New York State

Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) joined leadership and staff of Fearless! (formerly Safe Homes) on Thursday to announce that Fearless! will receive $65,000 in annual state funding, plus a $25,000 allocation of funds granted by the Senate Majority Leader and directed by Skoufis to address violence prevention throughout the region. He also applauded the opening […]

Below is a message from Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski: After weeks of pushing for assistance, Rockland was added last night to the FEMA Major Disaster Declaration; opening additional support for residents affected by the storm. I want to thank all of the residents who contacted my office about their storm damage which was used in demonstrating […]

Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) is proud to announce the appointments of Christie Foster and Gabriella Madden as his new Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff, respectively. A longtime non-profit development lead and communications agency executive, Foster was first hired in 2020 to oversee district operations and constituent services as the COVID-19 pandemic […]

“I want to congratulate local journalists of LoHud/The Journal News, Times Herald-Record, and Poughkeepsie Journal on their unionization win today with the National Labor Relations Board. The newly-formed Hudson Valley News Guild stands for fair living wages, affordable healthcare, and journalistic integrity, and I’m honored to support them in the years ahead.  “After years of cost-cutting and consolidation by […]

Will Reach More Middle-Class Households New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Joan Silvestri announced that the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) have expanded the eligibility of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Beginning today, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, New York State is accepting […]

NEW CITY, NY –  Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick visited the Center for Safety and Change in New City on Tuesday afternoon to deliver a check for $74,000 in support of the Center’s legal program, which provides free legal services to victims of gender-based violence, as well as a new initiative to provide outreach and education to […]