Dinowitz Holds State Officials Accountable at Nuclear Bailout Hearing
May 1, 2017
Press Releases
Dinowitz Introduces Bill to Shine Light on State Energy Policies
Apr 25, 2017
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
Apr 18, 2017
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
Mar 24, 2017
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
Mar 22, 2017
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
Mar 22, 2017
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
Mar 13, 2017
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
Feb 28, 2017
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
Feb 24, 2017
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
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Local Elected Officials Hold Press Conference Demanding Action on Unsafe Streets Near P.S. 360
Feb 8, 2017
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
Feb 8, 2017
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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
Feb 7, 2017
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
Feb 6, 2017
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
Feb 1, 2017
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
Jan 31, 2017
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
Jan 30, 2017
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
Jan 30, 2017
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
Jan 24, 2017
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
Jan 23, 2017
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
Jan 23, 2017
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...