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On Saturday, August 10, 2013, Assemblyman Braunstein hosted a Mobile District Office near the Key Food in the Whitestone Shopping Center. Assemblyman Braunstein is pictured here with constituents, Eddy Lopez of the Whitestone Angels and his son, Matthew.
On August 2, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the 111th Precinct’s National Night Out event in Douglaston.
On August 2, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the 109th Precinct’s National Night Out event in Flushing.
On May 30, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein marched in the annual Little-Neck Douglaston Memorial Day Parade.
On May 10, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein delivered remarks at the 2022 NYS Police Officers Memorial Remembrance Ceremony in Albany, an annual event honoring those brave men and women who served New York State and made the ultimate sacrifice.
On April 28, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein joined advocates to announce the $20M AAPI Equity Budget: an important investment in the community-based organizations working on the ground to offer comprehensive services and support to Asian American New Yorkers.
On March 26, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein marched in the 4th Annual Bayside Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Bell Boulevard.
On February 23, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein met with Ambassador Byung Hwa Chung, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in NY.
On February 22, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein and Senator John Liu co-sponsored a Homeowners Benefit & Notice of Property Value Information Session with the New York City Department of Finance.
On February 20, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the 24th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival.
On February 18, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein joined his colleagues as the Museum of Korean American Heritage provided COVID testing kits and 10,000 KF94 masks for New York City public school teachers.
On February 11, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein delivered donations from his office’s annual Valentines for Vets Gift Drive to the New York State Veterans’ Home at St. Albans.
On February 11, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein joined his colleagues and civic leaders outside Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza to protest an assault against a South Korean diplomat in Manhattan.
On February 9, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the first annual Lunar New Year Celebration at the Empire State Plaza.
On February 6, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Queens Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast.
On February 5, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Korean American Association of Greater New York’s Lunar New Year PPE and food distribution in Flushing.
On February 5, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Korean American Association of Queens’ Lunar New Year Festival in Flushing.
On February 5, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Flushing Chinese Business Association's Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing.
On January 28, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended Troop 268’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the William Spyropoulos Greek-American Day School.
On January 21, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended Townsend Harris High School’s Legislative Breakfast and visited its Bridge Year Program.
On January 21, 2022, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Queens Jewish Community Council’s Breakfast with Asaf Zamir, the new Consul General of Israel.
On December 16, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein received donations for his office’s Annual Holiday Toy Drive from students and faculty at Holy Cross High School.
On December 16, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Queensborough Community College's East Building.
On December 15, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center's Holiday Celebration.
On December 14, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the renovations at Bay Terrace Library.
On December 13, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein joined the Museum of Korean American Heritage to cut the ribbon on their new Winter 2021/22 exhibition.
On December 12, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein joined the Alliance of South Asian American Labor for their 14th Annual National Convention in Flushing.
On December 11, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Douglaston Local Development Corporation Winter Festival.
On December 10, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the PS 94 Hackathon event.
On December 9, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Community Inclusion and Development Alliance Visionaries Dinner.
On December 5, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Chabad of Northeast Queens Menorah Lighting in Bay Terrace.
On December 5, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Bayside Hills Civic Association Holiday Lighting Festival.
On December 4, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the Queens County Council VFW's 57th Annual Legislative Breakfast.
On November 30, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended the annual Borough Hall Menorah lighting.
On November 30, 2021, Assemblyman Braunstein attended a Rally to Stop Violence and Racial Discrimination against Asian Americans.
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Greek History Month in NY
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NYC Mayor Adams Testifies During Budget Hearing on Local/General Government
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Assembly 2021-2022 Budget Proposal
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Braunstein Questions Mayor de Blasio About the Lack of Vaccination Sites in Northeast Queens
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caption: 'August 20, 2020<br />Assemblymember Braunstein, Chair of the Committee on Cities, questions John Rhodes, Chairman, NYS Public Service Commission, Thomas Congdon, Executive Deputy and Deputy Chair, NYS Department of Public Service and Kevin Wisely, Director, NYS Department of Public Service Office of Resilience and Emergency Preparedness during a virtual joint legislative public hearing examining power and communication failures during Tropical Storm Isaias.',
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Public Hearing Examining Power and Communication Failures During Tropical Storm Isaias
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Public Hearing on COVID-19 Impact on Hospitals in New York
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2020 Joint Budget Hearing on Health
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caption: 'January 28, 2020<br />Assemblymember Braunstein questions Patrick Foye, Chairman and CEO, Janno Lieber, Chief Development Officer and Robert Foran, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), on the Queens bus redesign program during a joint Assembly-Senate budget hearing on transportation.<br /> ',
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Queens Bus Redesign
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caption: 'February 28, 2019<br />\"This new law sends a message to anybody who\'s thinking about distributing revenge porn or disseminating revenge porn that if they are caught there is a possibility that they may spend a year in prison. This will have a deterring effect on people engaging in this kind of activity and it will protect victims throughout the state from suffering the devastating effects,\" said Assemblyman Braunstein while discussing his legislation to ban revenge porn and help ensure victims can receive a court order to have an intimate image permanently removed from the internet (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05981&term=2019&Summary=Y\">A. 5981</a>).',
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Braunstein Fights to End Revenge Porn
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caption: 'February 28, 2019<br />"Today the State of New York is taking a strong stand that revenge porn will no longer be tolerated in our state. Victims of revenge porn are frequently harassed, stalked…they have a hard time sometimes finding a job, sometimes entering into new relationships, they suffer extreme emotional distress and even sometimes commit suicides," said Assemblyman Edward Braunstein Sponsor of bill <a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05981&term=2019&Summary=Y\">A. 5981</a>, which would criminalize the unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images.<br /> ',
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Braunstein Champions Legislation Against Revenge Porn
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Braunstein Fights for Education Funding and Property Tax Reform.
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caption: 'January 29, 2019<br />"Now we have an opportunity to petition a court – whether it's a family member, whether it's law enforcement, whether it's a school official – to have firearms taken away from individuals who exhibit this kind of behavior. This will make our communities safer," said Assemblyman Braunstein, discussing legislation he helped pass to allow courts to issue an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) and prohibit a person who is determined to be a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing a firearm (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=2689&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.2689</a>).<br /> ',
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Braunstein Fights to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands
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caption: 'March 13, 2018<br />"As Queens is known as the borough of immigrants, Regent Chin's personal background also makes her an ideal candidate. Her story as a first-generation Chinese immigrant, who attended New York City public schools, provides her with an understanding of the many challenges newly arriving New Yorkers face when navigating our education system," said Assemblyman Edward Braunstein while participating in a joint session of the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate to elect the Regents.<br />Â ',
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Braunstein Nominates Chin to State Regents Board
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caption: 'April 6, 2017<br />"The Executive proposal included a provision that would redirect 27 million dollars of federal Title 20 funding to be used for child care purposes. While that's a laudable goal, such redirection of funding would have caused the closure of 65 senior centers in New York City. Through the hard work of the Speaker, and the chairs of our Aging Committee and the Children and Families Committee, we were able to fight to keep that money going for senior center purposes in the city of New York, as well as do our best to increase child care funding," said Assemblyman Braunstein as he explained his vote on the state Budget (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A03003&term=2017\">A-3003D</a>)<br />Â ',
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Caring For Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
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caption: 'March 21, 2017<br />"I want to thank for your advocacy, not only on behalf of your own small business but small businesses throughout the state," said Assemblyman Braunstein as he introduced small business advocates to the Assembly Chamber.<br />Â ',
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Introducing Small Business Advocates
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caption: 'June 17, 2016<br />"Over time, as assessments continue to rise, more and more co-op units has fallen out of the program. This bill would increase the assessment value from thirty to thirty-two and tie it to an index so it'll can keep increasing over the years to keep units from falling out of the program," said Assemblyman Braunstein in support of legislation that relates to the eligibility of J-51 tax abatements to reflect cost of living adjustments. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A10651&term=2015&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">(A.10651)</a><br /> ',
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Capitol Improvement Tax Abatement Program
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Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York
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caption: 'March 30, 2015<br />Assemblyman Braunstein is disappointed that the estate tax reforms and the circuit breaker plan weren't included in the state budget. "With those disappointments I will still be voting in the affirmative, with the hope that we can fix those outstanding problems moving forward," said Braunstein.<br /><a href=\"http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A03009B&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.3009B</a><br />Â ',
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Fighting for Tax Reform & Property Tax
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Strengthening College Campus Safety
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2014-2015 Assembly Budget Resolution
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Tax Abatement Bill
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caption: 'Assemblyman Braunstein speaks in regards to the $30 million in restoration for the EPIC program in the 2012-2013 state budget. This restoration will bring copays on prescription drugs down to $20 for low income seniors.',
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Assemblyman Braunstein on EPIC restorations
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Standing up for Co-Op Owners