This morning, I learned that several web sites and applications were afflicted by some sort of incident in which New York City was labeled “Jewtropolis” on their maps. While this incident was apparently rectified in a short period of time, this nevertheless...

Bronx, NY – Five weeks after inaction from the New York State Senate majority resulted in the shutdown of speed camera enforcement near 140 schools throughout New York City, the Governor and NYC Council have implemented a workaround for New York City...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz is pleased to inform his constituents that after requesting that the Department of Transportation change the parking meter rules at Manhattan College Parkway and Post Road near Burger King and the end of the 1 train,...

Bronx, NY – An age-old battle for accessible transit has begun anew in the Northwest Bronx. Community leaders and advocates descended on the Mosholu Parkway 4 Train station to launch a month-long effort to lobby the MTA to install an elevator to the...

Bronx, NY – Concerned parents and advocates joined Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein outside of PS 81 in support of renewing the school zone speed camera program, where just five years ago Mayor Bloomberg announced...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Martin J. Golden have successfully shepherded legislation through a divided state legislature to require funding dedicated to public transportation systems (including the MTA) be used...

Bronx, NY – Following the adoption of Rent Guidelines Board Apartment Order #50 on Tuesday, June 26 which increased rents for the second consecutive year, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement: “As New York City continues...

Albany, NY – Today the New York State Assembly passed A1085A, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz that requires consumer contracts up to $100,000 be written in plain language that everyday New Yorkers can understand. The Senate version...

I am pleased to inform my constituents that I have successfully petitioned the Department of Sanitation for a moratorium of the alternate side street cleaning regulations due to the Con-Edison renovations on several streets in Riverdale. Effective immediately,...

Bronx, NY - New Yorkers everywhere can take a collective breath of fresh air, at least near a school or now: your closest library. A bill (A.330B/S.169-B), introduced by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, has passed both houses...

Bronx, NY – A proposal of significant magnitude to eliminate the specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT) has continued to progress at breakneck pace, as the Assembly Committee on Education voted in favor of an amended bill which was only introduced...

Bronx, NY – Recent announcements from a variety of city and state officials have caused significant concerns for many parents that the admissions process for the eight schools which use scores from the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)...

New York, NY - Assemblymen Jeffrey Dinowitz and Richard N. Gottfried convened a public hearing on Thursday to hear testimony from experts on the issue of gestational surrogacy, a procedure which allows same-sex couples and couples facing infertility or...

New York, New York – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) today announced passage of legislation to require funding dedicated to public transportation systems (including the MTA) be used for their intended purpose. The bill would also require any...

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz spoke for several minutes on the New York State Assembly floor in glowing terms as he nominated Dr. Betty Rosa for a third term as a member of the New York State Board of Regents. Dinowitz’s nomination was...

In response to the Trump Administration’s announcement of increasing offshore oil and gas drilling, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and 226 colleagues of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators signed a letter to be delivered to U.S. Secretary...

Assemblyman Dinowitz’s office has received reports that tow trucks are operating at the Dunkin Donuts’ parking lot on West 230th Street and Broadway. This week several cars were towed, allegedly for illegally parking there and while parking in the...

New York, NY – The MTA Board approved a second free transfer, as requested by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, however only in circumstances where there is a planned or unplanned service disruption. While this is a step in the right direction, those New...

Albany, NY – Early detection is a crucial piece of solving the cancer puzzle, and now it is even easier for public employees to get screened. A new law sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Kemp Hannon will expand eligibility for...

After repeated requests from Assemblyman Dinowitz and local residents, the Department of Transportation has continued to refuse to install left turn signals at West 256th Street and Riverdale Avenue and at West 231st Street and Riverdale Avenue. Northbound...