Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced legislation he sponsored (A08518) which matches the local name change of “Squaw Island” in Buffalo to “Unity Island" at the state level. The Buffalo Common Council renamed the island in 2015 to remove the offensive...

HAMBURG, N.Y. – Today, May 6, 2022, New York State Senator Sean Ryan, Assemblymember Jon Rivera and Assemblymember Bill Conrad gathered at Hamburg High School to highlight the historic $31 billion investment in New York’s schools included in the recently...

Buffalo – Assemblymember Jon D. Rivera was joined today by Assemblyman Bill Conrad and Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes to announce that Buffalo’s historic North Park Theatre at 1428 Hertel Avenue has been accepted into the New York State Historic...

Buffalo – Assemblymember Jon D. Rivera joined Hamburg Town Supervisor Randy Hoak for Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper’s Spring Sweep event at Woodlawn Beach, the largest single-day cleanup across Western New York, on Earth Day Weekend. Simultaneously,...

BUFFALO – Assemblymember Jon D. Rivera and State Sen. Tim Kennedy joined the homeowners of 601 West Ferry St. to announce the passage of Bill A07493/S3864, which grants a tax credit for the purchase and installation of geothermal heat pump systems that...

BUFFALO – Assemblymembers Jon D. Rivera and Bill Conrad, State Sen. Sean Ryan, and representatives from United University Professions joined officials at SUNY Buffalo State College today to announce an historic $500 million in SUNY and CUNY operating...

ALBANY – The Senate and Assembly majorities have worked hard to pass a 2022-23 state budget that provides economic and middle-class tax relief, funding for workforce development programs and invests in our health care and education systems. I also fought...

Albany – Today, April 9, 2022, New York State Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced that the state budget for FY 2022-2023 delivers a record $6 million in funding for refugee resettlement agencies through the New York State Enhanced...

Hamburg – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced, as part of the NYS Assembly’s State and Municipal (SAM) grant allocations, that the Hamburg Skatepark Project will receive $50,000 in grant funding. The concept for a new 10,000-square-foot,...

Buffalo – “I’ve witnessed countless State of the State addresses through the years. Yesterday’s struck me as being different in a meaningful way. There were no frills or theatrics. There were no dramatic accompaniments. It was the sort of blue-collar,...

Buffalo – Today, Sept. 21, 2021, Assemblymember Jon D. Rivera was joined at the corner of Niagara and Hudson streets by NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila (District 53), several other elected officials, as well as Project...

Buffalo – Today, Sept. 16, 2021, New York State Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember Jon Rivera gathered at the International Institute of Buffalo to provide an update on refugee resettlement progress and to announce the area’s participation in Welcoming...

HAMBURG – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced, as part of the NYS Assembly’s Budget Initiatives process in which state grants are provided in support of services that benefit local communities, that a litany of funding has been...

Buffalo – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced, as part of the NYS Assembly’s Budget Initiatives process in which state grants are provided in support of services that benefit local communities, that $32,000 in state funding...

The week including Canada Day, July 1, and Independence Day, July 4, typically tends to be one of the busiest times of the year for cross-border travel between the United States and Canada. However, this year the border remains closed to non-essential...

BUFFALO – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced, as part of the NYS Assembly’s Budget Initiatives process in which state grants are provided in support of services that benefit local communities, that $30,000 in state funding...

ALBANY – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced that the Assembly passed legislation this week that will facilitate strides to better protect New York residents from exposure to lead-based paint by closing key insurance loopholes...

ALBANY – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced that the Assembly passed legislation yesterday, June 9, 2021, that will establish the New York State Aid and Incentives for Municipalities Redesign Task Force that would examine, review,...

Albany – New York State Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced that the Assembly passed two bills yesterday, May 4, 2021, that will set and enforce safe staffing ratios in nursing homes and hospitals across the state. Under bill A.108-B, New York will...