Statement from Assemblymember Simon and Colleagues on NYC DOT’s Delay of Truck Weight Enforcement Program to Extend the Life of the BQE Triple Cantilever
Jan 11, 2023
Brooklyn, NY– NYC DOT has informed local elected officials that the BQE Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) project is significantly delayed. WIM is a first-in-the-nation automatic enforcement mechanism to fine illegally overweight trucks on the dangerously deteriorating...
Statement from Assemblymember Simon and Colleagues on NYC DOT’s BQE Design Proposals, 12-16-2022
Dec 16, 2022
Brooklyn, NY - On December 13, 2022 and December 15, 2022 the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) released design concepts for the 1.5-mile stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street. In response,...
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO): NY’s Red Flag Law
May 17, 2022
Why Would Someone Need an ERPO? You can ask the court for help to take away guns from someone you think may hurt themselves or others. The police, district attorney, or school can also ask the court for this help. This is called an Extreme Risk Protection...
Assemblymember Simon, Mayor Adams, Sen. Brooks & Coalition of 200+ Gathered for 7th Dyslexia Awareness Day
May 12, 2022
Albany, NY – On May 12th, 2022, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn), Senator John Brooks (D-Long Island) and their colleagues hosted the 7th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day. Teens, parents, advocates, educators and legislators from across New York...
Statement from Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon on the Mass Subway Shooting in Sunset Park
Apr 13, 2022
Brooklyn, NY - New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D, WFP - AD 52) released the following statement regarding yesterday’s mass shooting on the subway in Sunset Park: “Yesterday morning, subway commuters in Sunset Park experienced many people’s...
Assemblymember Simon Passes Bill to Ensure Community Input Before a Hospital Closes
Apr 5, 2022
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D - AD 52, Brooklyn) announced that her Local Input for Community Hospitals (LICH) Act (S3131/A02251) passed the Assembly with bipartisan support. This major piece of legislation ensures that communities receive...
Senator Kavanagh & Assemblymember Simon’s BQE Overweight Truck Bill Signed into Law
Dec 23, 2021
Albany, NY — Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon announced today that their BQE Overweight Truck bill (S2740B/A2316) was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law authorizes a pilot program along I-278 in Brooklyn allowing...
Electeds and Community Call on MTA to Address Unsafe Conditions at York Street Station
Sep 23, 2021
Brooklyn, NY – Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and Councilmember Stephen Levin were joined by representatives of the offices of Congressmember Nydia Velázquez and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams along with community leaders...
Velázquez & Simon Join Community Groups to Voice Concerns over Gowanus Rezoning Environmental Impacts, September 8, 2021
Sep 8, 2021
Brooklyn, NY – Earlier today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon held a press conference to voice their concerns with the City’s Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)....
Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon Announce Signing of the “No Wage Theft Loophole Act” August 21, 2021
Aug 21, 2021
CONTACTNoah Walker, 501-529-6178, noah@senatorgounardes.nycSusannah Pasquantonio, 718-246-4889, pasquantonios@nyassembly.gov Brooklyn, NY – State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon announced yesterday that Governor Andrew Cuomo...
