Neighborhood women will be in the spotlight during March, Women’s History Month, thanks to an annual celebration highlighting their achievements that will be hosted by Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights)...

With a possible second major snowstorm in the offing for the coming weekend, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) is reminding area residents to reach out to neighbors who might need help, whether with...

A new milestone has been reached in the fight to prevent a homeless shelter from being built at 86th Street and 25th Avenue, as area residents have filed an appeal, supported by Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker...

With an eye to assisting older New Yorkers and students, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) has introduced three pieces of legislation that would make riding MTA city buses free for many New Yorkers....

Seeking to learn how area residents and businesspeople feel about a proposal to build affordable housing on top of a brand-new library at the site of the current New Utrecht Library and the adjacent municipal parking lot, Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend,...

Since word got out that the toys left in the Toys for Tots box at the district office of Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) had been filched, numerous generous people and organizations have stepped in...

Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) joined students and staff at St. Peter’s Catholic Academy on Wednesday, December 10, for an assembly and party that culminated in a presentation by the students of...

The Grinch paid an unwelcome visit to the district office of Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights), making off with whatever toys had been left in the Toys for Tots box in the office’s anteroom. The theft...

Well-known for its careful attention to constituent issues, the office of Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) welcomes hundreds of local residents each month who come in with a wide range of concerns....

There’s no time like the present! Assemblyman William Colton (D—Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) has kicked off his 2025 office toy drive, with all toys collected to be distributed through Toys for Tots to children who otherwise...

Alleging a potentially dangerous series of irregularities, 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...

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...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) says that the State Education Budget has provided a historic $2.1 billion increase for our school children, and a $600 million increase was allocated toward the NYC...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) started his Speak Up and Clean Up campaign many years ago by mobilizing a team of volunteers of all ages to beautify the streets of our neighborhood.  “I have...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is saying that 137 Kings Highway the proposed homeless shelter location is in horrible condition and has dangerous health issues for the community. “My office has...