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Good afternoon, da jia hao, annyeonghaseyo!
Thank you all for being here today. It is truly an honor to stand before you to deliver my third State of the District address as your Councilmember. Representing the district where I was raised and continue to call home is one of the greatest privileges of my life.
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(FLUSHING) The City Council on Wednesday voted to approve a new 696-seat elementary school in Councilmember Sandra Ung’s district.
“This vote is a commitment to providing a quality education and shaping a brighter future for our children,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung. “This new school will enable our children to thrive both academically and personally, and I look forward to welcoming the first group of students to brand new, state-of-the-art learning facility.”
The new school will be built on a nearly 70,000-square-foot vacant lot at 137-31 45th Avenue in Flushing.
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INTRO
Good afternoon!
My name is Sandra Ung, and I have the distinct honor of representing this community in the City Council.
THANKS
I want to thank Glow Community Center for hosting today’s event, as well as the Youth Orchestra, the NY Korean Traditional Marching Band and the New York Guqin Center for their beautiful performances.
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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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