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NYC Department of Design and Construction Parking Letter

Marble Hill Tenants Still Without Gas Since Summer; Thanksgiving Imminent

Bronx, NY – The woes of NYCHA tenants continue to stack up, this time for residents of four buildings in the Marble Hill Houses which straddle the border of Manhattan and the Bronx. Despite a recent letter from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilman...

Bronx Electeds Denounce White Supremacist Hate Group Flyer: “This Is Not Who We Are”

Bronx, NY – The rise in boldness of white supremacists has run into a brick wall of opposition in the Bronx. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Congressman Eliot Engel, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and Councilmember Andrew Cohen were quick to denounce...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Begins Holiday Canned Food Drive


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Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has begun collecting donations for his annual canned food and turkey drive with students from local schools and participating residential buildings. The Assemblyman’s office will be accepting donations...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Sponsoring Free Flu Shots in October

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz is pleased to announce that he is once again sponsoring three free flu shot events for members of the community in the 81st Assembly District. Flu shots will be administered on: Monday October 15th at the Riverdale...

Joint Statement Regarding Con Ed Work on Johnson Avenue

The clear lack of coordination between DOT and Con Edison is disheartening and a huge inconvenience to constituents who must contend with bad roads and lack of parking, not to mention the waste of resources. We spend a lot of time communicating and convening...

Bronx Coalition to MTA: “We’ve Waited Long Enough for Elevators at Mosholu Parkway”

MTA Headquarters, 2 Broadway – Five months after the April announcement that $300 million would be added to the current MTA capital plan (2015-2019), a community coalition is calling upon the MTA Board to allocate a portion of that funding to the Mosholu...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Bill Extending Attorney-Client Privilege to Legal Referral Services Made Law

Last Friday marked a victory in the protection of the basic right to a fair trial in New York’s legal system as governor Cuomo signed a bill that Assemblyman Dinowitz introduced in the Assembly extending confidentiality protection between individuals...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Response to New York “Jewtropolis” Incident on Web Applications

This morning, I learned that several web sites and applications were afflicted by some sort of incident in which New York City was labeled “Jewtropolis” on their maps. While this incident was apparently rectified in a short period of time, this nevertheless...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Statement on Stop-Gap Speed Camera Resolution

Bronx, NY – Five weeks after inaction from the New York State Senate majority resulted in the shutdown of speed camera enforcement near 140 schools throughout New York City, the Governor and NYC Council have implemented a workaround for New York City...

To Assist Local Businesses, Assemblyman Dinowitz Changes Parking Rules

Bronx, NY – Assemblyman Dinowitz is pleased to inform his constituents that after requesting that the Department of Transportation change the parking meter rules at Manhattan College Parkway and Post Road near Burger King and the end of the 1 train,...

Elected Officials, Community Leaders, and Advocates Launch Signature Drive for Ada Elevator at Mosholu Parkway

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Bronx, NY – An age-old battle for accessible transit has begun anew in the Northwest Bronx. Community leaders and advocates descended on the Mosholu Parkway 4 Train station to launch a month-long effort to lobby the MTA to install an elevator to the...

Dinowitz and Klein to State Senate: “Prioritize Schoolchildren, Not Speeding Drivers”

Bronx, NY – Concerned parents and advocates joined Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein outside of PS 81 in support of renewing the school zone speed camera program, where just five years ago Mayor Bloomberg announced...

State Legislature Passes Critical Legislation Strengthening ‘Transit Lockbox’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Martin J. Golden have successfully shepherded legislation through a divided state legislature to require funding dedicated to public transportation systems (including the MTA) be used...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz Statement on Rent Guidelines Board Rent Increase Decision

Bronx, NY – Following the adoption of Rent Guidelines Board Apartment Order #50 on Tuesday, June 26 which increased rents for the second consecutive year, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz issued the following statement: “As New York City continues...

Statement from Assemblyman Dinowitz and Senator Kavanagh on Passage of Bill Requiring Contracts be written in Plain Language

Albany, NY – Today the New York State Assembly passed A1085A, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz that requires consumer contracts up to $100,000 be written in plain language that everyday New Yorkers can understand. The Senate version...

Department of Sanitation Suspends Alternate Side As Con Edison Continues Gas Line Replacement Work

I am pleased to inform my constituents that I have successfully petitioned the Department of Sanitation for a moratorium of the alternate side street cleaning regulations due to the Con-Edison renovations on several streets in Riverdale. Effective immediately,...

New York State Legislature Bans Smoking Near Libraries

Bronx, NY - New Yorkers everywhere can take a collective breath of fresh air, at least near a school or now: your closest library. A bill (A.330B/S.169-B), introduced by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, has passed both houses...

Assemblyman Dinowitz Decries Efforts to End Merit-Based Admissions in Specialized High Schools

Bronx, NY – A proposal of significant magnitude to eliminate the specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT) has continued to progress at breakneck pace, as the Assembly Committee on Education voted in favor of an amended bill which was only introduced...

Statement from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on Proposed Elimination of SHSAT Admission Standards at Specialized High Schools

Bronx, NY – Recent announcements from a variety of city and state officials have caused significant concerns for many parents that the admissions process for the eight schools which use scores from the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)...