Press Releases

New Dinowitz Law Will Require Boards of Elections to Offer Voters Absentee Ballot Tracking

Albany, NY – As more New Yorkers get comfortable with absentee voting, a newly signed law from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz will make it easier for voters to keep track of where their ballot is from start to finish. The new law (A4186-B) was signed...

‘Truth in Vaccination’ Bill Protecting COVID Vaccine Records from Fraud Becomes Law in New York State

ALBANY — Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and State Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) into law, S.4516C/A.7536B, that would explicitly make the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination...

Dinowitz/Jackson Bill Signed into Law to Protect Tenants Against Aggressive Landlord Tactics

ALBANY – Tenants in New York scored another victory this week, with the signing into law of legislation sponsored by State Senator Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A5040/S2014). The new law, which was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Alleges Price Gouging of Antigen and PCR COVID-19 Tests Among Some Private Providers

Bronx, NY – Amidst the deluge of Bronxites trying to get COVID-19 tests in advance of the Christmas holiday and a surge in infection rates from the omicron variant, reports have been trickling in of private testing providers significant amounts of money...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Calls for Return of Mass-Testing Site to Lehman College

Bronx, NY – With Bronxites on edge about dramatic increases in COVID-19 infection rates due to the omicron variant, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is calling on New York State to reopen a mass-testing site at Lehman College. In the early stages of the...

Statement From Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Anti-Vax Rally with Holocaust Imagery Outside Home

Bronx, NY – On Sunday, December 12, 2021, a group of several dozen anti-vaccine protesters held a rally outside the home of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. The rally appeared to be organized by John Gilmore of the Autism Action Network and featured remarks...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, Senator Biaggi, and Co-Op Advocates Celebrate Signing of Bill to Allow Cooperators to Apply for Reverse Mortgages

Albany, NY – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. So goes the maxim for perseverance, a trait which describes the now successful multi-year effort to grant cooperative housing shareholders the same access to reverse mortgages as homeowners....

Assemblyman Dinowitz to Introduce Extension to Absentee Ballot Eligibility Expansion

Albany, NY – As New York approaches the expiration of a provision which currently allows eligible voters to apply for absentee ballots based on temporary illness if there is a risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease, Assemblyman Jeffrey...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Bill Signed Into Law Expanding Access to File Discrimination Claims

Albany, NY – A newly signed law authored by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz will make it easier for New Yorkers to pursue claims of discrimination in court. The new law (A1899, Chapter 566), which was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on November 3, 2021,...

Local Leaders and Safe Streets Advocates Call for Pedestrian Safety Improvements after Tragic Fatality in Bronx

BRONX, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Community Board 8 District Manager Ciara Gannon, and advocates for safe streets gathered at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue on Friday, three days after a bus...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Issues Statement on Passage of Critical Housing Protections Extension Bill

Bronx, NY – The Assembly has passed legislation (A40001) introduced by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz that addresses the following issues: Extends COVID-19 Emergency Eviction & Foreclosure Act protections through January 15, 2022; Extends Tenant Safe...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Eviction Moratorium

Bronx, NY – Following the 6-3 Supreme Court decision on August 26 to overturn the CDC eviction moratorium, which was divided along party lines of the appointing President, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement: “This politically...

Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Call for Remote Learning Option

Bronx, NY – As New York families prepare to start the school year on September 13, a pair of legislators from the north and northwest Bronx are calling for a remote learning option to accommodate students who are medically unable or ineligible to be...

Statement from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on CEEFPA Supreme Court Decision

Bronx, NY – In response to the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to grant an injunction on behalf of landlords against part of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) has issued...

Statement from Assemblyman Dinowitz on Cuomo Resignation

Bronx, NY – In response to the announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo that he will resign, effective in fourteen days, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has issued the following statement: “I am relieved that this deeply troubling episode in New York’s...

Statement from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has issued the following statement: “The conduct described in the Attorney General’s report is nauseating and is antithetical to the ideals that we must uphold in New York State. I feel terrible for the...

Statement from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

Albany, NY – Amidst a continued failure to issue rent relief payments to property owners on behalf of tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has issued the following...

Legislature Passes Utility Consumer Advocate Bill Once More

Albany, NY – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is continuing his nearly decade-long effort to create an independent office of the Utility Consumer Advocate in New York State and has successfully passed legislation...

Assembly Passes Landmark Family Court Forensic Evaluator Reform

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has passed a landmark bill (A2375B) which creates new standards for a profession that often has significant influence in the outcomes of custody and visitation hearings. The legislation was spurred by the tragic...

Legislature Passes Bill to Allow Senior Coop Owners to Apply for Reverse Mortgage Loans

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has again passed legislation (A1508) to allow seniors living in cooperative apartment buildings to apply for a reverse mortgage, which is a type of loan currently available to homeowners that transfers built-up...