On Monday, the Climate Action Council (CAC) voted overwhelmingly to adopt its blueprint for achieving the emission reductions and environmental justice mandates of the 2019 Climate Leadership & Protection Act (CLCPA). This is a historic step forward in...

Washington, D.C. – With growing momentum sweeping across the United States to rein in the power of dominant corporations, Fight Corporate Monopolies today launched a new coalition of state and local leaders leading the charge, which features New York...

Over the past weeks, I have heard many heart-wrenching stories from parents and families whose schools are suddenly being forced to cut staff and extracurricular programs. I want to explain where they came from and what, together, we can do to restore...

Albany, NY – Environmental and renewable energy advocates joined lawmakers on the “Million Dollar Staircase” on Tuesday to rally for a statewide ban on fossil fuels in new building construction in this year’s budget.“New York consumes more...

New York – Today, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher and Senator Brad Hoylman introduced a new bill to shine a light into the murky world of New York’s limited liability companies (LLCs) by requiring them to disclose the names and addresses of their beneficial...

Brooklyn, NY – In one of his final acts as Mayor, Bill de Blasio announced an investment of $75 million toward the development of the CitiStorage parcel of Bushwick Inlet Park in North Brooklyn. Assemblymember Emily Gallagher worked closely with residents,...

Brooklyn, NY – Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher were joined by colleagues and representatives of environmental organizations including the NY League of Conservation Voters, Sane Energy Project, Sierra Club, NYPIRG, WE ACT for...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Emily Gallagher joined nine other Members of the Assembly in a letter to the state Commission of Correction urging the regulatory body to fulfill its statutory mandate and close New York City’s main jail complex on Rikers...

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman today announced both immediate and long-term safety improvements to McGuinness Boulevard in Brooklyn, where teacher Matthew Jensen was recently killed in another instance...

BROOKLYN, NY —At Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park, blocks from the McGuinness Boulevard intersection where a reckless driver killed beloved public school teacher Mattthew Jensen in a hit-and-run last week, Mayor de Blasio committed to “putting money...

In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, we’ve struggled year after year to invest in our most basic needs because of a destructive commitment to austerity. This year, we’re charting a new direction. That’s why I voted...