Albany, NY – New York State Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis announce that their legislation, which would require school districts to provide students with the opportunity to participate in student government while in high school,...

Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) and State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 37) announced the passage of their bill, A.366A/S.7424, in both houses of the New York State legislature. This legislation will require camps and youth sports programs...

Rye – NY – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) along with representatives from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) will host a special workshop on the EFC’s 2023 round of clean water grant programs. The workshop will be held on Friday,...

New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis invites you to a NYS clean water infrastructure grant workshop. Friday, May 19, 202311:30 AM – 1:30 PMJay Heritage Center – Carriage House210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 Admission is free, but registration...

Albany, NY – State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 36) and State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) announced today that the recently adopted state budget includes the $17.5 million state share to fund the Mamaroneck Sheldrake US Army Corp of Engineers flood...

Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblyman Steve Otis, announced the re-introduction of a bill (S.5853/A.5681) to create a rebate program for the purchase of electric landscaping equipment. A similar bill, carried by Senator Krueger and former...

Watch the Press Conference Here Westchester, NY – Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis were joined by Rye Brook Village Administrator Chris Bradbury, Westchester County Emergency Services Commissioner Richard Wishnie and a group of “Emergency...

Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (D - AD 91) and State Senator Pete Harckham (SD – 40) announced that their legislation to require that workplace legal notices regarding the worker rights and protections be made available to employees electronically...

Welcome to New Rochelle and to the Sound Shore of Westchester County. Thank you for your Hurricane Ida Action Plan and Program Design proposal. And thank you for coming here to share your plan and solicit further comments. Westchester County communities...

Important information for local governments on State Clean Water Grants will be presented at the annual workshop hosted by Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for Westchester local governments, environmental...

Dear Friends,Last week I participated in a number of events to decry the Supreme Court decision draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade.While the final decision has not been released, the arguments and assumptions presented in the draft are shocking and...

Today we celebrate the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court with hope and the recognition that an outstanding jurist will become the first African-American woman to be appointed to our highest court. While it...

Following years of advocacy and a Schumer-convened visit to the Village of Mamaroneck to survey the hundreds of millions in damage caused by Hurricane Ida, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative...

Albany, NY – Today, Environmental Advocates NY (EANY) published a new report, titled Untapped Potential: Building the Next Generation of Water Infrastructure. (The report, the latest in EANY’s Untapped Potential series, finds that the Water Infrastructure...

Important information for local governments on State Clean Water Grants was provided at the annual workshop hosted by Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for Westchester local governments, environmental groups...

Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) will participate in this year’s New York State Association of Conservation Commissions (NYSACC) annual Conference on the Environment themed “Climate Resilience through Community Action.” This year's conference will...

Rye, N.Y. – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation are hosting a Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop to provide Westchester local governments, environmental groups and engineering firms with information...