Press Releases

Annual NYS Water Grant Workshop Brings Record Attendance for Update on State Funding Opportunities

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Rye, NY – Westchester local government staff and officials, school representatives and environmental advocates received important updates on 2024 state grant opportunities at the 2024 Clean Water Grant Workshop hosted by State Assemblyman Steve Otis...

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation by Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Requiring Automated External Defibrillator Implementation Plans for Camps and Youth Sports

Albany, New York – Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis announce their legislation (S.7424/A.366A) to require camps and most youth sports programs to adopt a plan to provide access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) at camps,...

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Keep Kids Safe from Cardiac Emergencies

AM Otis Remarks Given at the Larchmont- Mamaroneck Tri-Municipal Vigil in support of Israel, October 11, 2023

You can watch the LMCMedia highlight video of the vigil here. "Today we gather here as a community much in the same we came together after September 11, 2001, and as we do each year to mark that attack on America by the forces of evil.Today we come together...

Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Announce Legislation to Protect Shorelines and the Environment from Increased Climate Change Related Hazards Signed into Law

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Mamaroneck, NY – Senator Shelley Mayer (SD-37) and Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) held a press conference today to announce the “Living Shorelines” legislation they sponsored (S.5186A/A.5221A) has been signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. This...

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Protect New Yorkers from Increasingly Frequent and Extreme Flooding

Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to protect New Yorkers from flooding as storms become increasingly frequent and extreme. Legislation (S.5186-A/A.5221-A) requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to implement permit regulations...

Governor Hochul Signs Otis/Gonzalez Bill on Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure

Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (91st AD) and State Senator Kristen Gonzalez (59th SD) announced that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed their legislation, A7364/S7414, to provide additional cyber security protection to critical infrastructure...

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Help High School Students Excel in the Classroom and in Extra-Curricular Activities

Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to help high school students succeed -- both in and out of the classroom. Legislation (A.514-A/S.5650-A) ensures parents and students receive information on what advanced placement courses are offered, how...

Assemblyman Steve Otis and State Senator Shelley Mayer Announce Local Bridge Funding for Mamaroneck and Rye

Westchester, NY - Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) and Senator Shelley Mayer (SD 37) announced two important state grants awarded to Sound Shore communities that will assist each community with bridge infrastructure projects that are part of broader flood...

Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis Pass Legislation to Protect Shorelines and the Environment from Increased Climate Change Related Hazards

ALBANY, NY - Communities across New York State face intensifying climate change related hazards, including dangerous floods, and the New York State Senate and Assembly have now passed an important bill which will protect our shorelines and environment...

Improving Access to a Lifesaving Device

Mayer, Otis Pass Legislation Requiring Schools to Provide Student Government

Albany, NY – New York State Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis announce that their legislation, which would require school districts to provide students with the opportunity to participate in student government while in high school,...

Mayer and Otis Pass Legislation Requiring Automated External Defibrillator Implementation Plans for Camps and Youth Sports

Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) and State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 37) announced the passage of their bill, A.366A/S.7424, in both houses of the New York State legislature. This legislation will require camps and youth sports programs...

Assemblyman Otis Hosts Annual NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop

Rye – NY – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) along with representatives from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) will host a special workshop on the EFC’s 2023 round of clean water grant programs. The workshop will be held on Friday,...

NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop

New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis invites you to a NYS clean water infrastructure grant workshop. Friday, May 19, 202311:30 AM – 1:30 PMJay Heritage Center – Carriage House210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 Admission is free, but registration...

State Budget Includes $17.5 Million for Village of Mamaroneck Flood Project

Albany, NY – State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 36) and State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) announced today that the recently adopted state budget includes the $17.5 million state share to fund the Mamaroneck Sheldrake US Army Corp of Engineers flood...

Krueger and Otis Re-Introduce Bill to Create Electric Landscaping Equipment Rebate Program

Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblyman Steve Otis, announced the re-introduction of a bill (S.5853/A.5681) to create a rebate program for the purchase of electric landscaping equipment. A similar bill, carried by Senator Krueger and former...

Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Applaud New York State Department of Civil Service’s Landmark EMS Policy Decision, Achieved with the Assistance of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

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Watch the Press Conference Here Westchester, NY – Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis were joined by Rye Brook Village Administrator Chris Bradbury, Westchester County Emergency Services Commissioner Richard Wishnie and a group of “Emergency...

Harckham, Otis Legislation to Provide Workers Electronic Notice of Employees Rights Signed into Law

Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (D - AD 91) and State Senator Pete Harckham (SD – 40) announced that their legislation to require that workplace legal notices regarding the worker rights and protections be made available to employees electronically...

Statement of Assemblyman Steve Otis, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery Meeting on the Hurricane Ida Action Plan, September 8, 2022, New Rochelle City Hall

Welcome to New Rochelle and to the Sound Shore of Westchester County. Thank you for your Hurricane Ida Action Plan and Program Design proposal. And thank you for coming here to share your plan and solicit further comments. Westchester County communities...