Brooklyn, NY – On Monday, December 18, Assemblywoman Davila presented a $250,000 check to START Treatment and Recovery Center. This capital funding will be allocated towards START’s facility to reconstruct and upgrade the foundation at their Bushwick...

Brooklyn, NY – This holiday season will be particularly challenging for area families, as food costs are up 15% from last year (the largest single-year increase in 40 years). With 1.6 million New Yorkers struggling this season to put food on the table,...

Brooklyn – With winter holidays arriving during a year of public health and economic challenges, area food pantries are finding their cupboards bare and the demand for food essentials is 10 times that of prior years. In year’s past, the North Brooklyn...

Brooklyn, NY – On Tuesday, October 14, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila, District Leader Samuel Nemir Olivares, local elected representatives and parents held a Press Conference early morning at P.S. 116 to bring to light the lack of transparence and resources...

Brooklyn, NY – On Saturday, August 8th Assemblywoman Maritza Davila, Senator Julia Salazar and Communities Resist held an Immediate Press Conference at 181 Palmetto Street in Brooklyn to bring awareness on Ms. Tasha Rose Tenant Harassment Case. She...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblywoman Davila gathered local elected representatives Senator Salazar, Councilman Reynoso along with United Revival Mennonite Church and Somos Community Care together this Thursday morning for a press conference to announce the...

Brooklyn, NY – On Sunday, June 9, 2019, community partners organized and held the First Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick. Many years ago, community members would often finish the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan...

Brooklyn, NY – Tuesday evening on the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Menahan Street, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila along with the mourning family of Sade Sanchez – gathered with local elected officials, residents and community partners to spread awareness...

Assemblywoman Davila, representative of the 53rd assembly district in partnership with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Councilman Antonio Reynoso, Senator Martin Dilan and Grand Street Settlement joined together on Friday, May 18th with Bushwick Houses...

          Assemblywoman Davila, representative of the 53rd assembly district, in partnership with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s Office brought the Bushwick community together on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 to raise an important discussion...

Assemblymember Maritza Davila (D-Brooklyn) partnered with Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to deliver services to small businesses in Bushwick. The Chamber On-the-Go deploys trained specialists to connect with small business owners in neighborhoods across...

Assemblywoman Davila announced that the Assembly passed a bill to strengthen New York’s rent-regulation laws and improve New Yorkers’ access to affordable housing (A.7526). The bill extends current law – while enhancing protections for tenants in...

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with paid summer employment for up to six weeks in July and August. Participants work in a variety of entry-level jobs including: Government Agencies Hospitals Summer...

Assemblywoman Davila (Brooklyn) announced the Assembly passed a series of bills she supported that would help prevent human trafficking, strengthen protections for victims and increase penalties on traffickers. “Human trafficking is a despicable...

Assemblywoman Davila (Brooklyn) announced the release of the Assembly’s 2015-16 “Families First” budget proposal (E.203). The $150.7 billion budget plan focuses on New York’s families by making investments in education, health and human services,...

Assemblywoman Davila (Brooklyn) announced the passage of the Assembly’s 2015-16 state budget proposal, which strengthens economic security for families throughout New York by reducing burdens on homeowners and renters and expanding access to affordable...

This month, a DOE Pre-K for All Enrollment Specialist will be stationed by appointment in Maritza Davila’s district office to address parents and families’ questions and concerns about expanded free, full-day, high-quality pre-K, and give families...