The New York League of Conservation Voters has released its State Environmental Scorecard for the 2024 State Legislative Session. The New York State League of Conservation Voters is a statewide environmental organization that advocates for environmental...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D–Sag Harbor) today announced that the Amagansett Free Library, Center Moriches Free Public Library, Hampton Bays Public Library, and Rogers Memorial Library have been awarded state aid to support construction projects.The...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) today announced the issuance of supplemental payments authorized under the 2024-25 State Budget for the Empire State Child Credit. The Empire State Child Credit is a tax credit program offered by New York...

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele today reported that the Peconic Region real estate transfer tax generated $77.9 million for first half of 2024. The Peconic Bay Region Real Estate Transfer Tax was increased from 2.0% to 2.5%, effective April 1,...

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. today reported that the New York State Assembly has given final passage to the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act by a vote of 147-0. The legislation would create a Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor), Chair of the Assembly Local Governments Committee, announced that he has been appointed by Speaker Carl Heastie to serve as Co-chair of the 2024 Joint Budget Subcommittee on General Government and Local...

On September 9, 2021, State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. requested that State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli conducted an audit of the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund (letter attached). While each of the five towns are required by law to...

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo today filed legislation that would authorize the State University to enter into a long-term lease, not to exceed 100 years, with the Town of Southampton for the purpose...

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele reported today that the Peconic Bay Region real estate transfer tax generated $141.35 million for 2023. Pursuant to public referendum in four (4) of the Peconic Region Towns (East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southampton,...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) announced that he is planning to pass several bills to protect and expand New Yorkers’ reproductive and maternal health care rights. This legislative package builds on the Assembly Majority’s continued...

The Governor has proposed changes to Foundation Aid that would not just reduce state aid to school districts on Long Island (44) but to suburban and rural school districts across the state from the Hudson Valley to Western New York to the North Country.I...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) joined Governor Hochul, Senator Kevin Thomas and the family of Angelica Nappi in Garden City for a bill signing ceremony enacting “Angelica’s Law” (Chapter #722 of the Laws of 2023) on Tuesday, December...

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) today announced that legislation he sponsors with State Senator Anthony Palumbo, directing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to establish a Long Island Deer...

Albany, New York – Today, NYS Assemblyman Thiele called on Governor Hochul to sign into law S.1196-A/A1673-A, which passed the Senate and Assembly in June with bipartisan support. The bill would require state-regulated health insurance plans, including...

Today, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) issued the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s veto of (A.6919/ S.6721), which aimed to reinstate state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation. The Montaukett...

Assemblymember Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) recently welcomed Speaker Carl Heastie to Suffolk County for an East End tour, announcing a $250,000 funding allocation to support the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center’s Pre-K program....

Today, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) issued the following statement following police investigations into reports of a hate crime in Montauk involving large swastikas and antisemitic graffiti found at various locations, such as Ditch Plains...

Today, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) issued the following statement regarding the devastating surprise attack on Israel in the early morning of Saturday, October 7, 2023 carried out by the Palestinian political and militant organization,...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D–Sag Harbor) today announced that the Hampton Bays Water District has been awarded state aid to support drinking water improvement projects. The Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Board of Directors’ approved...

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D–Sag Harbor) today announced that the Floyd Memorial Library, Westhampton Free Library, and the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library have been awarded state aid to support construction projects. The New York State...