Assemblymember Simon and Sen. Gounardes Advocate for Bill to Make School Lockdown Drills More Effective
Sep 5, 2023
Brooklyn, NY – As students and teachers return to classrooms and begin another school year, they are also preparing to conduct 4 state-mandated lockdown drills over the next year: one of the highest lockdown drill mandates in the country. These drills...
Governor Hochul Signs Gounardes, Simon Bill to Stop Illegally Overweight Trucks from Damaging BQE
Aug 4, 2023
BROOKLYN, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul signed a crucial bill to limit additional damage sustained to the already-crumbling triple cantilever on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), utilizing state-of-the-art technology to weigh and fine illegally overweight...
Affordable Housing Tenants at 63 Tiffany Place at Risk of Mass Eviction by Millionaire Landlord as City and State Agencies Look on
Jul 25, 2023
Brooklyn, NY – Longtime residents of 63 Tiffany Place, one of the last affordable housing buildings in Cobble Hill, face potential eviction as the property’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) regulatory agreement expires on December 31, 2023....
New Report Shows NYS Teacher Prep Programs are Woefully Inadequate in the Most Important Part of the Job – Teaching Children to Read
Jun 15, 2023
Albany, NY - Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon will introduce a new bill to require the New York State Education Department to survey New York’s teacher education programs to identify the programs that are using evidenced-based practices consistent with...
Assemblymember Simon & Senator Gounardes Pass Bill to Combat Overweight Trucks from Damaging BQE
Jun 12, 2023
Albany, NY – Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon announced the passage of their bill (S6246/A6225) to enable the implementation of the first-in-the-nation Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) program to electronically ticket illegally overweight...
Assemblymember Simon Hosts 8th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day: 150+ Students, Educators, Legislators Call for an End to NY’s Literacy Crisis
May 17, 2023
Albany, NY – On May 17th, 2023, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and her colleagues Senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Robert Jackson, and Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Harvey Epstein hosted the 8th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day: Advocating...
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, State Senator Andrew Gounardes Introduce Bill to End Excessive and Ineffective Lockdown Drill Mandate
Apr 26, 2023
Albany, NY – Today, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon introduced a bill which would make improvements to the state-wide lockdown drill mandate by decreasing the mandated frequency of drills and ensuring that these lockdown...
Statement from Assemblymember Simon and Colleagues on NYC DOT’s Delay of Truck Weight Enforcement Program to Extend the Life of the BQE Triple Cantilever
Jan 11, 2023
Brooklyn, NY– NYC DOT has informed local elected officials that the BQE Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) project is significantly delayed. WIM is a first-in-the-nation automatic enforcement mechanism to fine illegally overweight trucks on the dangerously deteriorating...
Statement from Assemblymember Simon and Colleagues on NYC DOT’s BQE Design Proposals, 12-16-2022
Dec 16, 2022
Brooklyn, NY - On December 13, 2022 and December 15, 2022 the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) released design concepts for the 1.5-mile stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street. In response,...
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO): NY’s Red Flag Law
May 17, 2022
Why Would Someone Need an ERPO? You can ask the court for help to take away guns from someone you think may hurt themselves or others. The police, district attorney, or school can also ask the court for this help. This is called an Extreme Risk Protection...
Assemblymember Simon, Mayor Adams, Sen. Brooks & Coalition of 200+ Gathered for 7th Dyslexia Awareness Day
May 12, 2022
Albany, NY – On May 12th, 2022, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn), Senator John Brooks (D-Long Island) and their colleagues hosted the 7th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day. Teens, parents, advocates, educators and legislators from across New York...
Statement from Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon on the Mass Subway Shooting in Sunset Park
Apr 13, 2022
Brooklyn, NY - New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D, WFP - AD 52) released the following statement regarding yesterday’s mass shooting on the subway in Sunset Park: “Yesterday morning, subway commuters in Sunset Park experienced many people’s...
Assemblymember Simon Passes Bill to Ensure Community Input Before a Hospital Closes
Apr 5, 2022
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (D - AD 52, Brooklyn) announced that her Local Input for Community Hospitals (LICH) Act (S3131/A02251) passed the Assembly with bipartisan support. This major piece of legislation ensures that communities receive...
Senator Kavanagh & Assemblymember Simon’s BQE Overweight Truck Bill Signed into Law
Dec 23, 2021
Albany, NY — Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon announced today that their BQE Overweight Truck bill (S2740B/A2316) was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law authorizes a pilot program along I-278 in Brooklyn allowing...
Electeds and Community Call on MTA to Address Unsafe Conditions at York Street Station
Sep 23, 2021
Brooklyn, NY – Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and Councilmember Stephen Levin were joined by representatives of the offices of Congressmember Nydia Velázquez and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams along with community leaders...
Velázquez & Simon Join Community Groups to Voice Concerns over Gowanus Rezoning Environmental Impacts, September 8, 2021
Sep 8, 2021
Brooklyn, NY – Earlier today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon held a press conference to voice their concerns with the City’s Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)....
Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon Announce Signing of the “No Wage Theft Loophole Act” August 21, 2021
Aug 21, 2021
CONTACTNoah Walker, 501-529-6178, noah@senatorgounardes.nycSusannah Pasquantonio, 718-246-4889, pasquantonios@nyassembly.gov Brooklyn, NY – State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon announced yesterday that Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Assemblymember Simon and Senator Kavanagh Announce Passage of BQE Truck Weight Bill
Jun 9, 2021
Albany, NY – Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon announced today that their BQE Truck Weight bill (S2740B/A2316) has passed both the New York State Assembly and Senate and will now head to the Governor’s desk for signature. The...
Assemblymember Simon Hosts 6th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day
May 6, 2021
Albany, NY – On Thursday, May 6th, 2021, Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon, Robert Carroll and Harvey Epstein, and Senators John Brooks, Robert Jackson, Zellnor Myrie, and Brad Hoylman will host the 6th Annual Dyslexia Awareness Day. Over 200 students with...
