Press Releases

Fall Newsletter 2017

DOT Installs Traffic Lights at Fort Independence and Heath Avenue to Make Dangerous Intersection Safer

Bronx, NY – In February, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz along with his colleagues Congressman Adriano Espaillat, State Senator Jeffrey Klein, Council Member Andrew Cohen, former Community Board 8 Chair Dan Padernacht and community residents stood at the...

Coalition of Assemblymembers Call for MTA Bus Master Plan for New York City Within Six Months

New York, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions with oversight of the MTA, circulated a letter among his colleagues calling for bus service to be included in plans...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Requests City Comptroller Review and Reject 5731 Broadway Shelter Contract Between DHS and Praxis

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has asked NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer to review and reject the contract between Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Praxis Housing Initiatives Inc., the operators of a transitional housing shelter located...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Demands Increased Bx20 Service to “Accurately Reflect the Times People Need to Commute”

Bronx, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) continued his mission for better bus service this week, this time focusing on the disjointed and inconvenient Bx20 route. Dinowitz requested from the Acting President of New York City Transit...

Free Summer Concert Series 2017

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Wants Answers on MTA Staffing Shortage

New York, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chairman of the NYS Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, was surprised to hear that there were not enough maintenance workers to meet budgeted expectations. Dinowitz...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Introduces Bill to Create Housing Fund for Families of Deceased Public Protection Employees

Bronx, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) introduced a bill that will help protect the families of public servants who died protecting their community. This bill would create a Deceased Police Officer, Firefighter, and Emergency Medical...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Introduces Bill to Create Housing Fund for Families of Deceased Public Protection Employees

Bronx, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) introduced a bill that will help protect the families of public servants who died protecting their community. This bill would create a Deceased Police Officer, Firefighter, and Emergency Medical...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Statement on President Trump Banning Transgender Americans from Military

Today, the President decided to intensify his near daily torrent of disgusting and abhorrent remarks by announcing his plan to bar trans Americans from serving in any branch or form of the military, claiming that the fiscal cost of doing so would be too...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Calls Chairman Lhota’s Plan to Restore Riders’ Confidence in Subway System a Good First Step

New York, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions with oversight of the MTA, reviewed the plan put forward by the MTA this afternoon to stabilize and improve the system....

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Applauds DOT/MTA Expansion of Transit Signal Priority, But Asks for More and Sooner

Bronx, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, responded to the NYC Department of Transportation’s Green Means Go: Transit Signal Priority in NYC report with both...

Concert Tonight Postponed

The Just Nuts Party Dance Band Concert scheduled for 7 PM tonight has been postponed because of the weather. The new concert date is August 17th at 7PM. We hope to see you there.

Dinowitz Applauds DOT for Measures to make West 230th Street Corridor Safer

After months of continued urging from Assemblyman Dinowitz to implement changes on the West 230th Street corridor, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to implement a left turn signal at the intersection of West 230th Street and Broadway....

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Calls on MTA to Craft New Plan for Subway ADA Accessibility

New York, NY — Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx, Chairman of the NYS Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions) along with fellow elected officials and disability advocates this morning to demand a new plan for 100% subway station...

Following A-Train Track Fire, Assemblyman Dinowitz Urges Colleagues to Join Efforts for Comprehensive Transit Funding Reform

New York, New York – After another round of massive train delays from a track fire that left 9 injured on Monday morning, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) again urged fellow legislators and state leaders to support needed reforms in New York State’s...

Council Member Andrew Cohen and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Oppose Homeless Shelter on Broadway

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz and Council Member Cohen have expressed their opposition about a Department of Homeless Services plan to convert a recently constructed APT building on 5731 Broadway between W 234th and W 236th street into a homeless...

After Latest Derailment, Dinowitz Renews Call for President Trump to Declare Federal State of Emergency at Penn Station

New York, NY – New York State Assembly Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) today renewed calls for the President of the United States to declare a state of emergency at Penn Station, after...

Statement Regarding Governor’s Declaration of MTA State of Emergency, $1 Billion in Emergency Funding for Transit Crisis

Bronx, N.Y. — Now that the escalating problems in our subway systems have grown to crisis proportions and after strong pressure by mass transit advocates as well as legislators, the Governor is proposing a number of steps to address this growing emergency...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Hosts Summer Concert Series with Bronx Council on the Arts

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, in partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA ), will present seven summer concerts beginning July 18th and ending August 23rd in the Northwest Bronx. Venue hosts and co-presenters include the Amalgamated/Park Reservoir...