Senate Judiciary Chair Brad Hoylman (D/WF-Manhattan) and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon (D/WF-Brooklyn) announced today that they will be convening a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, August 18 about the impact of COVID-19 on recent law school graduates,...

New York – Today, the New York State Board of Law Examiners canceled the September 9-10 administration of the New York Bar Exam in response to COVID-19 concerns.While this decision avoids the immediate disaster of potential “superspreader”...

Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon issued this statement in response to the NYC curfew: “Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have agreed to impose a curfew on New York City residents. The curfew began last night from 11:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M., and today,...

Dear Neighbors & Friends,The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th by a police officer was painful and tragic because it is far too commonplace. We have to do our part to speak out against and break down structural racism – and to...

Albany, NY – On March 4th, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn) and Senator John Brooks (D-Long Island) hosted the 5th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day in Albany. Over 100 students, parents, educators, and advocates from across the state brought...

Link to survey Link to survey results Why do the elevators at the Clark St 2/3 need to be replaced?MTA NYC Transit (NYCT) will replace the elevators due to safety reasons & the age of the elevators The elevators were built in 1919 & 1931, and...

New York – Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, the authors of New York’s new Extreme Risk Protection Order law (ERPO, also known as the “Red Flag” law), announced that, after years of advocacy, the...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon released the following statement on the Child Victims Act (A.2683) and the one-year “look-back window” that went into effect in New York State on August 14th, 2019 and closes on August 13th, 2020:“I...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon released the following statement in response to her “red flag” bill which goes into effect in New York State this month, the President’s mischaracterization of “red flag” laws,...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn) announced she helped pass legislation in the Assembly to expand New York City’s successful school zone speed camera program to better protect students and their families and hold reckless...