Vallone, Johnson talk issues with community leaders
Lawmakers hold roundtable in hopes of connecting local Korean-Americans with vital resources
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Two New York City
lawmakers remain steadfast
in their efforts to uplift
the Korean-American
community in Queens.
Continuing a series of
discussions with Korean
American leaders, City
Councilman Paul Vallone
and Council Speaker Corey
Johnson held a roundtable
at the Korean Community
Services’ (KCS) Bayside
headquarters in order to
connect the community to
vital resources and help them
to overcome barriers they
may face.
The Jan. 31 meeting
centered on obtaining City
Council contracts, discussing
obstacles in receiving
essential services, as well as
helping them work around
common issues they face
including language and
cultural barriers. Johnson
and Vallone expressed
their concerns about city
agencies lacking foreign
language speakers who could
communicate properly to
Korean-American businesses
and organizations.
“Since I was elected, I
have sought to create bridges
for the Korean-American
community who make
incredible contributions to
our city both economically
and culturally. I thank
Speaker Johnson for joining
us today as we work to
support these organizations,”
said Vallone. “Continuing
the dialogue will be critical
as the combined knowledge,
experience, and passion
expressed by all of the
leaders present today will
benefit not just the Korean-
American community but all
of northeast Queens.”
In the past, Vallone has
invited Johnson and Queens
Borough President Melinda
Katz to similar roundtable
discussions that produced
tangible results.
Over the past five years,
Speaker Corey Johnson and City Councilman Paul Vallone meet
with leaders of the Korean-American community in Bayside.
Vallone, Johnson and Katz
have been able to secure
a combined $11.5 million
in funding for the Korean-
American community.
Vallone has secured
$7 million in funding to
benefit Korean-American
organizations, while Johnson
Courtesy of Vallone’s offi ce
and Katz provided $4.5 million
for Korean Community
Services to renovate their
new Bayside offices.
“The Korean-American
community’s contributions
to New York make our city a
better place to live and work.
I am immensely grateful for
all this community brings
to our economy, culture and
society, and I was inspired
and moved by our meeting
with Korean leaders in
Bayside, Queens. I thank my
friend and colleague, Council
member Paul Vallone, for
organizing this wonderful
event,” said Johnson.
KCS was founded in 1973
and has worked to help
Korean-American New
Yorkers and the wider Asian
community to “fully integrate
into society and overcome any
economic, health and social
barriers so that they become
independent and thriving
members of the community.”
The organization provides
comprehensive programs
dealing with aging, education,
immigration, workforce
development, public health
and mental health.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
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