New Yorkers are now able to receive free at-home COVID-19 tests! Insurance companies and group health plans will cover the cost of eight over the counter at-home COVID-19 tests per person each month. Getting tested when necessary is crucial to protect...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionary, a global figure and an icon whose ideas have influenced people for generations. Dr. King dedicated his life to unifying people of all backgrounds and actualizing his dream of a nation where people thrived together...

Albany – Today Governor Kathy Hochul signed A5836 sponsored by Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) which creates a veterans’ mental health and suicide prevention task force. The task force will be tasked with making recommendations to...

Albany – Today Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law A6100, sponsored by Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island), requiring that intake forms at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and homeless shelters include the question: “Have...

Staten Island – Assemblyman Charles D. Fall (D-Richmond) and Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Richmond) visited staff, administration, and animals at the Staten Island Zoo after securing $90,000 for the zoo’s educational programming.In the past,...

Staten Island – Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) and Assemblyman Charles Fall (D-North Shore) stood in front of the Broadway YMCA today with YMCA administrators and staff to announce they have secured $1 million from the New York State...

The New York State Legislature voted today to include $5.2 million in the 2021-22 New York State Budget to restore the Verrazzano Bridge Staten Island Resident Discount back to its original price after a recent increase by the MTA.Last November, the MTA...

Staten Island – Today Governor Cuomo delivered part three of his annual State of the State address, which was dedicated entirely to unveiling his clean energy priorities for the coming year. In the first part of his address on Monday, the Governor...

Staten Island – As the 2021 Legislative Session begins, Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) Chairman of the Assembly Energy Committee has announced his top priorities for the energy committee this session. Among his top energy priorities...

STATEN ISLAND – The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) among other agencies and private entities announced last week they have evidence that they were targeted by hackers who accessed...

Albany – Today the New York State Legislature announced it will be holding a joint hearing on August 20th to examine the response of multiple utility companies in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. In the wake of the storm, hundreds of thousands...

Staten Island – Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) issued a letter today urging the Public Service Commission to investigate and respond to the impact the COVID-19 Pandemic is having on residential and small business utility customers.“The...

Staten Island - Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) has joined Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) in support of legislation that will prevent foreign state-owned enterprises, including the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), from...

Staten Island – After weeks of power outages throughout New York City, including large swaths of Staten Island, Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) called on the state to launch an investigation of Con Edison’s operations in late July....

Albany – Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) was joined by his colleagues in the State Legislature to pass a number of important legislative initiatives this session, including the preservation of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge residential...

Albany – Today the State Assembly passed legislation (A5838) introduced by Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) that will give law enforcement agencies more teeth to target the spread of fentanyl. "Staten Island has been hit hard by the...

Albany – Representative Max Rose (D-Staten Island) and Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Mid Island) applauded the MTA's rollout of 62 electric buses on Staten Island, part of more than 100 replacement buses coming by 2021.Cusick, chair of the...

Albany – Today, legislation authored by Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) has passed in the State Assembly that will require neighboring landowners to be notified if development is proposed in protected wetlands (A4454). “This...

Albany – Students from Staten Island gathered in Albany to advocate on behalf of disabled people and show their “Disabilities Awareness Day” posters. As former chair of the Task Force on People with Disabilities, Assemblymember Michael...

Albany – Legislation authored by Assemblymember Michael Cusick (D - Staten Island) to ensure student athletes are educated about sudden cardiac arrest passed the state Assembly today. It is carried in the Senate by Senator Andrew Lanza (D - Staten...