Press Releases

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Successfully Advocates for More Parking Spaces, Reduction of Oversized Traffic Island in Van Cortlandt Village

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz successfully advocated for seven new parking spaces on Stevenson Place as well as a long-awaited reduction to the traffic island at the intersection of Van Cortlandt Avenue West and Sedgwick Avenue, changes the...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Kicks Off Annual Holiday Canned Food Drive

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has kicked off his annual canned food and turkey drive with students from local schools and participating residential buildings. The Assemblyman’s office will be accepting donations until December 15th with a pick-up...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Applauds Installation of New Traffic-Calming Measures on Irwin Avenue by NYC DOT

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has announced that he was successful in convincing the NYC Department of Transportation to install traffic-calming measures on Irwin Avenue between West 234th Street and West 238th Street. After numerous complaints...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, MTA Officially Open Major Safety Improvements to Bronx Subway Stations

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Lois Tendler, MTA New York City Transit Vice President for Government and Community Relations, and representatives from Council Member Andrew Cohen’s office officially opened new Help Point Intercoms...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Council Member Cohen Applaud DOT for Repairs to Dangerously Deteriorated Retaining Walls on Henry Hudson Parkway

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and Council Member Andrew Cohen applauded the NYS Department of Transportation for repairing a dangerous road condition on Henry Hudson Parkway between West 231st and West 235th Streets that was brought...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, Montefiore Medical Center, Walgreens Pharmacy Sponsoring Flu Shots at Riverdale YM-YWHA on October 24

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx) is pleased to announce that he is sponsoring a second day of flu shots for members of the community in the 81st Assembly District. Flu shots will be administered on October 24 at Riverdale YM-YWHA on 5625 Arlington...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Cuts Ribbon on New Garden and Terrace at Riverdale Senior Services

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz was joined by Riverdale Senior Services Executive Director Julia Schwartz-Leeper, Council Member Andrew Cohen, representatives from the offices of Congressman Engel and State Senator Klein, and dozens of seniors to cut...

Assemblyman Dinowitz, New York Presbyterian, Visiting Nurse Service of NY Sponsoring Free Flu Shots in October

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz (D-Bronx) is pleased to announce that he is once again sponsoring free flu shots for members of the community in the 81st Assembly District. Flu shots will be administered on October 8 at St. Gabriel’s Church on 3250...

Assemblyman Dinowitz on the Need to Ban Credit Checks for Hiring Decisions

“As the author of the Credit Privacy in Employment Act, I am glad that the New York City Council is considering similar legislation that would prevent employers from evaluating an applicant’s personal credit history for hiring decisions in New York...

Assemblyman Dinowitz to Introduce New Legislation to Protect Consumer Reviews

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) has announced that he is introducing legislation to protect the rights of consumers to review products and services. While most businesses have recognized the growing importance of consumer reviews,...

Unsightly Clothing Bins Thrown Out: Sanitation Removes Bins at Request of Assemblyman Dinowitz

Bronx, NY – Recently, many large receptacles have appeared throughout the northwest Bronx that solicit donations of old clothes. While messages on the bins claim that all collected clothes would be donated to charitable causes, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz...

Crosswalk to Nowhere No More: Assemblyman Dinowitz Applauds Installation of Curb Cuts at Busy Intersection

Bronx, NY – For many years, the crosswalk from the northeast corner to the northwest corner of Kingsbridge Avenue and West 231st Street was useless to those with wheelchairs, walkers or baby strollers because there was no curb cut on the northwest corner....

Assemblyman Dinowitz’s 2014 Summer Concert Series Concludes in Henry Hudson Park with Classic Jams from the 60s, 70s, and 80s

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) joined residents of Riverdale in Henry Hudson Park last night to wrap up his 2014 Summer Concert Series in the Northwest Bronx in a rousing fashion. Over 150 people came out on a beautiful summer evening...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Applauds Return to Alternate Side Parking on Riverdale Avenue

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) applauds the city for returning to a sensible, alternate side parking schedule on Riverdale Avenue between West 236th and West 238th Street, as he had previously requested. Earlier this year, the New...

Statement by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on the Sergeants Benevolent Association Urging Against Holding 2016 Convention in Brooklyn

I am very disappointed that the Sergeants Benevolent Association placed full-page ads in our daily newspapers that urged the chairperson of a national political party to choose a location other than New York City for the party’s 2016 national convention....

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Calls on DOT to Repair Dangerously Deteriorated Retaining Walls on Henry Hudson Parkway

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) has alerted the NYS DOT to a dangerous road condition on Henry Hudson Parkway between West 231st and West 235th Streets and has asked that they make immediate repairs. The retaining walls that divide...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Jeffrey Klein Demand Improved MTA Service for Bx7 and Bx10 Bus Lines

Bronx, NY – Standing near the all-too-often overcrowded bus stop on West 231st Street and Broadway, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and State Senator Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) called on the MTA to resolve the severe shortage of buses...

Keep the Specialized High Schools Special

Let’s be clear: there is something wrong when only 13% of the students in New York City’s specialized high schools are Latino or African American. However, I do not believe that the problem lies with the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT),...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Kicks Off 2014 Summer Concert Series in Northwest Bronx

Yesterday evening, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) welcomed State Senator Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), Council Member Andrew Cohen, and members of the community to the first concert of his 2014 Summer Concert Series at a park in the Amalgamated...

Assemblyman Dinowitz on Wasteful MTA Advertising During Labor Dispute

Statement by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz: “I am pleased to hear that a tentative agreement has been reached to avert a LIRR strike and ensure that millions of New Yorkers can get to work on time on Monday. Still, I am concerned that the MTA sponsored...