Assemblymember Simon Passes Bill Reforming NYS’s Hospital Closure Process
Apr 2, 2024
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (AD-52) announced that her Local Input in Community Healthcare (LICH) Act, A1633A, passed the Assembly today with bipartisan support. This significant piece of legislation requires public notice and public engagement...
Legislators Introduce Bill Requiring Community Input & State Oversight for Hospital Closures
Mar 20, 2024
Albany, NY – Today, State Senator Gustavo Rivera (SD-33) and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (AD-52), alongside Senators Brian Kavanagh, Kristen Gonzalez, Zellnor Myrie, Michelle Hinchey, Lea Webb, elected officials, statewide health advocates, and unions,...
Assemblymember Simon Hosts 9th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day: Students, Educators & Legislators Call for an End to NY’s Literacy Crisis
Mar 14, 2024
Albany, NY – On March 14th, 2024 Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and her colleagues Senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Robert Jackson, Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Harvey Epstein hosted the 9th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day: Advocating...
Legislators, MADD, Students, & Survivors Push to Lower NY State’s Blood Alcohol Limit from .08 to .05
Mar 6, 2024
Albany, NY – NY State Senator John C. Liu (D-Queens) and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn) joined their colleagues, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and victims of drunk driving to urge New York State to lower the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration...
Congestion Pricing Funding for Accessibility Upgrades
Feb 23, 2024
Brooklyn, NY – Today, congestion pricing advocates, alongside State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, rallied at the Smith-9th St subway station in support of congestion pricing, which will provide funding for critically needed...
Elected Officials and Tenants Rally for Good Cause Eviction, Citing New Data
Feb 22, 2024
Brooklyn – Elected officials, tenants, and community groups held a press conference today calling for the passage of statewide Good Cause Eviction in this year’s state budget, citing new data from the Community Service Society (CSS). Good Cause...
100+ Workers Across NY Rally to Call for the Inclusion of Empire Worker Protection Act in New York State’s Budget
Feb 8, 2024
Albany, New York – On Tuesday, over 100 workers from across New York – representing an expanding coalition of unions, community organizations and social agencies – rallied with Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and new prime sponsor Assemblymember Jo Anne...
MADD, Families of Victims, and Transportation Safety Experts Testify at Assembly Hearing to Lower NY’s Legal Blood Alcohol Limit From .08 to .05
Sep 22, 2023
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, member of the Assembly Transportation Committee, will attend the Committee’s public hearing on intoxicated and impaired driving. Several people will testify on the topic, including the need to lower the...
Assemblymember Simon and Sen. Gounardes Advocate for Bill to Make School Lockdown Drills More Effective
Sep 5, 2023
Brooklyn, NY – As students and teachers return to classrooms and begin another school year, they are also preparing to conduct 4 state-mandated lockdown drills over the next year: one of the highest lockdown drill mandates in the country. These drills...
Governor Hochul Signs Gounardes, Simon Bill to Stop Illegally Overweight Trucks from Damaging BQE
Aug 4, 2023
BROOKLYN, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul signed a crucial bill to limit additional damage sustained to the already-crumbling triple cantilever on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), utilizing state-of-the-art technology to weigh and fine illegally overweight...
