Press Releases

Assemblywoman Solages Announces the Passage of the Southern State Parkway Study Bill

Assemblywoman Solages announces the passage of her Southern State Parkway Study Bill.
Elmont, NY – Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages released the following statement after the passage of Assembly Bill A 6761-A, which directs the New York Department of Transportation to coordinate with all local governments in order to conduct a study...

Assemblywoman Solages Announces the Passage of the Southern State Parkway Study Bill

Assemblywoman Solages announces the passage of her Southern State Parkway Study Bill.
Elmont, NY – Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages released the following statement after the passage of Assembly Bill A 6761-A, which directs the New York Department of Transportation to coordinate with all local governments in order to conduct a study...

Assemblywoman Solages Appointed Chair of Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy

Elmont, NY – Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages announced her new appointment as Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy. “As the newly appointed Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy,...

Assemblywoman Solages in the Community

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Creating Teen Spaces in Community Assemblywoman Solages allocates $125k grant for a teen multi-purpose room in Elmont Memorial Library. Helping Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Following Hurricane Maria, Assemblywoman Solages’ office...

Assemblywoman Solages Advocating For New Yorkers in Albany

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2018 Legislative Highlights: Successfully passed legislation to make the Southern State Parkway Safer; Awaiting governor’s approval This bill requires the New York state department of transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the configuration...

Assemblywoman Solages Prioritizing Our Littlest New Yorkers – Preemies, Infants & Toddlers

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Nurse-Family Partnership I am proud announce that the State has taken great measures to allocate the necessary funding for this program. The 2018 enacted budget offers additional funding for the Nurse-Family Partnership: a nurse home visiting program...

Assemblymember Solages: Encouraging Local Area Kids to Make This the Summer They Read Their Favorite Book or Meet New Memorable Characters

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Assemblymember Michaelle Solages is inviting children to participate in the Assembly’s annual Summer Reading Challenge. This year’s theme is “Libraries Rock!” motivating young readers to visit their local library and discover all the terrific...

Assemblymember Solages: Legislation Gives Control of Teacher Evaluations Back to Local School Districts

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Assemblymember Solages announced that she passed legislation to improve teacher evaluations by delinking them from standardized testing and returning control to local school districts (A.10475). This legislation recognizes that what works for one classroom...

Mobile Legal Help Center

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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) will be holding a free program to provide free legal services on Thursday March 8, 2018 at the District Office at 1690 Central Court in Valley Stream from 10:00 am to 3:00...

Assemblywoman Solages Urges Community Members to Participate in Empire State Development’s Public Meeting about Belmont Park Redevelopment

Elmont, NY – On Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Empire State Development (ESD) released a 32-page draft scope for an Environmental Impact Statement which will inform the environmental review process for the proposed New York Islanders hockey arena at Belmont...

Haiti is Beautiful

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Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages would like to cordially invite you to Haiti is Beautiful on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Elmont Public Library at 700 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This community and cultural event will include...

It’s Not Over! We Deserve a Better Belmont! We Deserve to be Heard!

Dear Neighbors, Governor Cuomo announced today that the New York Islanders won the request for the proposal bid to redevelop Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. I want YOU, my friends and neighbors, to know that this is not the end of the process. Belmont Park...

Assemblywoman Solages Statement on the Release of New York State Comptroller’s TOHIDA Audit

Valley Stream, NY – On Tuesday, December 19, 2017, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the audit of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency (TOHIDA) and Valley Stream School District 30 over the tax breaks TOHIDA gave...

Haiti Through Books

2017 Paid Family Leave

Assemblymember Michaelle C. Solages Recognizes Summer Interns

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Elmont, NY – Five local students spent the summer working as interns at the District Office of Assemblymember Michaelle C. Solages. The 2017 summer internship program provided students with the opportunity to solve local constituent casework issues...

Assemblywoman Solages Honored at 2017 Breastfeeding Caravan

Assemblywoman Solages joined breastfeeding mothers and families, elected officials, and advocates from all over New York City to launch the NYC Breastfeeding Leadership Council’s annual Breastfeeding Subway Caravan. There Assemblywoman Solages was also...

Update Regarding the Redevelopment of Belmont Park

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On Monday July 31, 2017, Empire State Development (ESD) released a long-awaited request for proposals to develop land at Belmont Park. Bidders have until September 28, 2017 to submit a proposal. After a decade of uncertainty regarding redevelopment...

Belmont Park Request for Proposals

Listening Session Regarding the Redevelopment of Belmont Park

New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, along with Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, New York State Senators Leroy Comrie, Todd Kaminsky and Elaine Phillips are holding a Belmont Park Redevelopment Listening Session on Monday, July 10, 2017 from 6 p.m....