Albany, NY ¬– Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) announced that his omnibus cancer screening bill for public employees passed overwhelmingly in the State Assembly (A.409-A). The legislation provides state, county, and municipal employees with up...

Albany, NY - Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) announced that his bill to ensure MTA riders do not incur extra costs due to service cuts has passed in both houses of the legislature (A.2607/S.3228). The legislation provides MTA riders an additional...

Albany, NY¬ – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) introduced a bill to stop employers from requiring low-wage employees to sign non-compete agreements, preventing them from seeking higher paying jobs. The bill, known as the Mobility and Opportunity...

Albany, NY¬ – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) announced that his bill to prevent fees from being assessed on gift cards and certificates has passed unanimously in the State Assembly (A.7610). “Too often have consumers either purchased or been...

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D- Bronx) announced that his bill relating to attorney’s fees in employment, and credit & lending sex discrimination cases (A.7189) passed in the Assembly. “This bill is a key component of the Women’s...

Bronx, NY – After a series of incidents in the Northwest Bronx, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D- Bronx) is once again warning the community of unscrupulous towing practices. Recently, the Assemblyman’s office has received several complaints about...

Bronx, NY – After a series of incidents in the Northwest Bronx, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D- Bronx) is once again warning the community of unscrupulous towing practices. Recently, the Assemblyman’s office has received several complaints about...

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx) announced that the Assembly passed a bill that he co-sponsored to strengthen New York’s rent-regulation laws and improve New Yorkers’ access to affordable housing (A.7526). The bill extends current law...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) issued the following statement: “The DEA’s discovery and seizure of a massive amount of heroin at an apartment in Riverdale serves to underscore the unfortunate reality that the heroin epidemic...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) issued the following statement: “I am extremely pleased that President Obama came to the Bronx yesterday, and I was delighted to have the opportunity to meet him. He visited Herbert H. Lehman...

Bronx, NY – Council Member Andrew Cohen, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Council Member Andy King, Senator Jeffrey Klein and Congressman Eliot Engel were joined by community leaders at the Project Renewal Shelter in Wakefield to demand that the homeless...

Bronx, NY – Last night, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) held a town hall meeting at the Kingsbridge Public Library on New York’s tenant protection laws, which are due to expire in June. Over 100 community members attended the event. Assemblyman...

New York, NY – Today, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, and Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried, Chair of the Committee on Health, held a joint public hearing on A.2320, sponsored by Assemblyman Dinowitz,...

The New York State Assembly will consider many issues this legislative session, but few are of greater importance to New York City residents than the tenant protection laws that are due to expire on June 15th. These laws regulate over a million rent-stabilized...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and Council Member Andrew Cohen announced their successful efforts to adjust the schedule of the BxM4 Express Bus, as requested by numerous commuters who rely on the service each day. On weekdays, the...

Bronx, NY – Today, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) presented a $125,000 check to Riverdale YM-YWHA Chief Executive Officer Deann Forman for the construction of a new, barrier-free playground for young children at the Riverdale YM-YWHA. The barrier-free...

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx) has introduced legislation to require state agencies and members of the executive staff to retain emails for a minimum of 7 years, which would bring New York State in line with federal guidelines for email...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx) called for an end to the funding inequities in public schools in New York State. According to a report by the Alliance for Quality Education and the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York, New York City...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Chair of the Bronx Assembly Delegation, today congratulated Carl Heastie on being elected Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Assemblyman Dinowitz said, “I would like to offer my heartfelt...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D – Bronx), Chair of the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, applauded Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for his efforts to improve state laws protecting consumers from data breaches. Attorney General...