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Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn with Assembly Speaker Carl E Heastie honoring Caribbean-American Heritage Month June 3rd, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaking during the legislative session celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Heritage Month. June 3rd, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn attended a meeting with her colleagues of the Black Task Force Group. May 28th, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaking during a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month. May 21st, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaking on her resolution to proclaim May as Haitian Heritage Month in NYS. May 20th, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaking during MWBE Advocacy Day at a press conference. May 6th, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn rallying at NYS Attorney General Letitla James’ “Keep Kids Safe Online” press conference. March 20th, 20204
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn met with representatives of the NY Immigration Coalition to discuss immigration reforms and protections. March 5th, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaking at a New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) rally March 5th, 2024
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn’s first day of the 2025 Legislative Session. January 8th, 2025
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn joins Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and members of the Safe Horizon team during the Adult Survivors Act Presser on August 9, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with members of the Pakistani Merchant Association and COPO during the Brooklyn Pakistani Day Mela in which Detective Scott Nuzzi received an Appreciation Award on August 8, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn at the 67th Police Precinct National Night Out (NNO) event with members of "Mothers For Safe Cities Response Team" on August 3, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn at the 70th Police Precinct National Night Out (NNO) event with 70th Pct. Inspector David Wall; 70th Precinct Community Council President Ed Powell; Council of Peoples Organization founder, Mohammad Razvi; Community Board 14 District Manager, Shawn Campbell; 70th Precinct Officer; and Dovi Zeitlin of Events by Dovi on August 3, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with the 300 East 25th Street Block Association Co-Presidents Carol Reneau, & Garline Octobre and residents during the 300 E 25th St. Block Association's Block Party on July 31, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with East 26th Street Block Association president Christine Chapman, and resident during the East 26th Street’s Annual Block Party on July 31, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, and Bazah Roohi founder of American Council of Minority Women (ACMW)(third from the right)during the 12TH ANNUAL EID UL ADHA on July 31, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn brings greetings to the community during the Summer Subway Office Hours at Beverley Road and Nostrand Avenue on July 30, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with Councilmember Farah Louis, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Eudson Tyson Francois and members of the community during the Prayer for Haiti Vigil on July 25, 2021
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn provides remarks during the Prayer for Haiti Vigil on July 25, 2021.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn joins elected official and community members during the Community Board 17 Memorial Service and Concert on July 24, 2021.
(L-R) Harry Fouche, Pastor Gil Monrose, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn June 28, 2021
Carib News 8th Annual Power 100 honors Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn during their Caribbean American Heritage Month Celebration. June 25, 2021
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn with Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd and CB 17 Chair Joan Bakriddin at the unveiling of a statue of his brother at Flatbush Junction in Brooklyn Saturday morning. June 21, 2021
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn speaks at the Cadman Park Conservancy Juneteenth Celebration . June 19, 2021
Left to right: Judge Dwaynie Paul; Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; Council Member Farah N. Louis, and District Leader Josue Pierre at the Little Pakistan. June 11, 2021
Left to right: Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn speaks at the HALEFO celebration today, flanked by Deputy Inspector Gaby Celiba and Lt. Claude Celestin in Little Haiti, Brooklyn on Jean Jacques Dessalines Boulevard May 18, 2021
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in a City & State panel titled " Economic Inclusion Initiative” . May 18, 2021
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn on Mayor's press briefing on MWBE Opportunities Act and Community Hiring. May 18, 2021
(Left to Right) Council Member Farah N. Louis, District Leader Josue Pierre, Detective Nathalie Michel, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, and District Leader Edu Hermelyn, with members of HALEFO celebrate at the Life of Hope Haitian Flag Day event. May 15, 2021
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn provides remarks at the 2nd annual "Celebration" Rally following the statues unveiling. May 14, 2021
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn join Family members of 12-year-old Romy Vilsaint, who died in Kings County Hospital after being sick in the school nurse’s office at P.S. 361. May 14, 2021
Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn celebrates 70th Precinct Detective Kim Walker at her retirement party. April 27, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Council Member Farah N. Louis, Evangelical Crusade Christian Church and the community for the ribbon cutting ceremony of Bishop Philius and Helene Nicolas Senior Residence. April 18, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Council Member Farah N. Louis, Evangelical Crusade Christian Church and the community for the ribbon cutting ceremony of Bishop Philius and Helene Nicolas Senior Residence. April 18, 2021
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Clarifying the Standard for When a Practice has a Discriminatory Effect
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Installation of Gas Service to New Customers
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Providing Water Safety Information
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Restoring Integrity in Judicial Elections
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Honoring Congressman Charles B. Rangel
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Assembly Passes Eli Parker Levitt Law
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Protecting the Rights of Children in the Custody of Law Enforcement
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MWBE Advocacy Day
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MWBE Advocacy Day in NY
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Recognizing MWBE Advocacy Day
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Increasing Number of State Supreme Court Justices in New York
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Remembering Victims and Survivors of the Shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo
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Assembly Begins Passing 2025-2026 State Budget Bill
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Health and Mental Health Funding in 2025-2026 State Budget
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Haitian Heritage Month in NY
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Recognizing Haitian Heritage Month in NY
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Bichotte Hermelyn Votes Against the Medical Aid in Dying Act
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Ballot Drop Boxes for Absentee and Early Voting Ballots
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Mourning the Death of Civil Rights Leader Hazel N. Dukes
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Mayor of NY Testifies During Joint Budget Hearing on Local/General Government
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Special Guest Introduction
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Removing Lifetime Ban on Jury Duty for Convicted Felons
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Requiring Insurance Policies Provide Coverage for Transvaginal Ultrasounds During Pregnancy
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Prohibiting the Use of Social Media for the Purposes of Collecting Debts
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Special Guest Introduction
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Haitian Heritage Month in NY
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Promoting Maternal and Infant Health
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Assembly Passes Health and Mental Hygiene Budget Bills for 2024-2025
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Bichotte Hermelyn Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week in NY
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Increasing Procurement Limit for MWBE's
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Mayor Adams Testifies During Budget Hearing on Local/General Government
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caption: 'May 15, 2018<br />"As a Haitian-American and a descendant of African liberators, I share with you the love and the spirit of which you come in today. And so I join my colleagues in opening and welcoming you here today in the Assembly. We thank you for the history, for the love, for the precedence that you and my ancestors, all of us together as one, as an African people as our colleague had mentioned earlier, to make us who we are today … free and liberated," said Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte while speaking on a resolution to declare March 11, 2018, to April 12, 2018, as Garifuna-American Heritage Month in the State of New York. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K01181&term=2017&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K1181</a><br /> ',
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caption: 'April 17, 2018<br />"This will help physicians and other health-care providers decrease the rates of sexually transmitted infections - while expedited part therapy in no way replaces a face-to-face interaction with a health care provider - it can help patients who otherwise not reach out for the treatment," said Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte while explaining her vote on  a bill she authored to allow expedited partner therapy (EPT) for sexually transmitted infections that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=a313&term=&Summary=Y\">A.313</a>).<br /> ',
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