{"id":341849,"date":"2026-09-09T14:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341849\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:54:47","slug":"back-to-school-queens-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341849\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To School – Queens Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New York City Council Deputy Leader Sandra Ung hosted the 2nd Annual \u201cUNG-believable\u201d Back-to-School Block Party on Friday, September 4, bringing together hundreds of families, stu\u00addents, educators, community organizations, and local businesses to celebrate the end of summer and help children prepare for the new school year. The CAIPA Foundation gave away 300 backpacks over the course of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

New York City Council Deputy Leader San\u00addra Ung hosted the 2nd Annual \u201cUNG-believable\u201d Back-to-School Block Party on Friday, September 4, in front of her District Office on Latimer Place between Linden Boulevard and 137th Street, bring\u00ading together hundreds of families, students, educa\u00adtors, community organizations, and local businesses to celebrate the end of summer and help children prepare for the new school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis block party is about bringing our com\u00admunity together to celebrate the end of summer and help kids start the school year with the tools they need to succeed,\u201d said Deputy Leader Sandra Ung. \u201cOne of the things I love most about this event is seeing so many of the \u2018UNG-believable\u2019 organiza\u00adtions that make Flushing such a special place com\u00ading together to support the youth in our community. I am grateful to all of our partners whose generosity and hard work made this day possible. And good luck to the students as they prepare to start a new school year!\u201d<\/p>\n

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During the event, Deputy Leader Sandra Ung announced a $400,000 allocation she was able to secure in this year\u2019s budget for technology upgrades at her alma mater, JHS 189. Also in attendance was District Attorney Melinda Katz.<\/p>\n

The event was co-hosted by Congresswoman Grace Meng, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, State Senator John Liu, and Assemblyman Ron Kim.<\/p>\n

More than 30 local nonprofits, government agencies, cultural institutions, and community or\u00adganizations participated in the event, providing families with information about programs and serv\u00adices and distributing hundreds of free backpacks, school supplies, books, and other giveaways to help students get ready for the start of the school year.<\/p>\n

The event featured a full afternoon of enter\u00adtainment and activities for families. Live perform\u00adances included martial arts and street dance performances by Evolute Academy and Champion Martial Arts, dance routines from Dance for the People, a Chinese yo-yo presentation by Glow Cul\u00adtural Center, and a Zumba class led by the Flushing YMCA.<\/p>\n

The event also highlighted Deputy Leader Ung\u2019s continued investment in District 20 schools. During the block party, Deputy Leader Ung pre\u00adsented a $400,000 check to District 25 Superintend\u00adent Dr. Michael Dantona and JHS 189 Principal Brian Bradley, representing funding she secured in the Fiscal Year 2027 city budget for technology up\u00adgrades and other improvements at the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery child in District 20 deserves to learn in a school that is safe, modern, and equipped with the resources they need to succeed,\u201d said Deputy Leader Sandra Ung. \u201cThat is why I fought to secure $3.4 million for our schools in this year\u2019s budget. Whether it is upgrading technology, improving bathrooms and gyms, or making our schools safer, these investments are about giving our students and educators the environment they deserve. Our chil\u00addren are our future, and investing in their schools is one of the most important investments we can make in our community.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City Council Deputy Leader Sandra Ung hosted the 2nd Annual \u201cUNG-believable\u201d Back-to-School Block Party on Friday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-341849","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\/341849","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=341849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}