51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 26, Julie Won

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 5, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Council member Julie Won (District 26, Western Queens) talks about her priorities for her district, which includes the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Dutch Kills.

On today's '51 Council Members in 52 Weeks,' District 26's @CMJulieWon brought the Sunnyside Arch for her "show & tell" - an iconic image she'd seen in photos before moving here from S Korea at the age of 8: pic.twitter.com/U1T1SRe5qw
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