Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Applaud New York State Department of Civil Service’s Landmark EMS Policy Decision, Achieved with the Assistance of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Feb 16, 2023
Press Releases
Harckham, Otis Legislation to Provide Workers Electronic Notice of Employees Rights Signed into Law
Dec 23, 2022
Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (D - AD 91) and State Senator Pete Harckham (SD – 40) announced that their legislation to require that workplace legal notices regarding the worker rights and protections be made available to employees electronically...
Statement of Assemblyman Steve Otis, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery Meeting on the Hurricane Ida Action Plan, September 8, 2022, New Rochelle City Hall
Sep 9, 2022
Welcome to New Rochelle and to the Sound Shore of Westchester County. Thank you for your Hurricane Ida Action Plan and Program Design proposal. And thank you for coming here to share your plan and solicit further comments. Westchester County communities...
Workshop Brings Clean Water Grant Information to Westchester Local Governments
Jul 21, 2022
Important information for local governments on State Clean Water Grants will be presented at the annual workshop hosted by Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for Westchester local governments, environmental...
NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop
Jul 18, 2022
Statement from Assemblyman Otis on Supreme Court Draft Opinion
May 20, 2022
Dear Friends,Last week I participated in a number of events to decry the Supreme Court decision draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade.While the final decision has not been released, the arguments and assumptions presented in the draft are shocking and...
Living Shorelines with Assemblyman Otis and NYS Senator Mayer – Thursday May 5th @4pm
Apr 29, 2022
Statement by Assemblyman Steve Otis on the Senate Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court
Apr 7, 2022
Today we celebrate the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court with hope and the recognition that an outstanding jurist will become the first African-American woman to be appointed to our highest court. While it...
Notice of Public Hearing - Deployment of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
Feb 1, 2022
Following Decades of Advocacy, Schumer, Gillibrand, Bowman Secure $88 Million in Funding to Begin Construction of the Mamaroneck Flood Mitigation Project
Jan 19, 2022
Following years of advocacy and a Schumer-convened visit to the Village of Mamaroneck to survey the hundreds of millions in damage caused by Hurricane Ida, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative...
New EANY Report Points Way Forward to Upgrade Water Infrastructure
Nov 16, 2021
Albany, NY – Today, Environmental Advocates NY (EANY) published a new report, titled Untapped Potential: Building the Next Generation of Water Infrastructure. (The report, the latest in EANY’s Untapped Potential series, finds that the Water Infrastructure...
Workshop Brings Clean Water Grant Information to Westchester Local Governments
Nov 4, 2021
Important information for local governments on State Clean Water Grants was provided at the annual workshop hosted by Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for Westchester local governments, environmental groups...
Assemblyman Otis to Address NYSACC 2021 Conference on the Environment
Oct 20, 2021
Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) will participate in this year’s New York State Association of Conservation Commissions (NYSACC) annual Conference on the Environment themed “Climate Resilience through Community Action.” This year's conference will...
Assemblyman Otis Announces Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop
Oct 14, 2021
Rye, N.Y. – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation are hosting a Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop to provide Westchester local governments, environmental groups and engineering firms with information...
Assemblyman Otis Celebrates National Digital Inclusion Week with Two Westchester Events
Oct 13, 2021
Westchester, N.Y. – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91-Rye), participated in two Westchester events promoting digital equity and literacy programs to celebrate National Digital Inclusion Week. Digital inclusion programs are the model used in communities...
AT&T, The STEM Alliance and 914United Partner to Create New Technology and Digital Literacy Program for Formerly Incarcerated and Justice Involved
Oct 7, 2021
Westchester County, NY – AT&T, The STEM Alliance and 914United have teamed up to provide an innovative technology and digital literacy education program for formerly incarcerated and justice involved Westchester County citizens.The program is part of...
Joint Statement by Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis
Sep 30, 2021
We are pleased that the inspection today at the Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School yielded a positive result. Unquestionably the delayed September school opening for in-person learning has been extremely concerning to parents, educators, community...
Statement of Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis on the Closure of the Ridge Street Elementary School in the Blind Brook-Rye School District and Plans for Return to In-Person Learning
Sep 21, 2021
“Yesterday, we had another extensive call with New York State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa and her team with respect to the closure of the Ridge Street Elementary School in the Blind Brook-Rye School District. Commissioner Rosa reiterated the Department’s...
Statement of Assemblyman Steve Otis – City of Rye Ceremony September 11, 2021
Sep 11, 2021
We are joined here today by a common desire and bond to honor together the precious members of our community taken from us twenty years ago. We are all drawn to think about today in many different ways. We share many conflicting emotions at the same...
Assemblyman Steve Otis Statement on Governor Kathy Hochul’s First Day as Governor
Aug 24, 2021
Today marks Kathy Hochul’s first day as governor of the State of New York. She becomes the 57th governor in our state’s history which dates back to 1777. Governor Hochul took the oath of office at midnight and has immediately stated her intention...
