Assemblyman Braunstein Announces Mother's Day Essay & Poetry Contest Winners
Jun 28, 2011
Press Releases
Assemblyman Braunstein and Senator Avella Applaud New Budget Deal Saving Engine 306
Jun 28, 2011
Senator Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) applauded the announcement of a new budget deal that would save the twenty firehouses throughout New York City that were targeted for closure in Mayor Bloomberg’s original...
Braunstein Announces Graduation Award Winners
Jun 24, 2011
Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) announced the 64 students from 33 local schools who he presented New York State Assembly Citation of Merit awards during graduation this year. Assemblyman Braunstein also provided nearly 1,800 New...
Assembly Approves Braunstein's Bill to Impose Statewide Ban on Sales of "Fake Bath Salts"
Jun 20, 2011
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein today announced the passage of legislation in the Assembly and Senate prohibiting the sale of bath salt products containing harmful stimulants that are being ingested by users to experience...
Statement from Braunstein on Ethics Reform Agreement
Jun 4, 2011
“The recent announcement of an agreement to overhaul the ethics rules for the New York State legislature is a great first step to improving the public's faith in our government,” said Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside). “Last summer...
Braunstein Announces His First Bill to Pass the Assembly
Jun 3, 2011
Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) announced that the Assembly unanimously passed legislation he introduced which requires that the New York State Office of the Aging (SOFA) assess the programs offered by all senior centers across the state...
Assemblyman Braunstein Announces Northeast Queens Photo Contest Winners
May 9, 2011
Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) announced the winners of his Northeast Queens Photo Contest for students in grades six through twelve.
The prize for First Place went to Robert Fein, for his picture titled "Far, Far Away," which was...
Braunstein Introduces Bill to Ban Dangerous “Bath Salt” Drugs in New York
Feb 28, 2011
Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) and Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R-C-IP-Rome) announced the introduction of A.4769-A/S.3322 – new legislation which would ban the sale, manufacturing, possession, and distribution of so-called “bath salts”...