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The Asian-American community has borne the brunt of a number of bias attacks since the COVID-19 outbreak and Congresswoman Grace Meng wants the federal government to keep tabs on it.

Meng has introduced legislation—called the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act– that would require the Department of Justice to review all coronavirus-related hate crimes that have been reported to federal, state and local authorities.

The DOJ would then be required to brief Congress monthly on its findings and the actions it has taken.

The U.S. Postal Service has renewed its lease for the Kew Gardens Post Office on Austin Street.

Congresswoman Grace Meng announced Tuesday that the lease for the 83-30 Austin St. location has been renewed for five years from Aug. 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026.

The existing lease is set to expire on July 31, 2021.

The Kew Gardens Post Office has been located at its Austin Street address for about 70 years.

Meng reached out to the Postal Service after some residents expressed concerns that the lease may not be renewed.

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A New York congresswoman wants New York City bodegas to be included in the next stimulus package.

Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and Elmhurst, wants to support the roughly 13,000 small business owners across the city who are operating independent grocery stores, bodegas and ethnic markets.

She tells WCBS 880's Vickie Allen she's been hearing about their struggles often.

Several Queens Congress Members want the next COVID-19 relief bill to include assistance for bodegas, ethnic grocery stores and small independent supermarkets.

Congresswoman Grace Meng announced Sunday that she wrote a letter— signed by 12 other New York Congress Members– to House leaders Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy urging them to help these businesses.

A group of city lawmakers are pushing for the next coronavirus stimulus package to bankroll a "universal" moratorium on rent and mortgage payments — an unprecedented proposal that carries a monthly price tag of at least $66 billion.

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Queens, Bronx) and Grace Meng (Queens), who represent two of the nation's worst-hit districts, are spearheading the effort and outlined it in a Tuesday letter to House and Senate leaders from both sides of the aisle.

A group of New York Democrat lawmakers are advocating for rent and and mortgage forgiveness options to be included in the next coronavirus stimulus bill.

Reps. Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez propose creating a new Housing and Urban Development program to handle paying landlords and providing financial help to homeowners, The Hill reports.