Elected Officials Press FAA to Restrict Flight Hours of Operation and Frequency of Helicopters Taking Off and Landing in Lower Manhattan, Ensure that Helicopters Operating Around New York Harbor Follow Flight Paths Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) announced that millions of dollars in federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will be awarded to 81 artistic organizations and institutions in the 10th Congressional District of New York.  These grants range in value from $10,000 to $100,000 and will help finance a wide variety of activities including… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Major Owens who represented Brooklyn from 1983 to 2007: Today, New York, and our entire country, lost a great public servant. I’ve also lost a friend. Whether it was from the streets of New York City, the floor of the House of Representatives, or the classrooms of Medgar Evans… Read more »

Tomorrow, October 3rd, is the deadline to register for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The VCF provides financial assistance to first responders and survivors injured in the aftermath of the attacks and the recovery effort. “On September 11, 2001, and in the weeks following, first responders and community survivors displayed unparalleled bravery and courage as they risked… Read more »

Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), lead sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, today offered the following joint statement praising approval of the final rule which adds prostate cancer to the official List of WTC-Related Health Conditions: “Today’s decision by Dr. James Howard, WTC Health Program… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement: Today’s ruling by a federal judge that the New York Police Department’s stop and frisk policy violated the constitutional rights of New Yorkers is a step in the right direction. It’s unfortunate that it took a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is pleased to announce that Aaron Keyak will begin serving as his new Communications Director. “Aaron is an experienced and aggressive communications professional who I know will help me in serving the people of the New York,” said Congressman Nadler. “He is a welcomed member of our team, and I look forward to working with him as… Read more »

Today, Brooklyn Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) announced a major new federal shoreline protection and beach replenishment project on the western edge of Coney Island and Sea Gate, a vulnerable area that is still devastated after Superstorm Sandy.  Jeffries, the current representative of Coney Island, joined Nadler, the senior Northeastern Member of… Read more »

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 »