Hevesi Co-Chairs Public Hearing to Review Effectiveness of Child Protective Services Policies and Office of Child and Family Service Oversight Practices
Feb 19, 2014
Assemblyman Hevesi (D-Queens), Chair of the Oversight, Analysis and Investigations committee, co-hosted a public hearing with Assembly Member Donna Lupardo, Chair of the Children and Families Committee, to review the effectiveness of existing policies...
Hevesi co-sponsors an Electronic recycling event
Nov 2, 2013
On November 2nd, Assemblyman Hevesi joined with City Council Member Karen Koslowitz to hold an E-Cycling event at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. Used computers, monitors and other electronic equipment that are disposed of improperly have the potential to...
Assemblyman Hevesi's Oversight Committee and Committees on Health and Insurance Held a Hearing on Early Intervention Funding
Oct 26, 2013
Assembly Oversight, Analysis, and Investigations Chair Andrew Hevesi co-hosted a hearing alongside Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried and Assembly Insurance Chair Kevin Cahill in order to get to the bottom of the crisis of Early Intervention provider...
Hevesi and Miller Sponsor Community Health Fair at the Shops at Atlas Park
Oct 26, 2013
On October 26th, Assemblyman Hevesi, Assemblyman Mike Miller and City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley held a Community Health Fair at Atlas Park Mall in Glendale. The event included free blood pressure screenings, the NYU Dental Van, mammography screenings,...
Hevesi and Assembly Coalition Call on CUNY, SUNY and NYSED to Bolster Computer Science Curriculum
Jul 30, 2013
In June, 2013, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens), along with over one-third of the Members of the New York State Assembly, sent letters to top administrators at the City University of New York, State University of New York, and the New...
Assembly Votes to Enhance Local Government Efficiency
Jun 18, 2013
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) joined with Chair of the Assembly's Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) to announce the unanimous Assembly passage of legislation that will promote greater efficiency within...
Kim, Rozic, Moya, Hevesi Align Queens Assembly Members Support for Coalition for Queens Plan to Transform Borough into New “Tech Zone”
Apr 30, 2013
On April 29, 2013, Assembly Members Kim, Rozic, Moya, and Hevesi along with 12 Members of the Queens delegation signed a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to adopt a comprehensive “Tech Zone” innovation hot spot proposal designed by...
Environmental Coalition Secures $3 Million in New York State Budget for Freight Locomotive Upgrades to Combat Pollution in Vulnerable Communities
Apr 16, 2013
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) and a coalition of elected officials, civic organizations, and the New York League of Conservation Voters, have secured $3 million in this year’s State Budget to start cleaning up old, polluting train locomotives.
The...
Hevesi Supports Law Extending Condo and Co-Op Tax Abatement Through 2014
Jan 29, 2013
On January 28, 2013, Assembly bill A.3354, supported by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), passed the house and the State Senate extending tax abatement for Condo and Co-Op owners in New York City. The law will provide retroactive...
Hevesi Co-Chairs Hearing on New York State Technology Infrastructure
Jun 5, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens), Chair of the Assembly Oversight, Analysis, and Investigations Committee, Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Suffolk), Chair of the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee, and Assemblyman George Latimer, (D-Westchester),...
Hevesi Troubled by DEC Policy Change Allowing Facilities to Self-Audit for Environmental Safety Compliance
Jun 4, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens), Chair of the Assembly Oversight, Analysis, and Investigations Committee, sent a letter to Commissioner Joseph Martens in regard to his concern about the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s...
Hevesi Passes Legislation to Track Energy Creation and Trade in New York State
May 24, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) passed bill number A6114-C which requires the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to establish a system to track energy creation, attributions, and trade within New York State. A certificate tracking...
Department of Environmental Conservation Partners with Queens Civic Group to Conduct Rail Traffic Environmental Safety Study
Apr 19, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Middle Village), Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Ridgewood), and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) have arranged for the New York...
Hevesi: There is No Need to Close Beacons
Apr 17, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), Council Member Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), and Assemblywoman Grace Meng sent a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week detailing funds that could be used to...
Hevesi Introduces Bills to Prevent Child Abuse in Schools
Apr 9, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) introduced two bills recently, A9598 and A9600, which will require Superintendents to report all allegation of child abuse by school employees or volunteers during the transfer of accused persons between school districts,...
Hevesi, Magnarelli to Investigate Burdensome State Reporting Mandates on Local Governments
Apr 9, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) Chairman of the Committee on Oversight, Investigation, and Analysis and William Magnarelli (D-Syracuse, Geddes and Van Buren) Chairman of the Committee on Local Governments have issued 4,660 requests to local government...
Hevesi Holds Rally to Protest Closure of Queens Beacon
Apr 3, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), Council Member Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), and Assemblywoman Grace Meng will hold a rally in the courtyard of Russell Sage Junior High located at 68-17 Austin Street...
Hevesi Fights Child Sexual Abuse with Passage of Background Check Bill
Mar 8, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) passed bill number A8296 which will require the Department of Criminal Justice to publish and circulate documentation to youth agencies which instructs them on how to retrieve full background checks on employees. This...
Hevesi Calls for Inclusion of Funding for the Early Childhood Education Grant in 2012 Budget
Feb 29, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) drafted a letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week urging an increased commitment in this year’s budget towards securing a federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant. The federal Department...
Hevesi Calls on Congress to Extend Production Tax Credit
Feb 15, 2012
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) chairman of the Assembly Subcommittee on Renewable Energy, reached out to Washington today urging Congress of the importance of extending the Production Tax Credit (PTC), a credit he believes is vital to the future...
