The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has installed a traffic signal at 86th Street and Bay 10th Street, after Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) requested that the intersection be studied....

Focusing in particular on clogged catchbasins, in the aftermath of Friday’s historic rains, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) and his chief of staff, Susan Zhuang, currently on unpaid leave, led a...

As heavy rains continue to pound Brooklyn, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) is asking his constituents to let him know if there are street flooding conditions in their communities. Assemblyman Colton...

Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) has launched a petition drive whose goal is to protect statues of such historical figures as Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington in the face...

After it rains, the intersection of Avenue O and West 4th Street becomes swamped with standing water that has no place to go. The reason? There are no catchbasins on the south side of the intersection, explains Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend,...

Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) continues to battle against the city’s plan to open a homeless shelter at the corner of Kings Highway and West 13th Street. “Putting a homeless shelter at 137 Kings...

“I am very sympathetic to the financial difficulties that the steady stream of migrants into New York City has created,” said Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights). “That said, I am extremely concerned...

If you’re over 65, it’s probably happened to you. You pick up the phone, there’s a momentary pause till the person on the other side responds and then he or she calls you by your first name and plunges right into the pitch. “Hi, I’m Tom, and...

Approximately 40 people took to the streets on Saturday, August 26, to sweep, clear catchbasins and bag trash, as part of a community cleanup organized by Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) and Susan...

Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) wants to alert residents of Southwest Brooklyn that curbside composting of organic waste is going boroughwide, beginning October 2. Previously, curbside composting had...

On Saturday, August 12, approximately 50 students and 15 adults took to the streets to sweep and tidy portions of the 86th Street, Bay Parkway and 18th Avenue shopping strips, as part of a cleanup organized by Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend,...

Supporters of the SHSAT, the Specialized High School Admission Test, rallied in support of the test outside the office of Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) on Monday, August 28. Holding signs proclaiming...

A new threat is emerging to the city’s Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), according to Assemblyman William Colton, who is warning parents who want to see the test retained to be ready to mobilize. Assemblyman Colton, a former teacher,...

On Friday, March 22, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) and City Councilmember Susan Zhuang (D--Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Dyker Heights, Boro Park and Sunset Park) visited City Hall to deliver...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is pleased that the Community Education Council for District 20 at their monthly calendar meeting on February 8th, 2023 had approved a resolution supporting State...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is continuing his fight against the proposed homeless shelter at the 137 Kings Highway location, Brooklyn, NY. “On Friday, February 3rd, 2023, at 10:30 am, on the...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) introduced Bill #9541 in the 2021-22 assembly session to create Asian Lunar Year as a new public holiday in New York State. “Asian Americans have played a vital...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is happy to announce that yesterday at the press conference a $1,000,000 check in Capital Funding was presented to the NYC Health+/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is saying that NYC Administration strengthens and enforces the use of Kendra’s law. “I voted for Kendra's Law which is a state law that allows court-ordered...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) said that constituents have complained to him that NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island does not provide the updated COVID-19 booster. “I understand that Coney...