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District 20

Sandra Ung

Flushing, Murray Hill, Queensboro Hill, Fresh Meadows & Mitchell-Linden

(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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Councilmember Sandra Ung introduced two pieces of legislation in the City Council that will address quality-of-life concerns on New York City’s public sidewalks.

Intro 1272 requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a site visit before the issuance or renewal of a stoop line stand license. A stoop line stand license permits a retail establishment to display merchandise on a public sidewalk.

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Councilmember Sandra Ung, fellow elected officials, and community leaders joined the Olde Town of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy on Saturday to co-name the intersection of 164th Street and 46th Avenue as “Olde Towne Burial Ground Lane.”

“The co-naming of 164th Street and 46th Avenue may not be significant given the turmoil in the world, but it’s a step forward from past injustices,” said Maureen Regan, who co-chairs the Conservancy with Robbie Garrison.

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(FLUSHING) The City Council on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Councilmember Sandra Ung requiring the creation of a task force to identify potential locations for a bus transit center in Flushing. 

“Flushing is not just a bustling transit hub for northeast Queens residents, it is the busiest bus-to-train transfer location in the mass transit system, making it a crucial connection point for our city,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung.

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Councilmember Sandra Ung visited PS 162 in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday morning to attend the school’s first assembly of the year, during which the Citizens of the Month and MVP’s for September were recognized. While there, the Councilmember announced that she secured $162,000 in this year’s budget for technology upgrades at the school.

In the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, Councilmember Ung was able to secure over $4.5 million for schools in her district.

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(FLUSHING) Councilmember Sandra Ung joined NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Jackie Langsam to announce a total of $6 million in City Council funding to complete two sections of the Eastern Queens Greenway. 

“We are fortunate in Eastern Queens to have a number of amazing parks, but in many places they are physically close but disconnected from one another,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung.

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During a joint hearing of the New York City Council’s committees on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management and Oversight and Investigations on Wednesday, committee members discussed a piece of legislation introduced by Councilmember Sandra Ung that would require the city to convene a task force to find potential sites for a bus depot in Flushing.

“We are lucky to have a transit-rich area in downtown Flushing, but that also brings with it a number of challenges,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung.

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Councilmember Sandra Ung was joined by State Senator John Liu, members of Community Board 7, community leaders, and friends and family of John Byas on Saturday for a ceremony to co-name the intersection of Colden Street and 45th Avenue in Flushing as “John Henry Byas, Sr. Way.”

“John Byas was a remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on the Flushing community for the four-plus decades that he called it home,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung.

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Councilmember Sandra Ung visited the 109th Precinct on Tuesday afternoon to present a check for $312,000 to commanding officer Deputy Inspector Louran Hall. The funding secured by the Councilmember in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget will go toward the purchase of new Argus surveillance cameras for the precinct.

“When I took office last year, the 109th Precinct was experiencing an alarming uptick in crime,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung.

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Councilmember Sandra Ung received a briefing from Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) representatives on efforts to better manage stormwater in the neighborhoods around Kissena Park during periods of intense rain. 

Last month, Councilmember Sandra Ung spearheaded a letter that was sent to Mayor Eric Adams requesting the administration update elected officials on the efforts being made to mitigate flooding in the area. 

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136-21 Latimer Place, 1D
Flushing, NY 11354
718-888-8747
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