Press Releases

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and the NYS Legislature Pass the DREAM Act

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Albany, NY – On Wednesday, January 22, 2019, the New York State Legislature passed the New York State DREAM Act, sponsored by Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa and Senator Luis Sepulveda. After six long years of lingering the Senate, this bill is...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Votes for the Reproductive Health Act in the Spirit of Roe v. Wade

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Albany, NY – Today, the New York State Legislature passed a series of initiatives to ensure women's reproductive rights. One of these initiatives, The Reproductive Health Act, has already been signed into law. This comes concurrently with the 46th...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte helps the NYS Legislature Pass GENDA and The Banning of Conversion

Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, the New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which establishes protections for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. The Legislature also passed another initiative,...

Haitian Earthquake Anniversary

Brooklyn, NY – On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit my parent's native country of Haiti, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, and displacing millions.1 Haiti still needs our help. 2.5 million are still in need of aid, battling the subsequent...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Supports Mayor De Blasio’s Extensive Health Care Program “NYC Care”

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Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, January 8, 2019, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that he will implement a comprehensive health care program that will be inclusive of all New York City citizens regardless of immigration status or economic situation. The...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Challenging the Trump Administration's Rescission of Temporary Protected Status

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(Brooklyn, NY) - Yesterday, January 7, 2019, several public figures, community leaders and sponsors joined 32BJ SEIU and the National Lawyer's Guild for a press conference ahead of a trial challenging the Trump Administration's rescission of Temporary...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and Councilman Mark Treyger Push to Allow Interpreters of Many Languages to Enter Poll Sites

Brooklyn, NY – On December 5, 2018, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, Councilman Mark Treyger and other elected officials and supporters gathered at a press conference regarding the expansion of voter access for voters from a variety of different...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Wants You to Know about IDNYC and How to Get a Free Municipal Identification

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Brooklyn, NY – IDNYC is offering community members a free opportunity to register for a temporary Municipal Identification Card. This card will prove to be a vital resource, enabling NYC residents access to City services and admission to city buildings,...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Honors Our Veterans

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Today is Veteran's Day. Let us remember that this is the day we honor those who have served in the armed forces of this country. This is not the day that we honor those who have fallen, their day is Memorial Day.  Nor is it a day where we honor those...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Issue Statement on Amazon Deal in Long Island City as Second HQ

Brooklyn, NY – Amazon has announced that New York City's neighborhood, Long Island City, will be the designation for their second headquarters, sharing the title with Crystal City in Virginia. There has been much controversy surrounding this decision,...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Issues Statement on Hate Crime at Church Avenue B/Q Station

Brooklyn, NY – November 9, 2018 seemed to be a typical day for Ms. Ann Marie Washington, a 57-year-old black woman heading home after a day's work, until an unexpected attack by a white male approximately 30 years old took place at the Church Avenue...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Issues Statement on the California Bar Shooting

Brooklyn, NY – On November 7, 2018, there was yet another mass shooting at the western dance hall bar, The Borderline Bar and Grill, in Thousand Oaks, California. "It has been less than two weeks since we have had to cope with the mass shooting...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Statement on Vicious Attack of Orthodox Man in Brooklyn

Last Sunday, October 14, an Orthodox Jewish man was attacked in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park. The attack was captured via various local security cameras and appeared to be entirely unprovoked. Like all of you, I was genuinely shocked and...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Statement on Flatbush Child Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault

Last Friday, October 12, 2018, the actions of Ms. Teresa Klein, a resident of the Flatbush community, traumatized a young 9-year old child by falsely accusing him of groping her. Whether Ms. Klein actually called the cops or not, it is telling how she...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Statement on Flatbush Child Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault

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Last Friday, October 12, 2018, the actions of Ms. Teresa Klein, a resident of the Flatbush community, traumatized a young 9-year old child by falsely accusing him of groping her. That was very disturbing. Whether Ms. Klein actually called the cops or...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Celebrates Labor Day

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Brooklyn, NY – Labor Day honors the American labor movement and the contributions that movement has made to this country. On September 5, 1882, New York City celebrated the first ever Labor Day.[1] The Federal Government made the day a national holiday...

Brooklyn Lawmakers Celebrate the Street Co-Naming of Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard in Little Haiti Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, Councilmember Jumaane D Williams, and several community activists and leaders celebrated the unveiling of Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard outside of the Tonel Restaurant and Lounge on Newkirk and Rogers...

Rogers Avenue to be Co-Named Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard

New York, NY – Thursday, August 9th the New York City Council voted to co-name portions of Rogers Avenue after the Haitian Revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The newly co-named Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard will be...

President of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association Passes Away in Sleep

Brooklyn, NY – William R. (Bill) Howard, President of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, known as the Labor Day Parade, was found dead in his Brooklyn home. He was 75 years of age.News of his death has shaken the political and non-profit...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte’s Statement on Recent US Supreme Court Rulings, the Trump Administration's Reversal of Affirmative Action Policies, and the Kavanaugh Nomination

Washington, DC – Recently, there have been many reports coming from Washington D.C. including two hallmark Supreme Court rulings on the travel ban and Public Employees Unions, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the reversal of Obama-era...