State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein today announced that as part of the 2020/21 fiscal year budget package, accused perpetrators of hate crimes can be held on bail. This important change to the bail reform law recognizes...

Several weeks ago, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein received an urgent call. A young man from Israel, father of four, was suffering from a devastating illness. His only hope for survival was to receive a heart transplant at Columbia University Medical Center....

On Thursday, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein personally congratulated Richard (Ricky) Sasson, a senior at Yeshivah of Flatbush High School, who has been nominated to the 2020 United States Presidential Scholars Program, following Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein’s...

As part of a school project, the fifth through eighth grade students of Yeshivas Boyan in Boro Park wrote warm personal letters to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. The letters were accepted on Thursday, January 30 by NYPD officials on behalf of the Commissioner....

The Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes grant program was founded as an innovative measure by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2017. In 2019, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein’s first year in office, he spearheaded a campaign to expand the program to include...

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein announced new legislation today that would include hate crimes as qualifying offenses of which a judge will have discretion setting bail, on the grounds that those who commit hate crimes are individuals who harbor irrational...

Later this month, the NYS Public Service Commission is expected to vote on whether to approve a proposed rate increase by Con Edison which would go into effect in the coming year.Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein denounced Con Edison’s request declaring...

Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein's legislation exempting the income of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) from a family’s household income as it relates to public assistance. This legislation,...

In response to two patients in critical condition after contracting the flu and in an abundance of caution as flu season begins, New York State Senator Simcha Felder, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein and New York City Councilman Kalman Yeger, in partnership...

Two Holocaust survivors visited FDR High School on Thursday, November 21, 2019 and addressed two hundred students, from tenth and twelfth grades, describing the horrors of their experiences during World War II and the stories of their miraculous survival....

Hundreds of local residents turned out to participate in two free events hosted by Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein as a service to his constituents. On Monday, October 28, over 125 residents of Borough Park and Midwood took advantage of the opportunity...

Leading up to the Sukkos holidays, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein hosted over 30 community leaders at his Borough Park office to strategize and plan for the upcoming 2020 census. The meeting, which included Joli Golden, a Partnership Specialist from...

After a recent spate of complaints from constituents regarding National Grid’s refusal to provide any new gas connections, imposing a gas moratorium in Brooklyn, Assembly Members Robert Carroll and Simcha Eichenstein called on the Public Service Commission...

Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein announced that legislation (A6753A) he authored to reform the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) passed the New York State Assembly. This new legislation will make it easier for young adults to participate in the...

On Monday, April 15th, Assembly Housing Chair Steven Cymbrowitz spent the day with Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein in the Borough Park portion of his district to address local housing concerns.“The affordable housing situation in Borough Park and...

It is unprecedented for a freshman Assembly Member to have a major impact on the New York State budget, but this week Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein succeeded in expanding the NYS Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grants Program to include summer...

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein recently proposed an addition to the New York State budget that has been heralded as an important and innovative breakthrough by community leaders and summer camp directors. Concerned for the safety and security of tens...

The Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grant Program was introduced by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and received its first funding allotment of $25 million in 2017. Its purpose is to boost safety and security at New York’s nonpublic schools,...

On Sunday, February 3, Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein presented an official citation to Mr. Shea Langsam, owner of Fish to Dish, to commend him for his kindness in welcoming a competitor, Yossi’s Fish Market, into his store following a fire that...

Earlier today, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie appointed Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein to serve on several prominent committees. Assemblyman Eichenstein will serve as a member of the Aging, Cities, Housing, Real Property Taxation and Social Services...