 10 miles of streets, collected 1,800 pounds of trash, and removed graffiti from ten private buildings and in area parks and plazas.
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March 15, 2022: City Looks to Boost COVID Vaccination Rates, Gotham Gazette
The health department has held over 24,000 events, including virtual forums and in-person town halls, with CBOs and faith organizations, and knocked on over 1.7 million doors to raise awareness about the vaccine. That model has worked well in Flushing, Queens, according to City Council Member Sandra Ung, who has represented the predominantly Chinese and Korean district since January.
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During a tour of the library, Council Member Ung was informed it would reopen in April.
Council Member Sandra Ung received a firsthand look at a project to install a new elevator in the Flushing Library, as well as news that the library will reopen to the public in April.
Averaging approximately 6,000 visitors per day, one of the busiest library branches in the nation closed in March 2020 along with the rest of the city at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The City Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations chaired by Council Member Sandra Ung today held an oversight hearing on New York City’s Pro-Voter Law, which requires over 25 city agencies to offer voter registration to eligible New Yorkers when they apply for city services.
Enacted by the City Council in 2000, the Pro-Voter Law was designed to supplement state and federal laws that rely heavily on Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) offices to register voters.
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