{"id":138324,"date":"2026-02-19T02:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138324\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T02:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:31:18","slug":"year-of-the-horse-queens-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138324\/","title":{"rendered":"Year Of The Horse – Queens Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0City Council Deputy Leader Sandra Ung hosted her first- ever, in- district Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday at Tangram, bringing together families, community leaders, and organizations from across Queens for an afternoon of vibrant cultural performances, food, and valuable community resources. The free event was open to the public and welcomed residents of all ages to celebrate the Year of the Horse. \u201cI was in\u00adcredibly proud to host my first-ever Lunar New Year celebration right here in Flushing and to join the many festivities taking place across our community,\u201d said Deputy Leader Sandra Ung. \u201cI want to thank my colleagues in government who joined us, the performers who shared their talents, the volunteers who gave their time, the organizations that provided resources, and everyone who came out to celebrate with us,\u201d said Deputy Leader Ung. \u201cThis event was truly a community effort, and it was wonderful to create another space where people could come together and celebrate. I wish everyone a very Happy Lunar New Year and a healthy and prosperous Year of the Horse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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New York City Council Deputy Leader Sandra Ung hosted her first-ever Lunar New Year celebra\u00adtion at Tangram Mall on Sunday, bringing together families, community lead\u00aders, and organizations to welcome the Year of the Horse.<\/p>\n

City Council Deputy Leader San\u00addra Ung hosted her first-ever, in-district Lunar New Year celebration on Sun\u00adday at Tangram, bringing together families, commu\u00adnity leaders, and or\u00adganizations from across Queens for an afternoon of vi\u00adbrant cultural per\u00adformances, food, and valuable com\u00admunity resources. The free event was open to the public and welcomed resi\u00addents of all ages to celebrate the Year of the Horse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was incredi\u00adbly proud to host my first-ever Lunar New Year celebra\u00adtion right here in Flushing and to join the many festivities taking place across our community,\u201d said Deputy Leader Sandra Ung. \u201cThis holiday is a time for families and neigh\u00adbors to come to\u00adgether, celebrate our traditions, and share in the joy and hope that a new year brings. When I was growing up in Flushing, there were not many events like this to celebrate Lunar New Year. Today, seeing so many families gathered together reminds us why these celebra\u00adtions matter. They help us stay connected to our tra\u00additions and pass them on to our children and grandchildren so they can carry them forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ung presented a New York City Council Procla\u00admation to Flushing Li\u00adbrary Director Yang Zeng. Pictured with them is Queens Public Library President & CEO Dennis Walcott.<\/p>\n

Deputy Leader Ung was joined in delivering welcoming remarks by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Assemblymember Sam Berger, Councilmember Phil Wong, and Queens Public Li\u00adbrary President and CEO Dennis Walcott. Queens Municipal Court Judge Evelyn Gong and Queens Supreme Court Judge Frances Wang were also in attendance.<\/p>\n

During the celebration, Deputy Leader Ung presented a New York City Council Proclamation to Flushing Library Director Yang Zeng in recog\u00adnition of her outstanding leadership and dedication to serving the community. \u201cAnyone who knows Flushing knows that the Flushing Library is truly the heart and soul of this community,\u201d said Deputy Leader Ung. \u201cUnder Yang\u2019s guidance, the Flushing Library has only become more welcoming, inno\u00advative, and responsive to the needs of its diverse patrons, cementing its role as a cornerstone of the community. It was my honor to present her with a City Council Proclamation in recognition of her outstanding service and her unwavering commit\u00adment to the people of Flushing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celebration featured dynamic perform\u00adances by the New York Chinese Cultural Center, Korean American Youth Choir of New York, and NYBBC Taekwondo Martial Arts School, show\u00adcasing the rich cultural traditions that make Flush\u00ading one of the most diverse and vibrant communi\u00adties in New York City.<\/p>\n

Food was provided by FayDa Bakery, Nan Xiang, UA3, and Mr. Young Hwan Kim. Volun\u00adteers from Kissena Synergy, AYLUS, and the Key Clubs from Queens High School for Language Studies and Bronx Science helped ensure the event ran smoothly, welcoming attendees and assisting families throughout the day. F&T Group gener\u00adously offered the Tangram Mall Atrium as event space.<\/p>\n

Numerous community organizations were also on hand to provide resources, information, and free giveaways, including Queens Public Library, the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Administra\u00adtion for Children\u2019s Services, United States Tennis Association, Korean American Family Service Center, Korean Community Services of New York, Asian Americans for Equality, CAIPA, MetroPlus, Fidelis Care, and the South Asian Council for So\u00adcial Services. Representatives from the Flushing YMCA, Garden of Hope, and Congresswoman Grace Meng\u2019s Office also participated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank my colleagues in government who joined us, the performers who shared their tal\u00adents, the volunteers who gave their time, the organ\u00adizations that provided resources, and everyone who came out to celebrate with us,\u201d said Deputy Leader Ung. \u201cThis event was truly a community effort, and it was wonderful to create another space where people could come together and celebrate. I wish everyone a very Happy Lunar New Year and a healthy and prosperous Year of the Horse.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0City Council Deputy Leader Sandra Ung hosted her first- ever, in- district Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-138324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}