Sarah Okonkwo

Journalist · Sunset Park · English

Sarah is a freelance journalist and Columbia J-School graduate who partners with the Sunset Park newsroom to help community contributors develop their stories. Previously at THE CITY.

Stories by Sarah Okonkwo

Civic Life & Voting

Voting in a New Language: What Sunset Park Learned from the Last Election

Feb 1, 2026 · Sunset Park

In the 2024 general election, Sunset Park's polling sites saw record turnout among Chinese-speaking voters — a shift that community organizers attribute to years of …

Story Circles Facilitated

Feb 3, 2026

What Does Your School Look Like? A Youth Conversation

Sunset Park · English, Spanish