Albany, NY – Today, over 100 advocates, service providers, and community leaders from the AAPI-led and -serving community-based organizations from the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition (EBC) rallied in front of Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase in support...

Huntington, NY – On Monday, the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Chair Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember Steve Stern announced $10,000 in state funding for Pakistani Americans of Town of Huntington (PATH). This...

Lower East Side, NY – On Saturday, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Vision Urbana launched their 7th annual turkey drive on the Lower East Side. For seven years running, Assemblymember Lee and Vision Urbana have organized the largest annual turkey drive...

Brooklyn, NY — On Thursday, the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Chair Assemblymember Grace Lee, Assemblymember William Colton, and State Senator John Liu announced $251,680 in state funding for United Chinese Association...

Brooklyn, NY – On Thursday, the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Chair Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember William Colton announced $920,000 in state funding for Brooklyn Chinese-American Association, a leading...

New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that social media companies must start reporting their content moderation policies to her office, as required by the “Stop Hiding Hate” Act. This law, sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal...

On Wednesday, Assemblymember Grace Lee and Grand Street Settlement hosted a free back-to-school event distributing over 1,000 free backpacks filled with school supplies to families across Lower Manhattan. Hundreds of families received free backpacks and...

As part of her ongoing Mobile Office Hours, Assemblymember Grace Lee’s office met with Chinatown community members at Confucius Plaza on Thursday. The event gave community members an opportunity to speak directly with the office of Assemblymember Lee...

Albany, NY – On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, New York State’s 2025 Legislative Session concluded. This year, Assemblymember Lee fought to address the needs of Lower Manhattan residents by successfully passing legislation to strengthen the local economy,...

Albany, NY – Last week, the New York State Senate and State Assembly passed new legislation from Assembly Member Grace Lee and Senator John Liu to study how public schools across New York are teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander...