NYS Senator Brian Kavanagh 卡范納
@BrianKavanaghNY
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Housing Chair. Focused on gun violence prevention, the environment, democracy, economic & social justice. Irish. From SI, NY. Regis, Princeton, NYU Law. Dem.
Manhattan
Joined January 2012
Community health centers are the bedrock of our health care system in underserved communities, and their mandate is to serve every New Yorker, regardless of income or insurance. Yesterday, I visited @RyanHealthNYC to meet with a number of community health center leaders to
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While we upgrade the OMNY system, you will not be able to buy or load OMNY Cards for some time this weekend (October 3-5). Trip and charge history will also be unavailable. Tapping at the turnstile or on buses will not be affected. The upgrade will begin on October 3 at 10 p.m.
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⚡🌎 Last night at #ClimateWeekNYC, NCEL, @EvergreenAction, @clicab_edu, & @DataProgress hosted a lively happy hour celebrating state climate action. Thank you to all who joined - and to our powerhouse speakers, including three NCEL members + @SenWhitehouse!
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Proud to join @NYCParks, @NYCDistrict1, @BrianKavanaghNY, and neighbors this morning to celebrate the renovations at Washington Market Park. This is a true community gem where my kids grew up, and these upgrades will make it even more welcoming for families across Lower
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See my statement with @BrianKavanaghNY ⬇️ in response to the court motion filed by Trump’s EPA seeking to vacate standards for four PFAS chemicals. PFAS exposure is linked to serious health harms including thyroid disease, kidney cancer, and preeclampsia.
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New York's property insurance market, which continues to see skyrocketing costs around the state is a growing factor in our affordability crisis. I’m joining Senators Jamaal Bailey and Brian Kavanagh to identify the causes of increases in premiums and any other obstacles to
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I joined @Gov_Island to celebrate the launch of their new hybrid-electric ferry that will advance NY's net-zero emission goals. I like to call projects like these win-win-wins: they save the environment, create jobs, and incentivize growth and innovation. I’ll continue working
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“Deed theft is devastating and I was proud to work with Attorney General James and our colleagues to enact strong … laws to prevent it … and to hold perpetrators accountable. … No New Yorker should fear losing their home to fraud.” — @BrianKavanaghNY
caribbeannationalweekly.com
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the first indictments brought under the state's new criminal deed theft law.
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🚨 NYC FLOOD WATCH & TRAVEL ADVISORY🚨 A Flood Watch is in effect today until 8 a.m. on Friday. There is a Travel Advisory in effect through mid-day on Friday. Stay home unless you are relocating ahead of possible flash flooding. Expect street, basement, & transit flooding.
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Summer Streets is going big this year: the full length of Manhattan! The route will stretch from the Brooklyn Bridge to Inwood. There will also be a new route along Forest Ave #OnStatenIsland ✅5 weekends ✅5 boroughs ✅22 miles of car free streets 🔗 https://t.co/QXrtVBCRtS
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🚨With temperatures expected to exceed 100°F starting this weekend, NYC’s cooling centers will be open from Sunday 6/22 to Thursday 6/26. Stay safe and keep cool during this heatwave – find your nearest cooling center in Lower Manhattan below.
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@AMKelles This would not have been possible without the dedicated advocacy of organizations locally and nationally, but I specifically want to thank @CSPI, @EWG, and @IPHNetwork for their insight and tireless organizing efforts.
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New Yorkers deserve to know what they're eating. Yesterday, we passed the Food Safety & Chemical Disclosure Act, which would strengthen transparency in our food system. I thank @AMKelles for her expertise and leadership and my colleagues in the Senate for their support.
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Today we passed legislation that would enshrine the disparate impact standard–a cornerstone of federal fair housing enforcement–into state law. I want to thank @MicahLasher and @jordanjgwright for their leadership in the Assembly and @TishJames for her partnership.
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Overwhelming support is growing for the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act! I stood with @DeborahJGlick, fellow colleagues & environmental advocates to demand action—our landfills are overflowing, and our kids are being exposed to toxic waste. It’s time to act.
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Our bills will: ✔️ Raise income limits to $67K + tie to inflation ✔️ Cap rents at 1/3 of income ✔️ Eliminate bureaucratic barriers No senior or disabled New Yorker should be priced out of their home.
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Yesterday, we rallied with @SenCleare, @RebeccaSeawright, @SenatorHoylman, @DeborahJGlick, @MicahLasher, @HarveyforNY, @tenantneighbor, @liveonny, @CID_NY & more to call for reforms to SCRIE, DRIE, SCHE & DHE.
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SCRIE and DRIE are programs that can make the difference between someone being able to afford their home and being kicked out of it. But for too many seniors and people with disabilities, their rents under SCRIE and DRIE are still more than their incomes can bear. I was proud
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