Press Releases

Dinowitz Introduces Bill to Shine Light on State Energy Policies

Bronx, N.Y. – In an effort to increase oversight and accountability of recent decisions affecting the utility bills of millions downstate ratepayers, New York State Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx) has introduced legislation to overhaul...

Dinowitz Secures Increased Service on BX10 Bus

Bronx commuters long frustrated with infrequent service on one local bus route will soon see improvements thanks to a successful, months-long campaign by Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx). This week, Assemblymember Dinowitz is announcing an...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Calls for Traffic Light on W. 236th and Johnson

Following an accident on West 236th Street and Johnson Avenue in Riverdale, Assemblyman Dinowitz calls for a traffic signal to be installed at the intersection. The intersection, which has a high volume of vehicles and pedestrians, is one of the commercial...

Department of Transportation Confirms Plan to Install Traffic Light at Ft. Independence and Heath Avenue Intersection

Bronx, N.Y. – On February 8th, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz along with his colleagues Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Council Member Andrew Cohen, State Senator Gustavo Rivera, State Senator Jeffrey Klein, held a press conference at the intersection...

Assembly Committee Chairs Call for Answers on Bait-And-Switch Bailout to Nuke Plants

Today in Albany, Assembly Members Jeffrey Dinowitz, Amy Paulin, Steve Englebright and Brian Kavanagh, the respective chairs of the Committees on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, Energy, Environmental Conservation, and Consumer Affairs and Protection,...

Local Elected Officials Successfully Restore Zoned Students Seats at P.S. 24

Bronx, N.Y.- Wednesday March 15th, local elected officials including Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Council Member Andrew Cohen and State Senator Jeff Klein were alerted by many parents in the community that their children had been wait-listed for the...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, Joined by Fellow State Lawmakers and Riders Alliance, Protests the Executive Budget Proposal to Cut MTA Budget by $65 Million

Bronx, NY – Yesterday, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz(D-Bronx) attended a press conference hosted by the Riders Alliance to protest of the Executive Budget proposal to reduce the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) budget by $65 million. This year,...

Assemblyman Dinowitz to Attend Riders Alliance Press Conference Opposing Proposed Budget Cuts to MTA

Press Conference in Manhattan Regarding Proposed Budget Cuts to MTA - WHEN: Monday, February 27th at 11:00 AM WHERE: Southeast Corner of 40th Street and 7th Avenue, Manhattan WHO: Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx)Riders Alliance ...

Local Elected Officials Hold Press Conference Demanding Action on Unsafe Streets Near P.S. 360

Bronx, N.Y. – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz along with his colleagues Congressman Adriano Espaillat, State Senator Gustavo Rivera, State Senator Jeffrey Klein, Council Member Andrew Cohen stood today at the intersection of Heath Avenue and Ft. Independence...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, Congressman Espaillat, Senator Klein, Senator Rivera, Council Member Cohen, and Community Board 8 Chair Dan Padernacht to Address Ongoing Traffic Issues Near PS 360

**PHOTO/VIDEO OPPORTUNITY** Press Conference Regarding Ongoing Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Issues near PS 360- WHEN: Wednesday, February 8th at 1:45 pm WHERE: Corner of Heath Avenue and Fort Independence...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, Congressman Espaillat to Address Ongoing Traffic Issues Near PS 360

Request by Assemblyman Dinowitz to the Department of Transportation to reconsider traffic patterns and the installation of alternative traffic controls to alleviate traffic issues on Heath Avenue and Fort Independence Street near PS 360 Press Conference...

Assemblyman Dinowitz to Address Ongoing Traffic Issues Near PS 360

Press Conference Regarding Ongoing Traffic Issues Near PS 360 WHEN: Wednesday, February 8th at 1:45 pm WHERE: Corner of Heath Avenue and Fort Independence Street WHO: Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx)Representative...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Calls Upon New York Senators Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gilibrand to Oppose the Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court

Bronx, N.Y. – Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the long vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz calls upon New York Senator and Minority Leader...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Joins State Legislators Across the Country Opposing the Nomination of Betsy DeVos to be US Secretary of Education

Bronx, N.Y.-State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz(D-Bronx) signed a letter written by the National Labor Caucus of State Legislators opposing the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be US Secretary of Education. Following the election of the least qualified...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Responds to Trump Executive Order on Immigration

Bronx, N.Y. – Last Friday afternoon, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order effectively barring all refugee admissions for the next 120 days and blocking citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for...

Bronx Elected Officials Secure Universal Pre-K for Riverdale Nursery School

Bronx, N.Y. – After learning that the Department of Education (DOE) had denied Riverdale Nursery School’s application for a Universal Pre-K Program (UPK), Bronx elected officials got to work. According to its director, Susan Smelin, the Riverdale...

Dinowitz Calls on DOT to Make the Grade on Battered Bronx Streets

Bronx, N.Y. – Following the release of a new report by the New York City Independent Budget Office that lists road conditions on Riverdale streets among the worst in the borough, State Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx) is calling on the city...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Urges DOE to Use Soon-To-Be Vacant School

Bronx, N.Y – In a letter to NYC Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz(D-Bronx) urged her to consider the use of the building located at 3120 Corlear Avenue to house students and alleviate the overcrowding...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Applauds High Turnout in New York City Women’s March and Calls for Continued Action

Bronx, N.Y. – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) along with Council Member Andrew Cohen and other local elected officials attended New York City’s Women’s March along 5th avenue this past Saturday together with an estimated 400,000 people. The...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Fights to Put the Brakes on Predatory Towing Companies

The Bronx, N.Y. - In response to an alarming trend of predatory towing practices plaguing Bronx shoppers, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx) is mounting an aggressive public awareness campaign with local law enforcement and fellow elected officials...