Dear Friends & Neighbors, Mayor Eric Adam’s plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) will move forward, after Monday’s last-minute Task Force vote (17 in support, 8 opposed). I voted against the plan. When the NYC Economic Development Corporation...

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon released the following statement in response to the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) vote in support of National Grid’s long-term gas plan, including the Williams NESE pipeline:  “The PSC’s...

Brooklyn, NY – Today, eight members of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) Task Force released the following statement in response to the passage of the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC’s) BMT vision plan: “We participated in the BMT Task...

Brooklyn, NY – Yesterday, New Yorkers once again suffered from extreme heat and storms that shut down the subways and flooded our streets. (Dramatic videos show NYC subways and train stations flooding in torrential downpour) In response, Senator...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (AD-52) announced her Local Input in Community Healthcare (LICH) Act, A6004, passed the Assembly this week. This significant piece of legislation requires public notice and public engagement when a hospital...

Albany – Today, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and Senator Liz Krueger, sponsors of the NY HEAT Act, introduced the Customer Savings and Reliability Act (CSRA). The new bill was drafted based on feedback and discussions within the Assembly Democratic...

Brooklyn, NY – On Friday, May 16th, New York State Senator Jabari Brisport and Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon and Brian Cunningham, joined by the December 12th Movement and directly impacted community members, announced the introduction of a new package...

Albany, NY – On Thursday, Assemblymembers Simon, Gallagher, González-Rojas, Levenberg, Stirpe, Tapia, Burdick, Rosenthal and Shrestha rallied at the Capitol to urge their colleagues to put the NY HEAT Act (A4870) in the final budget. Every utility...