FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 18, 2009

Contact: Bénédicte Doran  (315) 428-7632

As 2009 comes to an end, many people are preparing to make New Year resolutions that will hopefully improve their lives and the world as a whole.  In keeping with this New Year’s tradition, I would like to share some initiatives I hope to see resolved during the coming year.

As one of the strongest advocates of discouraging drunk driving, Senator Alesi helped to pass Leandra's Law, which creates a new crime of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a child as a passenger.  Senator Alesi was the sponsor of  New York State’s toughest repeat offender DWI laws.   

News FromNew York StateSenator Shirley L. Huntley

For Immediate Release: December 21, 2009

Contact: Antonio Rodriguez | arodrigu@senate.state.ny.us| (518) 455-3531

LANDMARK SENATE FORECLOSURE BILL SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR PATERSON

New Law Protects Homeowners, Prevents Similar Crises From Happening In The Future

Agreement on Western Rail Yard Sets Stage for Combined 12 Million Square Feet of Mixed-Use Development, including 1,300 Affordable Housing Units in Hudson Yards Area, and Creation of Tens of Thousands of Permanent and Construction JobsFirst Phase of 7-Train Expansion to Hudson Yards Area is Completed as 1,000-Ton Tunnel Boring Machine Breaks through 34th Street Station Cavern Wall

Senator Craig M. Johnson wrote the following letter to the Governor, seeking a summit with state officials, community leaders and representatives from the Shinnecock Indian Nation to discuss potential development at the Belmont Park Race Track.