Brian Kavanagh Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Senate Housing Committee Advances HVAP Bill For Individuals And Families From Harlem To Hollis

State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development, today announced that his legislation establishing a program of rental assistance.Continue reading

Senate And Assembly Pass Seven Bills To Combat Housing Discrimination And Advance Fair Housing Goals

State Senators Brian Kavanagh, James Skoufis, and Kevin Thomas, the Chairs respectively of the Senate Committees on Housing, Investigations and Government Operations, and Consumer Protection.Continue reading

Kavanagh And Rosenthal Announce Passage Of Bill Expanding Homelessness Prevention Program

State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Housing Committee, and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal,Continue reading

Senate Majority Budget Resolution Provides For Huge Investments In Housing And Homelessness Prevention

Today, Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development announced details of the Senate one-house budget resolution.Continue reading

Senator Kavanagh And Assemblywoman Lupardo Reintroduce The Student Journalist Free Speech Act

State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo reintroduced legislation that supports increased rights and protections for student reporters. Continue reading

Electeds, Advocates Urge Hardship NY Tenants To Submit “Hardship Declaration Forms”

State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, who sponsored New York’s recent legislation mandating an eviction moratorium for tenants facing COVID-19 hardship,Continue reading

Senate Housing Chair Kavanagh Announces That CDC Will Limit Evictions

New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development issued the following statement.Continue reading

NY State And City Lawmakers Propose COVID-19 “Recovery Leases” For Small Businesses

Four New York lawmakers are proposing a new program to entice commercial landlords to renegotiate leases and offer long-term,Continue reading

Sen. Kavanagh And Advocates Announce Expanded Bill For COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program

New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz, the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Housing Committees, today introduced amendments to their legislation to create a COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (S8140B / A10248A).Continue reading

The COVID-19 Crisis: NYS Legislators Urge Governor Cuomo To Extend Eviction Moratorium

A group of 56 New York State legislators urged Governor Cuomo to prevent an imminent mass housing crisis by extending the eviction moratorium order, protecting all tenants for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading

Statement By State Senator Brian Kavanagh On Violent Acts By Police Officers And Civil Unrest

The killing of George Floyd in Minnesota and the subsequent unrest in cities across the nation, including here in New York City, illustrate just how painful and deep the wounds are between communities of color and our police departments.Continue reading

Harlem’s Robert Jackson And The Senate Majority Prioritize Code Enforcement Across NY State

The Senate Majority today advanced sweeping legislation improving safety by addressing code enforcement failures across the State. Continue reading