New York City, NY – Senator Samra Brouk and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Chairs of the Mental Health Committees in their respective houses, released the following statement regarding the mental health crisis response and shooting of then 22-year-old...

Watch a recording of the event here. Photos upon request. Brooklyn, NY – NY State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and NY State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Jabari Brisport, Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, 1199SEIU, NYSNA, health care and patient advocates,...

Albany, NY – On Friday, December 19th, Governor Kathy Hochul again vetoed the Local Input for Community Healthcare Act (S1226 Rivera /A6004 Simon). This bill has now passed the legislature twice with bipartisan support. “It’s a real shame that the...

Dear Friends & Neighbors, Mayor Eric Adam’s plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) will move forward, after Monday’s last-minute Task Force vote (17 in support, 8 opposed). I voted against the plan. When the NYC Economic Development Corporation...

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon released the following statement in response to the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) vote in support of National Grid’s long-term gas plan, including the Williams NESE pipeline:  “The PSC’s...

Brooklyn, NY – Today, eight members of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) Task Force released the following statement in response to the passage of the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC’s) BMT vision plan: “We participated in the BMT Task...

Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, New Yorkers once again suffered from extreme heat and storms that shut down the subways and flooded our streets. (Dramatic videos show NYC subways and train stations flooding in torrential downpour) In response, Senator...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (AD-52) announced her Local Input in Community Healthcare (LICH) Act, A6004, passed the Assembly this week. This significant piece of legislation requires public notice and public engagement when a hospital...