Bronx, NY – Over the past several months, a series of town hall meetings has been held in every corner of the Northwest Bronx to hear directly from constituents what they want to see from government and in their communities. Democracy in Action will...

Bronx, NY – Public financing of elections has reached a stage of public discourse that many never thought it would reach, including longtime advocates such as Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. With unified control of the state legislature, election reform...

Bronx, NY – It seems that the Department of Transportation never says no to a developer. Despite a letter from Assemblyman Dinowitz in November 2018, DOT has approved a request from real estate developers to remove every adjacent parking space (19...

Bronx, NY – As the Trump administration continues their fight against existing climate change policies by proposing a rollback of federal clean car standards, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz joined 200 legislators from 14 states to call on automakers...

Bronx, NY – As part of a citywide day of action organized by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), Assemblyman Dinowitz joined demonstrating nurses outside of Montefiore Hospital to call attention to what NYSNA describes as inadequate staffing...

Bronx, NY – Following up on the Democracy in Action events that had over 500 people attend a pair of town hall meetings at the end of 2018, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz will be hosting a town hall on Woodlawn Neighborhood and Legislative Priorities....

Albany, NY – The New York State Assembly passed a ban on offshore oil and natural gas production for the second consecutive year. The legislation was motivated by a Presidential Executive Order on April 28, 2017 titled “America-First Offshore...

Bronx, NY – The death of a young mother who fell down non-ADA compliant subway stairs last Monday night has laid bare the urgent need to improve accessibility in New York’s mass transit system. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who has vocally advocated...

Bronx, NY – The importance of reading was not lost on a group of rapt Kindergarteners at PS/MS 95 The Sheila Mencher Van Cortlandt School as Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz attended their celebration of World Read Aloud Day 2019. Dinowitz read a children’s...

Bronx, NY – On a cold afternoon, residents who have been without cooking gas for four months gathered at a rally organized by their local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Council Member Andrew Cohen. Their demand was simple: restore this basic service...

Albany, NY – There have been almost 2,000 mass shooting incidents in the United States since New York passed the SAFE Act following the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012,[1] inspiring nationwide protests and calls to action for widespread gun reforms...

Albany, NY – At long last, a bitter fight for justice on behalf of survivors of childhood sex abuse has come to a successful finish. The Child Victims Act, which Assemblyman Dinowitz has supported since its first introduction in 2006, bitterly divided...

Albany, NY – Following the passage of the Jose Peralta NYS DREAM Act by both chambers of the state legislature, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement: “New York has long been home to New Americans, from the days of Ellis...

Albany, NY – New York State will no longer be known for its restrictive voting policies among the United States, and in fact may take a lead on progressive voting initiatives. On Monday, a number of long-sought election reforms are set to pass both...

New York, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during his State of the City address a series of proposals to increase the average speed of city buses by 25% by 2020. The proposals included expansion of bus lane installation to 10-15 miles per year, creation...

Bronx, NY – The specific funding mechanisms still need to be worked out, but Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has made one thing clear: if residents of the Northwest Bronx are going to be asked to pay more for transit, then they deserve to see tangible...

Bronx, NY – Despite 2018’s political turmoil nationally and in New York, Assemblyman Dinowitz ended the year with a slate of victories in the form of 18 bills signed into law by the governor. These bills included noteworthy legislation extending attorney-client...

Albany, NY – A long-desired bill to lockbox transit revenue in New York State is now officially state law, thanks to diligent work by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (Northwest Bronx) and support from government reform groups and transit advocates. Governor...

Albany, NY – A familiar fight for transit equity throughout New York City has arrived on the Governor’s desk. For the second time in two years, and third time in four years, the state legislature has overwhelmingly passed a bill from Assemblyman...

Albany, NY – As the conversation on how to adequately fund New York’s mass transit system heats up, so too have calls for improved cost controls and revenue accountability. While there is general consensus that a significant influx of dedicated...