South Queens, NY – On Friday, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar brought together a citywide coalition calling for passage of her SMOKEOUT Act (A8428A/S7998A), which she authored, and which grants municipalities across the State, including New York City,...

South Queens, NY – Queens was abuzz on Friday night when Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar threw the biggest Dominican Independence Day celebration in her district’s history. Over 200 people came to partake in the festivities, including many of the Assemblywoman’s...

South Queens, NY – On Sunday, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar – the first Hindu-American elected official in New York State – brought Mayor Eric Adams and the community together to unveil the magnificent new Mahatma Gandhi statue at Shri Tulsi Mandir,...

South Queens, NY – Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-AD 38) introduced the SMOKEOUT Act (A8428), one of her major priorities for passage this Albany session. The SMOKEOUT Act (Stop Marijuana Overproliferation and Keep Empty Operators of Unlicensed Transactions)...

South Queens, NY – On Friday, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-AD 38) hosted a turkey giveaway at her District Office in Woodhaven, where she distributed over 400 turkeys to the people of her district. Every year Assemblywoman Rajkumar secures hundreds...

South Queens, NY – This weekend, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar’s bill A3301, creating the first ever New York State Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission. This historic commission will bridge the...

South Queens, NY – On Sunday, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-AD 38) gathered hundreds of members of the Sikh American community at the Baba Makhan Shah Lubana Sikh Center temple in South Richmond Hill, in the wake of recent hate crimes against the...

South Queens, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar’s landmark bill A4928, which requires waste transported by rail to be covered with hard tarping to stop dangerous spillage and the emission of noxious gasses....

For months, I was proud to lead a city-wide coalition of over 54 legislators that called upon President Joseph Biden to give work authorization to asylum seekers. I took the fight to Albany by leading the charge for legislation granting work authorization...

South Queens, NY — Today, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-AD 38) released an open letter to Greg Barclay, Chairman of the International Cricket Council, to discuss the necessity of selecting New York City as host of the 2024 Cricket World Cup. New...