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News from the New York State Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Dinowitz Delivers Postal Mailbox at Kepler Avenue and East 237th Street

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz arranged for the post office to replace the mailbox on the corner of Kepler Avenue and East 237th Street. The mailbox was removed to make to the curb handicap accessible. But after several weeks, the mailbox was still...

Dinowitz Announces New Staff - Teresa Colon

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is pleased to announce the hiring of Teresa Colon in his District Office. Mrs. Colon will also staff the assemblyman’s satellite office in Norwood at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center. The satellite office is open every...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz - Community Update - August 2005

Express Bus Service Survey

Dinowitz Wants Parcel of Land Cleaned Up on Netherland

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has asked New York City’s Department of Transportation, Department of Parks & Recreation, and Department of Sanitation to clean up a parcel of land on Netherland Avenue. In a letter to all three departments Dinowitz...

Dinowitz Resolves Emergency at 3901 Independence Ave.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz helped manage an emergency at the Co-Op at 3901 Independence Ave. In response to an urgent letter written by the assemblyman to New York City Department of Environmental Protection, DEP immediately responded by conducting...

Dinowitz Calling for Action to Fix Naples Terrace Step Street

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has contacted the NYC Departments of Transportation and Buildings to help resolve a serious safety issue in Kingsbridge. The location is Naples Terrace between Broadway and Godwin Terrace. In his letter to DOT and DOB...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Reports to the People of the 81st Assembly District

More Buses Coming to Kingsbridge Area

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz successfully got the MTA to agree to provide more buses at the West 225th subway stop. In response to a letter from Assemblyman Dinowitz to the MTA’s chairman, Peter S. Kalikow, the MTA indicated to the assemblyman that...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Demands Better Bus Services

In a letter to Peter S. Kalikow, Chairman of the MTA New York City Transit, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz demanded increased shuttle bus service between 225th and 231st street. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz stated, "The renovation at the West 231st...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Criticizes 6 a.m. Mother’s Day Construction Work

Assemblyman Dinowitz blasted the NYC Office of Cranes and Derricks for issuing a permit to bring a huge crane to the construction site at West 237th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway on May 8th 2005. In a letter to Iris Weinshall, Commissioner of Department...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Requests Hundreds & Hundreds of Trees

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has written a letter to the New York City Parks Commissioner requesting that several hundred trees be planted throughout the Woodlawn, Van Cortlandt Village, and especially the Norwood communities. These neighborhoods are...

Dinowitz Applauds Economic Development Corporation’s Decision on West 230th Street Development Proposals

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz applauded the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) choice of proposals for development at West 230th Street and Broadway. The EDC recently narrowed the field from eleven proposals to five. As a leading proponent...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Helped Pass a Fair, Responsible, On-Time Budget that Protects New York City’s Working Families

Assemblyman Dinowitz Requests Appropriate and Timely Information from DOT and MTA on Service Changes Affecting Constituents

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has requested in letters to both the Department of Transportation and MTA that local elected officials, including himself, be notified when changes are made that affect service. Two different recent issues that dealt...

Local Elected Officials Speak Out Against the MTA’s Express Bus

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Councilmember G. Oliver Koppell spoke out against the deterioration of express bus service since the MTA took over Liberty Lines. The two local officials held a press conference on the steps of City Hall to express their...

Community News from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

It's No Secret - Albany Needs Serious Reform

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz - Community Update - January 2005