Bronx, NY – Despite repeated calls from public health experts for everyone to stay at home as much as possible and to limit unnecessary human interaction, the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles is maintaining their requirement for annual vehicle safety...

BRONX, NY – As New Yorkers begin to settle in to what is widely expected to be a lengthy period of restrictions on social gatherings and businesses, vehicle owners have started to fret about whether they should continue to get the annually required...

Dinowitz has proposed new legislation which would move the April 28 Presidential primary to June 23, simplify the ballot, and temporarily authorize absentee voting to New Yorkers who are unable or averse to appear personally at polling sites due to an...

Bronx, NY – After an extended advocacy effort from Council Member Cohen and Assemblyman Dinowitz, Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed to suspend alternate-side parking enforcement until Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and to reevaluate a long-term suspension...

BRONX, NY – In a gratifying reversal, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has rescinded their approval for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection plan to keep empty the North Basin of the nationally registered Historic Jerome Park...

Bronx, NY – Express bus riders in the Bronx were spitting mad after the MTA proposed severe reductions in afternoon service as well as route changes that eliminated their service between Riverdale-Upper East Side and in Norwood altogether. Upon learning...

New York – Senator Brad Hoylman (D/WF-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) today announced legislation that would increase public access to immunization data, provide policy-makers with the data they need to ensure New York has the...

Bronx, New York – After years of persistent advocacy for improved accessibility in subway stations throughout the Northwest Bronx, the MTA has agreed to install elevators and make other improvements to bring the West 242nd Street - 1 Train subway...

New York, NY – The fight for publicly financed elections and to protect fusion voting in New York State was bolstered by support from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who has submitted his recommendations to the Public Campaign Financing Commission....

Bronx, NY – Following a recent cost-saving measure from the MTA to remove printed schedules at all bus stops, Council Member Andrew Cohen and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz have penned a letter expressing their displeasure. The decision, which the...

Bronx, NY – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. So goes the ubiquitous wisdom that has driven the years-long effort from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz to install a left-turn signal for southbound traffic along Riverdale Avenue...

Albany, NY – A lengthy battle waged by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and advocates for survivors of childhood sexual abuse has finally come to a close with the Governor's signature on Erin's Law. The law requires public schools to teach children about...

New York, NY – Less than two weeks after a major blackout roiled midtown Manhattan that knocked 73,000 utility customers out of service, including the New York City Transit subway system, another blackout hit 52,000 customers in southeastern Brooklyn...

Bronx, NY – Following the agreement of a resolution in the United States House of Representatives opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel (HR 246), Assemblyman...

Albany, NY – In honor of the fifty year anniversary of the moon landing, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz sponsored a resolution in the New York State Assembly to honor this historic achievement. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 Project successfully landed...

ALBANY, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) issued the following statement in response to today’s denial of a temporary restraining order against Dinowitz’s legislation (A2371/S2994) to repeal non-medical exemptions to school vaccine...

Albany, NY – A bill which had become the top priority for advocates of childhood sexual abuse survivors has now passed both chambers of the New York state legislature. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, lead sponsor of the legislation, successfully shepherded...

Albany, NY – Upon the passage of the Climate and Community Protection Act, which has previously passed the Assembly in each of the past three years, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement:“Every generation seems to have...

Albany, NY – A consumer’s right to complain shall not be infringed, at least in New York State, pending newly passed legislation from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. With the advent of consumer-submitted online reviews using platforms such as...

Albany, NY – After months of increasingly urgent demands from the medical community and families of immuno-compromised children for action to combat the ongoing measles outbreak, controversial legislation from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State...