“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark inequities in our country and state, with the rich getting richer while families of lesser means faced an even steeper hill to climb. Across New York, people were left unemployed, struggling financially, and...

Albany – Today, April 6, 2021, New York State Senator Sean Ryan and New York State Assemblymember Kimberly Jean-Pierre announced that the state budget for FY 2021-2022 includes nearly $130 million in total aid to public libraries across New York State....

“From denying access to critical services such as housing, student loans and employment opportunities to revoking a person’s right to vote, draconian drug laws have disproportionately targeted communities of color for decades. That’s why I helped...

“We’ve faced unprecedented challenges over the last year and, now more than ever, we must continue funding the vital services and resources that our communities rely on. The Assembly budget proposal makes bold investments in education, child care...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) and Senator Brian Benjamin (D-Bronx) have announced that they have introduced new legislation (A.2147/S.5119) known as the “Eleonora Legacy Act” which will provide incarcerated...

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) announced she is sponsoring legislation to temporarily reduce the number of signatures that candidates must collect for library board of trustees and school board nominating petitions due to the...

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) announced that she co-sponsored and helped pass legislation to repeal an anti-loitering statute from the New York penal code, commonly known as the “Walking While Trans” law (A.3355). “Repealing...

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) announced that she will attend her first joint budget hearing on education as chair of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. The joint budget hearing will be held virtually...

“I’m honored to have been appointed chair of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. I want to thank Speaker Carl Heastie for the opportunity to further advocate for these critical community institutions and advance legislation...

“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our daily lives, tenants and small landlords are facing devastating financial hardship. No New Yorker should live in fear of losing the roof over their head due to lost income in such a difficult situation,...

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) announced that legislation she authored to ensure that COVID-19 contact tracers adequately represent the diversity of communities they serve was signed into law (Ch. 294of 2020). “As we continue...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) – in conjunction with her county and town government colleagues – recently helped coordinate a large winter clothing donation from a Farmingdale-based company to Cops N’ Kids...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) recently met with more than a dozen summer youth employees from the Suffolk County Police Athletic League (PAL) where she answered questions and discussed her various experiences as...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) has announced that the Assembly has passed legislation (A.8903-A) to help end discriminatory practices in the real estate industry that disproportionately affect minority homebuyers....

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Babylon) announced that she has sent a letter to Stop & Shop CEO Gordon Reid urging him to reinstate the company’s hazard pay for their employees. “Stop & Shop employees have been working diligently to...

Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) hosted a virtual emergency preparedness presentation in partnership with the Red Cross on Tuesday. Long Island residents learned about how to respond during crises ranging from local emergencies...

“It has recently come to my attention that a newly established organization is attempting to locate a charter school within the Wyandanch Union Free School District. Let me be as clear as I can possibly be: I categorically oppose any attempt to establish...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) is pleased to share that Governor Andrew Cuomo this week announced $65 million in federal CARES Act funding will be made available for childcare providers statewide through the New...

New York State Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights) has announced that she recently introduced legislation (A.10570) to exempt the purchase of cloth face coverings from sales and use taxes. As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to...

New York State Senator John Brooks (D-Seaford), Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights), and Senator Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore) learned that the New York State Department of Education has officially appointed Albert Chase as the State Fiscal...