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Harlem’s Rodriguez, Espaillat And Others Announce Support for Inwood Library

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, Senator Marisol Alcantara, and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa issue their support for the proposal to construct a new Inwood library with 100% affordable housing included in the project.Continue reading

Harlem’s Congressman Adriano Espaillat Celebrates National Small Business Week

This week, as the nation pays homage to small businesses and entrepreneurship with National Small Business Week, Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat joined fellow members of Congress in honoring the vital role that small businesses play in New York’s 13th congressional district and throughout the American economy.Continue reading

Harlem Elected Espaillat On Republican Trumpcare Bill

Congressperson Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on today’s House vote on the Republican Trumpcare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and strip health insurance coverage from more than 24 million hard-working Americans.Continue reading

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Recognizes Teachers During National Teachers Appreciation Day

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement today in recognition of National Teachers Appreciation Day.Continue reading

Harlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat Celebrates May Day: Immigrant Rights Day

Today Harlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement celebrating May Day, Immigrant Rights Day:

“America has witnessed a dramatic shift on many fronts since the start of this year. Continue reading

Harlem Congressperson Adriano Espaillat Statement On President Trump 100 Days

U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement marking President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office:Continue reading

Harlem Electeds Espaillat, Rodriguez And Others Vow To #ShutItDown On Monday

Senator Marisol Alcántara (D-Manhattan), joined by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-New York), Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, the New York Immigration Coalition, the Bodega Association and immigrant-run small business owners will announce a May Day action to protest the Trump administration’s draconian immigration policies and racially-charged rhetoric.Continue reading

Harlem Electeds And Others Praise Mayor de Blasio Plan To Launch ’3-K for All’

Senator Chuck Schumer said, “All children deserve the opportunity to succeed and Mayor de Blasio’s universal, high-quality early childhood education program will help our littlest New Yorkers get a strong start on the path to success. Continue reading

Harlem Democratic Boss Still Owes $200K From Failed 2016 Congressional Bid

New documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show Manhattan Democratic Party chairman Keith Wright still $202,337.72 in the hole from his unsuccessful campaign to replace retired Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel last yearContinue reading

One Of Harlem’s Last-Remaining Mitchell-Lama Buildings At Risk

Local politicians are asking the federal government to help preserve an East Harlem affordable housing complex built in 1974 under the Mitchell-Lama program, which has provided housing for low- and middle-income families for decades.Continue reading

Harlem’s Espaillat On “Empire State Kickback” Bad Deal From Harlem To The Hudson

Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in response to the “Empire State Kickback” provision in the Republican’s failed attempt to make the American Health Care Act (AHCA) more palatable.Continue reading

Schumer, Espaillat Call To Preserve East Harlem’s Lakeview Apartments Complex

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Adriano Espaillat today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to preserve affordability for hundreds of units at Lakeview Apartments, one of the last remaining Mitchell-Lama developments in East Harlem. Continue reading

Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat Introduces ICE And CBP Body Camera Legislation

Yesterday, Harlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in support of his legislation to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to wear body cameras when on duty:Continue reading

Congressman Espaillat Recognizes Designation Of the Honorable Rolando T. Acosta

Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in recognition of the Honorable Rolando T. Acosta, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York on becoming the first Dominican-American judge to sit by designation in the highest court of New York State.Continue reading

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Slams Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky For Harlem

Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement and letter to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky following the company’s announcement of local-led tours through the Harlem neighborhood.Continue reading