Press Releases

Thiele Passes Legislation to Support New Yorkers with Disabilities

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the Assembly passed legislation to help improve the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities in honor of this year’s Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day. “People...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Introduce LIPA Ratepayers Protection Act

State Senator Ken LaValle and State Assemblyman Fred Thiele have introduced legislation (S.7665/A.10138) that would restore transparency, oversight and local control to the operation of LIPQA/PSEG-LI. The bill would accomplish the following: Effective...

Thiele: Long Island Farmers Saved $2.4 Million through Agricultural Land Assessment Cap

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced today that Agricultural Land Assessment Cap, which was signed into law in 2013, has saved farmers on Long Island $2,363,656 over the last two years, and $23 million throughout...

Thiele: One of the Keys to Healthy Families is a Healthy Environment

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced he helped pass a series of measures to protect the environment and preserve public health by strengthening environmental justice policies and restricting the use of dangerous...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Urge Legislature to Pass Measure to Increase Time between Parole Hearings for Violent Felons

Albany – Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) was joined today by Senator Thomas O’Mara, Assemblyman Philip A. Palmesano, Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine, Assemblyman Anthony H. Palumbo, Assemblyman Joseph S. Saladino, Assemblyman Robert...

Thiele Passes Legislation to Strengthen Support for Victims of Domestic Violence

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the Assembly passed a series of bills to address the issue of domestic violence and provide better assistance, protection and justice to victims. “Domestic violence...

Thiele: Assembly Passes Legislation to Help Crime Victims

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced he helped pass legislation to aid crime victims, including several measures that provide support for victims of human trafficking. National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is...

Thiele Asks Students To Take Safe Driving Pledge this Prom Season

As prom season draws near New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) is asking students and parents to take the Arrive Alive pledge, an anti-drinking and driving campaign that encourages safe driving practices. “We all know...

Thiele Urges Voters Who Missed October 9, 2015 Change Of Party Enrollment Deadline To Contact Suffolk BOE

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today urged voters who had to submit change of party enrollment forms in order to vote in the 2016 Presidential Primary, who made every effort to meet the October 9, 2015 deadline, and...

Thiele: The Fight for Equal Pay for Equal Work Continues

It takes a woman over three months of additional work to make the equivalent pay of a man. This year, on April 12, we observe Equal Pay Day to mark this disparity and to remind ourselves of the very real consequences of this inequality. And sadly, since...

Southampton Hospital Awarded $10 Million for New East Hampton Emergency Department

Senator Ken LaValle, (R-Port Jefferson) and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that Southampton Hospital has been awarded $10 million through New York State’s Capital Restructuring Financing Program (CRFP) and Essential...

Thiele: Help Save Lives by Becoming an Organ Donor

Lauren Shields was just 9 years old when she began experiencing heart failure and was diagnosed with viral myocarditis, which caused her heart to swell and lose its ability to pump blood through the body. Desperately in need of a new heart, the Rockland...

Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Revenues for February 2016 Total $9.97 Million

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) today reported that revenues for the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) produced $9.97 million in revenue for the Peconic Bay Region for February 2016 compared with $6.95 million a year ago, or...

Thiele Helps Secure Funds in Final State Budget for Long Island Farm Bureau and Long Island Wine Council

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced today that he, as Chair of the Assembly’s Small Business Committee, helped secure $50,000 for both the Long Island Wine Council and Long Island Farm Bureau in the Final Enacted 2016-17...

Thiele: State Aid to Education Increases by $1.47 Billion

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced that the 2016-17 State Budget will increase State Aid to Education by $1.47 billion or 6.3%, a total of more than $24.7 billion. The budget also provides $322 million...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Secure $200,000 for the Peconic Estuary Program

Albany – Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced they secured $200,000 in the Final Enacted 2016-17 New York State Budget to help protect and restore the Peconic Estuary. Assemblyman Thiele and Senator Ken LaValle have been intimately...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Secure Funds for South Fork Behavioral Health Initiative: Third Year in a Row

Albany – Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced they secured $175,000 in the Final 2016-17 State Budget to expand the ongoing South Fork Behavioral Health Initiative. In 2014, Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele assembled...

Thiele: $26 Million Available for Farmland Protection Projects

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced the availability of $26 million through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program to help farmers across New York State protect valuable and at-risk farmland. The Farmland...

Thiele: Assembly Budget Proposal Includes Funds for Southern Pine Beetle Eradication

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced that the Assembly Budget Proposal would allow for the use of Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) funds on southern pine beetle eradication efforts. The southern pine beetle is responsible...

Thiele: Assembly Ethics Reform Helps Restore Integrity in Government

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor), announced the Assembly passed an ethics reform proposal to increase transparency in government and to limit the influence of special interests (A.9535). The legislation builds on previous Assembly...