Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was re-appointed as chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Chairs are appointed every two years for a two year term. Assemblyman Dinowitz will chair the committee for...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is announcing that the Assembly is tackling reform by introducing a large package of reform bills at the start of this year’s session. The following eight reform bills are being introduced: Budget Reform Implementation Legislation;...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is pleased to announce that the new bi-partisan legislation raising New York’s woefully inadequate minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.15 per hour went into effect January 1 of this year. The phase-in legislation, which increases...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is criticizing a plan by President Bush’s administration to revamp the federal tax code that would cost New Yorkers tens of billions of dollars in tax deductions. Dinowitz stated, "If enacted, millions of middle- and...

Earlier this year, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz reached out to the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to request that parking lines be re-painted along West 237th Street between Independence Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway. The Assemblyman is pleased...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz contributed dozens and dozens of used cell phones to Manhattan College’s CellFund Program. Local residents have been donating their used phones to Assemblyman Dinowitz’ office for the past few months. The CellFund Program...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is harshly criticizing the ruling handed down on Thursday by the New York State Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals ruled that the power to make budgets lies in the hands of the Governor. The Court’s ruling affirmed...

The State Legislature, after years of stalemate, passed legislation to reform the draconian drug laws enacted under Governor Rockefeller. The legislation addresses first-time, nonviolent drug offenders who have received unfairly lengthy prison sentences...

The minimum wage law will take effect over the Governor’s veto. In January 2007, the minimum wage will be $2 an hour more than the current $5.15. Nearly 1.2 million New Yorkers will benefit, directly or indirectly, by this wage hike. The Assembly...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has introduced legislation on the trafficking of persons across state lines. Many state laws are not written in the best way to address the serious concern of trafficking of persons. There is a nation-wide effort of states...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has reached out to Peter S. Kalikow, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), and asked him to leave the current service of the number 9 train as is. The MTA has been recently studying whether or not to...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chairman of the Assembly Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, announced that the Assembly passed a plan to reform New York’s ineffective and outdated Rockefeller drug laws, giving judges the discretion to sentence...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz announced the Assembly passage of a series of bills meant to help Holocaust victims and their families recover assets stolen from them during the World War II. The Assemblyman is a multi-sponsor of each of the bills in this...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz announced passage today of a comprehensive package of legislation that he multi-sponsored, designed to keep guns out of the wrong hands. The legislation protects children from firearms, improves identification databases,...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Chair of the State Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee, along with the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities recently held a hearing on the problem of co-occurring disorders....

Over 1,600 votes were taken in the New York State Assembly in the 2003 legislative session. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was there for every one of them, claiming a perfect attendance record. Among these votes was A.8069c, the legislation would allowed...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is pleased to announce that the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Con Edison have finally addressed some of the problems of the new streetlights along Johnson Avenue. Recently, the lights have again begun...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is pleased to announce that Governor Pataki has signed legislation that he sponsored that would increase eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) from $20,000 to $24,000 annually. Applicants...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Chair of the New York State Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, spoke at an educational forum sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) on the newly available medication for heroin treatment,...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Chair of the New York State Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee, held a public hearing on the growing heroin epidemic. At the hearing, over a dozen concerned citizens ranging from doctors to counselors, voiced...