Forest Hills, NY – Elected officials and civic groups representing Forest Hills announced on Monday that the next installation in a series of community cleanups would take place this coming Sunday, October 23 at 10am on Metropolitan Ave on Forest Hills....

Forest Hills, NY – Local officials, including Congressmember Grace Meng, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, Councilmember Lynn Schulman, Senator Joe Addabbo, and Queens Community Board 6 announced Wednesday they would be partnering on a rain barrel distribution...

Forest Hills, NY – Following a reported head on traffic collision that occurred between a bus and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on July 20th on 69th Avenue in Forest Hills, local officials joined in calling on DOT to investigate the area and develop...

Maspeth, NY – Friends of Frank Principe Park, Partnerships for Parks, and the office of Assemblyman Hevesi joined this weekend to conduct a maintenance check in of Frank Principe Park in Maspeth. With supplies being provided by the Parks department,...

Albany, NY – Senator Jamaal Bailey and Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi announced on December 30th, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul’s signing into law of their legislation, A4982/S4051, which raises the lower age at which children in New York may be arrested...

Forest Hills, NY – The primary need for victims of human trafficking is a safe place to stay to escape their abusers. In order to assist survivors of trafficking, New York State Senator Martin Golden (S.D. 22), Vice Chair, Majority Conference, and Assemblyman...

NYS Assembly member and Social Services Chair Andrew Hevesi today released the following statement in response to Gov. Cuomo’s statements that the City can't manage the homeless crisis, and that he will provide management expertise: "The Governor's...

The New York State Senate acted unanimously last week to pass its counterpart (S.4763) to Assemblyman Hevesi’s legislation, Assembly bill 551, which would extend and expand upon the interagency task force on human trafficking. After full bipartisan...

Queens, NY - Assemblyman Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Chair of the Assembly Social Services Committee, held a joint bipartisan public hearing last week examining New York State’s use of Community Service Block Grants (CSBGs). Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes...

Earlier this week, the New York State Assembly voted 144-0 to pass A.5056, also known as the “Enterprise Fraud” bill. Authored by Assemblyman Hevesi in cooperation with the Office of the State Comptroller, the Enterprise Fraud bill is a first of its...

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, along with a coalition of elected officials, civic organizations, and the New York League of Conservation Voters, secured $3 million in the 2015 New York State Budget to continue a program aimed at overhauling antiquated, polluting...

Queens, NY – Assemblymember Hevesi has announced that numerous programs operated by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will receive increases in funding in the FY2015-2016 New...

Queens, NY – The New York State Assembly joined together earlier this week to pass a comprehensive package of legislation to combat human trafficking, including the unanimous passage of two bills (A.551 & A.2636-A) authored by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi. According...

Assemblymembers Andrew Hevesi and Linda B. Rosenthal have announced that the Assembly one-house budget proposal increases funding for these critical programs by $3 million, following their joint advocacy for increased funding for programs that provide...