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Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.
On June 22, 2023, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Legislative Branch Subcommittee, issued the following opening remarks during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense appropriations bill.
Over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter
Although the City, state, and federal governments have rescinded various public health-related measures responding to COVID-19, the City has yet to fully recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The public safety was imperiled by a flash flood emergency caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that flooded roads, impacted mass transit, stranded motorists, and caused widespread damage to residential and commercial buildings throughout the City, causing unsafe conditions in those buildings and imperiling health and safety
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2023, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and
On June 26, 2023, Representative Jerry Nadler, Governor Kathy Hochul, local elected officials, and railroad partners announced their united support for a vision of Penn Station Reconstruction.
U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Becca Balint (VT-AL) – both Co Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus – today reintroduced the “LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2023” following a string of states that have proposed and/or implemented harmful and discriminatory anti-LGBTQI+ education laws.
On June 26, 2023, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led 65 of her colleagues in a letter to the Biden-Harris Administration urging the Administration prioritize much-needed relief for immigrant communities, particularly those from African and Caribbean diasporas.
On June 21, 2023, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) reintroduced the Public School Green Rooftop Program Act which would allocate federal resources towards implementing green roofs at public elementary and secondary schools.
Congressman George Santos (NY-03) proudly cosponsored H.R. 340, A.KA. the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, a bill that would impose sanctions on foreign persons, agencies, and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), or their affiliates.
On June 24, 2023, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, issued the following statement regarding the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion
Congresswoman celebrates with New York City Mayor, New York City Schools Chancellor and colleagues after she long called for schools to be closed for the Festival of Lights
U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), joined by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced a bicameral Resolution recognizing the contributions of African American music to America’s musical heritage, addressing the need for greater access to music education for African American students, and supporting the designation of June 2023 as African American Music Appreciation Month.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today celebrated the completion of a new phase of the Adams administration’s “Broadway Vision” plan, which has created vibrant, new public spaces and improved street safety between Madison Square and Herald Square in Manhattan.
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, Operations: Hello, I'm Meera Joshi, deputy mayor of Operations, and I have the pleasure of overseeing our infrastructure portfolio, including the Department of Transportation, who's integral to everything that is public space in New York City.