Thiele Sponsors Small Business Week Resolution
May 2, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Small Business, introduced a Legislative Resolution “Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 30-May 6, 2017, as Small Business Week in...
Assemblyman Thiele Announces Application Period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA Fiscal Year 2016 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Program
Apr 26, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE – Sag Harbor) has been notified that the application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Fire Prevention and Safety...
Assemblyman Thiele: You Have the Power to Save Lives, Sign Up to Be an Organ Donor
Apr 13, 2017
Thousands of names are on the list, but not all will be saved. That’s the reality known by far too many people as they wait on New York’s organ transplant list. The month of April is recognized as National Donate Life Month to help raise awareness...
Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Revenues for First Quarter of 2017 Decrease 14.6% Compared With 2016
Apr 10, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today reported that 2017 first quarter revenues for the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) were $22.13 million, 14.6% LOWER than the first quarter a year ago when $25.91 million was collected....
Final State Budget Agreement Provides New Funding for Community Voices for Youth and Families of Long Island
Apr 10, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D, I, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the final State Budget has created a new $1 million program to provide services to children, youth and families across Long Island. The program is called “Community...
Assemblyman Thiele: State Budget Provides $2.5 Billion to Rebuild Crumbling Water Infrastructure
Apr 10, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE – Sag Harbor) announced that he helped pass the 2017-18 state budget, which provides $2.5 billion for water infrastructure to help ensure clean drinking water by repairing and replacing old pipes and water...
Final State Budget Continues Funding for South Fork School Based Mental Health Initiative
Apr 10, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the 2017 final State Budget contains $175,000 to continue the successful South Fork Community Mental Health Initiative. The program, a partnership between the...
Final State Budget Includes Capital Funds for Stony Brook–Southampton Campus and Suffolk Community College Eastern Campus
Apr 10, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the 2017 final State Budget contains new state funding for two major higher education priorities for the East End.
The capital plan for the State University...
Final State Budget Provides Resources to Protect Long Island Environment
Apr 10, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the 2017 final State Budget provides historic levels of funding to protect Long Island’s environment, including $2.5 billion in capital funding for clean water,...
Assemblyman Thiele: State Budget Is Fair To Direct Care
Apr 10, 2017
“Direct care workers are carefully trained to help the most vulnerable in our society. From giving a voice to those who cannot speak, to lending a helping hand so that individuals with developmental disabilities can complete daily tasks with as much...
Assemblyman Thiele: Assembly Passes Equal Pay Legislation, Continues Fight for Full Women’s Equality
Apr 5, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE – Sag Harbor) announced that he passed legislation to help ensure women earn equal pay for equal work. The package of bills coincides with Equal Pay Day – April 4 – which represents just how far into...
Assemblyman Thiele Applauds Governor Cuomo for Providing Addiction Treatment Program Funding
Apr 4, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE – Sag Harbor) applauded Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for including Human Understanding Growth Services, Inc. (HUGS, Inc.) in the $2.65 million funding awarded to expand and develop non-traditional addiction...
Thiele Introduces Legislative Package to Aid Commercial Fishing Industry
Mar 31, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) has introduced a three-bill package to aid the State’s commercial fishing industry. Thiele stated, “Commercial fishing remains a vital part of our economy and our tradition on...
Statement of Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.: Long Islanders Should Not Pay to Bailout Upstate Nuclear Plants
Mar 29, 2017
Long Islanders are no strangers to bad energy policies implemented at their expense. In the 1960’s, the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO), the private investor-owned utility for Long Island from 1991 to 1998, embarked on the construction of the Shoreham...
Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Revenues for First Two Months of 2017 Total $14.77 Million
Mar 29, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) today reported that revenues for the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) produced $7.83 million for the Peconic Bay Region for February of 2017. This compares with $9.97 million during February...
Thiele Co-Sponsors Legislation Creating State Fund to Underground Electrical Power and Telecommunications Lines in New York State
Mar 27, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) has co-sponsored state legislation with Assemblyman Francisco Moya of Queens that would create a dedicated state fund to underground utility lines across New York State,
The bill...
Assembly Budget Bill Reprograms $5 Million for SUNY Stony Brook Southampton Campus
Mar 27, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) today announced that the State Budget approved by the State Assembly contains $5 million in re-programmed capital funds to support development of academic and student program space...
Thiele Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase School Aid for Districts with Growth in Enrollment and English Language Learners
Mar 27, 2017
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE-Sag Harbor) has sponsored legislation with Anthony Brindisi and 23 other members of the State Assembly to revise the State Aid to Education formula by taking into account both increases in enrollment...
Assemblyman Thiele Fights Back Against Hate and Intolerance, Passes Legislation to Protect New Yorkers from Discrimination
Mar 23, 2017
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF, WE - Sag Harbor) announced he helped pass anti-discrimination legislation, including the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) to protect the rights of transgender individuals in New York State (A.3358,...
