Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) wrote to NYC Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri requesting urgent attention to a broken elevator at 7714 Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.  The lone elevator in the six-story building has been out of service for three weeks.  The building contains numerous disabled and elderly residents – including Holocaust… Read more »

Congressmen José E. Serrano, Joseph Crowley and Jerrold Nadler today applauded the settlement that was announced today in a lawsuit that New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and New York Communities for Change had pursued in order to force the New York City Department of Education to speed up its replacement of PCB-laden fixtures in schools. Under the terms of the settlement, the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) lauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement of $1.8 billion for New York City communities struggling to pay for and complete repairs and construction following Hurricane Sandy, including a provision requested by Nadler to reimburse homeowners for repairs already performed.  However, Nadler criticized… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the most senior member from the Northeast on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, welcomed $475.25 million in emergency federal relief for Hurricane Sandy-devastated parks and monuments in the Northeast, including key National Monuments in New York City.  Through the U.S. Department of the Interior, the funds will go toward… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced over $3.2 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to arts organizations and institutions in his congressional district in New York City.  These federal grants support artistic projects across all stages of development, from the incipient imagination through the final presentation. “I am very proud that… Read more »

Today, on the nation’s annual tax day, New York Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Nita Lowey and Steve Israel announced the re-introduction of the Tax Equity Act, a forward-thinking piece of tax legislation designed to adjust federal tax brackets to reflect the actual cost of living in major metropolitan areas.  The lawmakers represent districts which, respectively, span New York… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) praised the decision by U.S. District Judge Sterling Johnson to reject the City’s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at expediting the removal of PCB-contaminated light fixtures from over 650 New York City public schools.  The decision now clears the way for the lawsuit against the City to go to trial. “This is an important… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Borough President Scott Stringer, State Senator Brad Hoylman, and Assembly Members Richard Gottfried and Deborah Glick issued the following joint statement on recent developments around the United Stated Postal Service’s proposal to sell the Old Chelsea Post Office, at 217 West… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) was honored by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), led by Rabbi Moshe Wiener, for his work on behalf of the communities of southern Brooklyn over 20 years as their congressional representative.  At a “Ribbon Cutting” today in Coney Island, Rabbi Wiener thanked Rep. Nadler for an FY 2005 federal… Read more »

Today, as part of Black History Month, Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Charlie Rangel, and Gregory Meeks re-introduced legislation to establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in Lower Manhattan.  The proposed site, near City Hall, is located within the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark, an area in Lower Manhattan that… Read more »