Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force

Albany, New York – Today Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, announced he has introduced legislation that will prioritize New...

Albany, Nueva York - Hoy, el asambleísta Marcos A. Crespo, presidente de la Comisión Especial de Asuntos Puertorriqueños e Hispanos y miembro del Comité sobre la Conservación del Medio Ambiente de la Asamblea, anunció que ha presentado legislación...

Albany, New York – Today Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, announced he has introduced legislation that will prioritize New...

Hon. Andrew M. CuomoGovernor of New York StateCapitol BuildingAlbany, New York 12224 Dear Governor Cuomo: We write to request that funding be available for the displaced people of Puerto Rico who have migrated to New York. Throughout New York State,...

“Se dice que las cosas buenas llegan a aquellos que esperan. Por 70 años, la comunidad latina en Nueva York ha esperado para ver una representación de su número en aumento en los puestos a nivel ejecutivo en los 64 recintos universitarios de la Universidad...

“It is said that good things come to those who wait. For 70 years, the Latino community in New York has waited to see representation of its growing numbers in executive level positions at the State University of New York’s 64 campuses. Today,...

The following is a statement being released by Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on efforts to halt the proliferation of “adult” shops from being located in residential neighborhoods. “For over...

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Chair of the New York State Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and Jeff Williams, Director of Public Policy for New York Farm Bureau, issued the following joint statement on immigration issues affecting...

“De parte de la Comisión Especial de Asuntos Puertorriqueños e Hispanos, le doy la bienvenida a la Dra. Kristina M. Johnson a Nueva York y le deseo un enorme éxito en su nuevo papel como Rectora de la Universidad de Nueva York. Por más de una década,...

“On behalf of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, I welcome Dr. Kristina M. Johnson to New York and wish her tremendous success in her new capacity as Chancellor of the State University of New York. For over a decade, the Task Force has...

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force congratulated the New York City Council on their bold step to use a pragmatic approach to solving the wage discrimination faced by woman and...

Albany, Nueva York – Hoy, el asambleísta Marcos Crespo, presidente de la Comisión Especial de Asuntos Puertorriqueños e Hispanos felicitó al Concejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York por su audaz medida al utilizar un acercamiento pragmático para resolver...

New York, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo (D-Bronx), joined Rudy Fuertes, President of the National Supermarket Association, and members of the NSA for their general assembly meeting to announce...

New York, New York – Today in simultaneous press conferences in New York City and Albany, New York, lawmakers, DACA recipients, legal scholars and immigrant advocates called on President Barack Obama to issue pardons for the almost 800,000 youth protected...

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Demographics and Reapportionment, was joined by good government groups, anti-poverty advocates and other legislators to unveil legislation (A.9554) which will begin...

Albany, NY – NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo launched legislation that provides a critical link between New York youth and better mental health at a press conference in Albany today. Senator Hamilton serves as Ranking Member...

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION urging the New York Congressional delegation to support a restructuring of Puerto Rico's debt and for the United States Congress to address the growing healthcare reimbursement crisis in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico WHEREAS,...

Albany, Nueva York – Hoy, la Asamblea del Estado de Nueva York aprobó legislación para la contención de costos a favor de los pacientes y los hospitales. Esto se debe a nueva información que indica que los hospitales de la ciudad de Nueva York han...

Albany, New York – Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo, Chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, today released the following statement on the objectionable comments made by film-star Tony Plana during his keynote address at the Somos Gala. “The...