1/ To mark the Days of Remembrance, we gathered at the US Capitol today to commemorate the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust and the other victims of Nazi persecution.

In honor of #earthweek the NYS Senate Democrats passed a series of bills, including two of mine, that will not only celebrate our great planet, but help protect it.

In New York we are committed to being leaders in the global fight against climate change

Enough is enough. If companies like Glock won’t do anything about their pistols being easily turned into fully automatic killing machines, we will make them

Ahead of today’s #MetGala , we rallied for the #FashionWorkersAct alongside Ambra Battilana Gutierrez kaja sokola Kenny Sale SAG-AFTRA @wgaeast Domestic Workers & more. Let’s pass it this legislative session, Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal @karinesreyes87 @govkathyhochul!

There is no excuse for bigotry, threats, or violence directed at anyone, anywhere, and it is imperative that we confront the scourge of antisemitism.  And Congress can help.  But today’s legislation is not the answer. Instead of engaging in political theatrics that do not do…

Not even 24 hours after passing a do-nothing bill under the guise of 'fighting antisemitism,' Speaker Mike Johnson drags out one of the oldest antisemitic tropes in world.

Rep. Lawler's party bragged last year about cutting 25% from the budget of the office responsible for implementing his bill, despite our country witnessing a sharp rise in antisemitism. 

Currently, each staff member of the EDgov Office of Civil Rights is responsible for…

Recently, I presented a $1 million state grant to the beloved Little Engine Playground, which has delighted train-obsessed tykes on the Upper West Side for decades, and will make the park more accessible and safer for children for years to come.

Thank you SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America East for endorsing the #FashionWorkersAct !

Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N.

“Newspapers and local broadcast stations have had to close by the dozens in recent years. That presents a problem not only for elected officials like me, who rely on the work of local news outlets ... but for our whole democracy as well” — Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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@govkathyhochul and I agree that we need to put an end to organized retail theft in New York City. That’s why we passed my bill to make e-fencing, or fostering stolen goods online, a crime. In New York State if you break the law you will be held accountable!

Today at Allison Hope Liao Way, where 3 year old Allison was tragically killed by a speeding vehicle, we celebrated the passage of Sammy’s Law.

For Sammy, Allison, and all the lives lost too soon we will never forget you. We are making NYC a safer place in your honor.

You tell em! Jo Anne Simon 文雅麗 🟧

No hit piece from the NY Post Opinion will stop us from standing up for the working people of New York!

Read my interview with City & State NY on our first in the nation local journalism tax credit!

ICYMI: Check out my interview from yesterday morning on WBAI New York at 99.5 FM, streaming at wbai.org 99.5 FM with Jeff Simmons. We talking budget, Local Journalism, Sammy's Law, Hate Crimes, and more!

Tune to City Watch on WBAI New York at 99.5 FM, streaming at wbai.org 99.5 FM at 8 AM ET Sunday when I talk w/ NYS Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal about the successes & setbacks in the NYS budget; and Cathie Mahon, Pres//CEO of Inclusiv about a major federal grant that will support green projects

Statement from Jewish elected officials re: partisan calls for the President Shafik of Columbia to resign.

ICYMI: “Nothing whatsoever is gained for the safety of Columbia’s Jewish and other students, for fighting ugly antisemitism, or for preserving universities’ role as critical institutions of liberal democracy by cynical calls for President Shafik’s resignation.”

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