Queens, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement on the NYPD announcement authorizing Sikh Officers to wear Turbans: “I was elated to hear today’s NYPD announcement authorizing Sikh officers the option to wear Turbans...

Bellerose, New York – Hundreds of children across Queens will get a special surprise this holiday season thanks to the Students of Irwin Altman Middle School 172 and Assemblyman David Weprin. Weprin joined MS 172 Principal Jeffery Slivko and Student...

Fresh Meadows, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin and Councilman Barry Grodenchik joined community leaders, residents, and governmental representatives at the 24th Assembly District South Asian Advisory Panel this Sunday. The afternoon panel discussion...

Richmond Hill, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin joined Principal Magdaly Saint Juste and the students of PS 51 Queens to donate supplies raised during Assemblyman David Weprin’s School Supply Drive. The donation was held during PS 51’s Family...

Queens, New York – Two-time Junior Olympic Gold Medalist Estee Ackerman received a New York State Assembly Citation from Assemblyman David Weprin at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls in Hollis, Queens. Ackerman, a high school sophomore with...

Queens, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement on the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister, President and Nobel Prize Laureate Shimon Peres: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister,...

Queens, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement on the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister, President and Nobel Prize Laureate Shimon Peres: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister,...

Queens, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement regarding the status of homeless shelters in Queens: “In July 2014, I, along with a number of other Queens elected officials, met with the Mayor’s office to discuss the...

Queens, New York - Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement in response to the death of Nazma Khanam: “I am saddened to hear news of the death of Nazma Khanam following yesterday’s deplorable attack in Jamaica Hills. Our community...

Richmond Hill, NY – The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Assembly Member David Weprin visited one of IDNYC’s newest "Pop-Up" enrollment centers, located at the Sikh Cultural Center. Under the leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker...

Hollis, New York – On National Night Out, Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Hollis) visited a number of events hosted by local Queens police precincts. During his tour of events hosted by the NYPD’s 102nd, 105th, 106th, 107th, and 111th precincts; Weprin...

Hollis, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Hollis) and Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott joined together with children of the Queens Library ‘Drop Everything and Read’ Club at the Queens Library at Hollis to announce the 2016 New...

Queens, New York - Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement in response to Sunday’s attacks in Orlando, Florida: “A hateful attack against any group is a hateful attack against all of us, an assault on our shared values and a threat...

Albany, New York – Following a multi-year campaign to grant adoptees increased access to their original birth certificates, Assemblyman David Weprin announced the passage of the Adoptee Rights Bill in the New York State Assembly with a final vote count...

New York, NY - Assemblyman David Weprin issued the following statement in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order to divest public funds from those that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel: “The...

Albany, New York – Assemblyman David I. Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) was joined by bill co-sponsors Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Assemblymember Alice Cancel, and Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti; as well as Michael Carey of the Jonathan Carey Foundation,...

Albany, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Task Force for People with Disabilities, announced the passage of legislation to better serve the needs of New Yorkers with disabilities in honor of this year’s ‘Legislative Disabilities...

Albany, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin announced passage of A8214B, which would include the possession of a ‘machete’ within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree in New York State. The Weprin sponsored...

New York, New York – Assemblyman David Weprin, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Pat Foye, Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute and Sam Schwartz of Sam Schwartz Engineering participated in a panel discussion, "Getting...

New York, NY - Assemblyman David I. Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows, Richmond Hill) joined Citizens for Safe Endoscopy and the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association today to announce the Upper Endoscopy Reform Act, A9763. Inspired by the death of New York...