Press Releases

O’Donnell Statement Condemning Placement of Traditional Public School Kids in Basement of Overcrowded Building

July 26, 2010 – Today, Assembly Member O’Donnell sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg condemning a New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) decision to move P.S. 241 Family Academy classrooms into the basement of their overcrowded school building.O’Donnell...

O’Donnell Hosts Manhattan Valley Visioning Event

On March 6th, nearly 140 participants attended Assembly Member O’Donnell’s Manhattan Valley Visioning event, including representatives of small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, block and tenant associations, and individual community activists....

O’Donnell Addresses AIDS Advocacy Day, Announces Strong Support for HIV Testing Reform

Today, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell addressed a statewide gathering of persons living with HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS service organizations. During his remarks, O’Donnell stressed that HIV testing reform proposals must ultimately ensure that infected...

O’Donnell Kicks Off His 6th Annual Reading Challenge

Assembly Member O’Donnell’s reading program, co-sponsored with the New York Public Library, is now underway and will continue through May 15th. Last year, hundreds of pre-K through 8th graders participated in this popular community event. Materials...

O’Donnell Statement on Lighting the Stop Work Order

Today Assembly Member O’Donnell decried the decision by the Department of Buildings to lift the Stop Work Order for the Kodiak crane at 808 Columbus Avenue and urged Mayor Bloomberg to overturn the decision and order the crane dismantled. The Stop...

O’Donnell Appointed to Education Committee

Today Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan) has been appointed to the Standing Committee on Education. “I am honored to have been selected to serve my community and the Assembly in this capacity,” said Assemblymember O’Donnell. “I look...

New York State Assembly Passes O'Donnell Marriage Equality Act

Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell was the prime sponsor of legislation that passed in the Assembly today that will allow New York State to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Introduced in the Assembly on May 21, 2007, the Marriage Equality Act...

O’Donnell Statement on His Sponsorship of Same-Sex Marriage Bill

May 1, 2007 – O’Donnell Statement: It gives me great pleasure to be the sponsor of the Governor’s same-sex marriage bill in the Assembly. Not only is this a professional victory but also a personal one. As one of the plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage...

O’Donnell to Head Subcommittee

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell on May 11, 2005 to head the Codes Committee’s recently formed Sub Committee for Criminal Procedure. The Codes Committee oversees all legislative matters that...

119th Street Tennis Association Annual Picnic Celebrates Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell Initiative to Rehabilitate Tennis Courts

On July 9th at 1 PM, the 119th Street Tennis Association Annual Picnic will celebrate Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell’s funding initiative to rehabilitate the ten tennis courts on the northern end of Riverside Park. Assemblymember O’Donnell...