Cuomo Visits with Asian Leaders in Chinatown
Governor Cuomo today met with leaders of New York City’s Asian communities at the Lin Sing Association in Manhattan’s Chinatown to discuss his plans to bring effective, experienced leadership to City Hall
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo, candidate for Mayor of New York City met with Asian community leaders at Lin Sing Association in Manhattan’s Chinatown to discuss his plans to bring effective, experienced leadership to City Hall and deliver relief from the affordability and public safety crises impacting New Yorkers. He was joined by New York City Council Member Susan Zhuang, President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Tony Chuy, and President of Lin Sing Association Kenny Leung.
Together, the group walked through the neighborhood to meet with community members at the Chinese Community Center of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and watched a traditional Lion Dance.
“The Asian community brings vibrancy to the City, but for many years leaders have failed to hear our concerns—and recently the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes has risen as our quality of life deteriorates. Our family and community deserve respect and Andrew Cuomo is our community's only hope,” Council Member Susan Zhuang said. “We need him as our Mayor because with his leadership—our community will flourish and our children will be able to make New York City their home.”
“Chinatown has long been facing multiple problems caused by poor policies,” Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association President Tony Chuy said. “We appreciate Governor Cuomo for coming to the neighborhood to listen to our concerns and provide insights on how to reverse the decline. The City is facing a turning point, and with the right leader in charge— the community will flourish.”
“Lin Sing is proud to host a meeting for Mr. Cuomo where community members can meet and discuss the many challenges facing our community in detail,” Lin Sing Association President Kenny Leung said. “Andrew Cuomo came today to listen because he understands that the best policies are shaped by the people they impact. We wish him all the best in the race.”
“In talking with the Asian community leaders from across the city, it is clear that, like most of the New Yorkers I have met over the course of the campaign, they would like to see effective leadership restored to City Hall,” Governor Cuomo said. “In the face of chaos and unpredictability coming out of Washington on a daily basis, New Yorkers uniformly want steady leadership in our city that they can rely on and that stops talking and starts delivering. We can make government work—it just takes experience. As diverse as the communities are across the 5 boroughs, they are in complete agreement about what it will take to get New York City back on track.”
Governor Cuomo has been endorsed by Rep. Ritchie Torres, Democratic Organization of Queens County and Chairman Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, former New York State Comptroller Carl McCall, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud, New York State Senator James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Brooklyn Democratic Chair and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Assembly Member Charles Fall, Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs, Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia, Assembly Member Latrice Walker, Assembly Member Erik Dilan, Assembly Member Jordan Wright, Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, Assembly Member Sam Berger, Assembly Member Vivian Cook, Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr., Assembly Member William Colton, Assembly Member David Weprin, Assembly Member Edward Braunstein, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, Council Member Kamillah Hanks, Council Member Farah N. Louis, Council Member Susan Zhuang, Council Member Darlene Mealy, Council Member Lynn Schulman, Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, 1199SEIU, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), 32BJ SEIU, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, The Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors Local 2507, the New York City Deputy Sheriffs’ Benevolent Association, New York City Coalition of the International Union of the Operating Engineers, The Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2, Teamsters Local 237, Teamsters Local 202, Teamsters Joint Council 16, Local 3 IBEW, New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters, District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, 35 District Leaders across the city, former National Director of the Anti-Defamation League Abe Foxman, the Village Reform Democratic Club, 27 NYCHA Tenant Association Presidents, Taminent Regular Democratic Club, American Jewish Congress, over 95 diverse clergy members, and the Italian American Leadership Council.
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