New York, New York – Today, Assemblymember Grace Lee, Chair of the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific Islander Task Force, held a press conference at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) in Manhattan to celebrate her historic efforts...

New York, NY – On Saturday, November 23, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Vision Urbana launched their 6th annual turkey drive on the Lower East Side. For six years now, Assemblymember Lee and Vision Urbana have proudly organized the largest annual turkey...

New York, NY – On Thursday, August 8, 2024, Assemblymember Grace Lee announced $100,000 in discretionary funding for the Literacy Academy Collective (LAC) in two grants secured in FY2023 and FY2024. Assemblymember Lee allocated this funding as part...

New York, NY – On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Henry Street Settlement distributed hundreds of free Ring video doorbells to senior residents of public housing on the Lower East Side. The pilot program, launched with a generous...

New York, NY – On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Assemblymember Grace Lee and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) co-hosted a presentation on the One Metro New York (OMNY) reduced-fare program at the United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES)...

New York, NY – On Wednesday, June 27th, Assemblymember Grace Lee and District Leader Daisy Paez co-hosted "Rhythms of LES" at Henry M. Jackson Park. The event, attended by elected officials, community leaders, and hundreds of local residents, celebrated...

Albany, NY – On Friday, June 7, 2024, New York State’s 2024 Legislative Session concluded, marking the end of Assemblymember Grace Lee’s first term in the New York State Assembly. This year, Assemblymember Lee fought to address the needs of Lower...

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, December 14, Assemblymember Grace Lee joined a select delegation of Assemblymembers to attend in Action: Building a Better New York, an event held at the White House in Washington D.C. At this event, Assemblymember Lee...

New York, NY – Henry Street Settlement today announced a collaboration with Ring on a pilot program to support older adults living on the Lower East Side and were joined by Assembly Member Grace Lee, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and Chief...

New York, NY – On Wednesday, December 6, Assemblymember Grace Lee joined the New York City Sheriff Joint Compliance Task Force for an inspection of stores on the Lower East Side suspected to be illegally selling cannabis. Stores at 137 Rivington Ave,...

New York, NY – On November 30, 2023, the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB) recommended that commuter vans, mass transportation vehicles that serve many immigrant communities in New York City, should be exempted from the congestion pricing toll. This...

New York, NY – On November 20, 2023, Assemblymember Grace Lee joined Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, elected officials, and advocates on the Lower East Side to celebrate the $391 million in funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program...

New York - On Saturday, November 18, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Vision Urbana launched their 5th annual turkey drive to support public housing residents on the Lower East Side. With the support of local nonprofit organizations, elected officials, and...

“Columbia’s announcement today signaled that it takes seriously the harm endured by survivors and its role in enabling Robert Hadden to abuse his patients. It sends a strong message that institutions must be held accountable when they harm New Yorkers....

New York – Assemblymember Grace Lee was joined today by New York state elected officials, Columbia University students, and survivors of former Columbia Medical Center obstetrician-gynecologist Robert Hadden to demand the university notify Hadden’s...

New York, NY – On Thursday, October 19, 2023, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Senator Brian Kavanagh held a press conference on Ludlow and Stanton Street to address the recent spread of illegal cannabis stores in Lower Manhattan. They announced their new...

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - Assemblymember Grace Lee and Senator John Liu gathered in Manhattan’s Chinatown to respond to the TMRB’s preliminary recommendations for congestion pricing presented in their October 2 meeting, which did not include toll...

New York, NY – On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Assemblymember Grace Lee, Senator John Liu, Senator Brian Kavanagh, Senator Iwen Chu, Assemblymember Ron Kim, Council Member Christopher Marte, and community leaders gathered in Manhattan’s Chinatown...

New York, NY – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul joined New York Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Co-Chairs Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, bill sponsors Assemblymember William Colton and Senator Brian Kavanagh,...

New York, NY – On July 31, 2023, Assemblymember Grace Lee, Co-Chair of the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific Islander (APA) Task Force, joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at Mee Sum Cafe, a historic local business in Chinatown. There, they...