She had a more substantial record than many first-term Assembly members, by passing five bills into law, including a measure to extend senior-citizen services.
[2] After a lengthy recovery from a near-fatal bicycling accident in her Assembly District, Young was forced to direct her energy and expertise elsewhere.
She enrolled at the St. John's University Institute of Asian Studies, earning her master's degree with a Certificate of Academic Excellence in 2012.
Young was also appointed to the New York State Supreme Court Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial District, serving two terms running from 2011 to 2019.
As early as March 2020, Young advocated for setting up one of the first free COVID-19 testing stations in the nation in New York City.