Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is warning parents that the fight for the SHSAT and gifted and talented programs is far from being over. He is continuing to fight to save the SHSAT and Gifted and Talented...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is happy to announce that his Bill # A-4844 has passed the assembly, delivered to the Senate and referred to Environmental Conservation on January 23, 2020. “I had...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) was impressed with the students of the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, I.S. 87 and I.S. 30 during the debate tournament, which was organized and run by the American Debate...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) thinks that the NYC Department of Buildings is hurting small business owners and homeowners with their incompetence. “I believe that a homeowner has been harassed...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) on January 5, 2020 had the honor and the great pleasure of participating in Brooklyn’s Three Kings Parade as an honored guest marching along Graham Avenue (Avenida...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) says that the Governor promised to use state education monies to support high needs schools in a more productive way, but there were few specifics on how he proposed to...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) has been discussing with the NYC Department of Buildings about violations which were abruptly placed on properties regarding retaining wall inspections on retaining walls...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) reports that each year we celebrate Veterans Day to remember and never forget, and always be thankful to our servicemen and servicewomen who fought for our country and...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) applauds Governor Cuomo for his intention to revoke National Grid’s certificate to operate downstate gas franchise. As Governor Cuomo stated in his press release,...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) says that each year on November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day with parades with salutes to those who served and prayers for those who fell. On this day, our duty is to...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) commended Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for issuing a letter to MTA Chair and CEO Pat Foye, calling for a timely completion of an MTA forensic audit and for calling on the...

Assemblyman Colton’s (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) office will be open for Trick or Treat from 2:45 pm to 5:30 pm on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 155 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 (between West 12th and West...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) questioned whether Mayor De Blasio’s statement where he claimed he is changing his policy on eliminating the SHSAT test represents a real change in policy...

Assemblyman Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) will have Free Flu Shots at his district office. Free Flu Shots are available to everyone, and it will be sponsored by Rite Aid Pharmacy. Friday, October 4th, 2019: from...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is furious that the organization named SHE BUILT NYC, Chair McCray and four of the panel members who serve on Mayor De Blasio’s statues committee, have rejected...

Assemblyman William Colton (D-Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Dyker Heights) co-sponsored and attended the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn’s annual Wellness Fair and Family Day at Seth Low Park. He and his staff spent the beautiful Sunday...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) asks NYS Public Service Commissioner to issue a Cease-and-Desist order to National Grid following its refusal to provide gas service in Brooklyn. “A large...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is warning the neighborhood of the outbreak of an identity theft problem that is resulting from mail being stolen from neighborhood United States Postal mailboxes...

Assemblyman William Colton (D – Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights) is pleased to announce that the legislation on undetectable knives that he first introduced in 2013 in the Assembly has finally passed the Senate this year and...