Brooklyn- State Senator Marty Golden (R-C, Brooklyn), a member of the New York State Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Military and Veteran Affairs, this week honored Colonel Tracey E. Nicholson, the Commander of Brooklyn’s Fort Hamilton Army Base, as a 2007 New York State Senate Woman of Distinction at a luncheon, attended by over 150 community leaders, clergy and veterans at the Bay Ridge Manor.

Senator Marty Golden selected Colonel Tracey E. Nicholson for this honor and presented the Colonel with an award in honor of this milestone achievement.

The State Senatehas passed legislation, cosponsored by Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) that would stop Governor Eliot Spitzer’s plan to allow individuals without a social security number to obtain a New York State driver license or non-driver identification card. Under the legislation, all individuals applying for a driver license or non-driver identification card would have to submit a valid social security number.

New York State Senator Thomas P. Morahan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities will join community leaders and officials on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. to participate in the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of a handicap accessible playground at Veteran's Park, located at 81 Hunt Road, in the Town of Orangetown. Senator Morahan secured a $50,000 grant to develop the facility, which was designed specifically for the needs of 2-5 year olds who have some cognitive or physical disability.

The New York State Senate today passed legislation that would stop Governor Spitzer’s plan to issue drivers licenses to illegal aliens by requiring a social security number or proof of authorized presence in the United States to obtain a New York State drivers license or non-driver identification card.

"I have never seen such strong and united opposition to a proposal by the Governor," Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno said.

Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C, Brooklyn) today announced passage of legislation to expand housing affordability for middle class-working families in the city’s most significant housing development incentive program, the 421-a program. "The bill which we passed today will help those families who truly need assistance when it comes to affordable housing - the middle class," Senator Golden said. "These changes to the program will insure that the working families who built this great City can continue to afford to live here in good housing.

The New York State Senate yesterday passed legislation (S.4875), sponsored by Senator Cathy Young (R-C-I, Olean) that would provide victims of domestic violence greater protection by allowing them to testify in court via closed-circuit television."To break the cycle of abuse, victims should be in a non-threatening environment when giving testimony. They shouldn’t be stared down by someone who has physically and emotionally tortured them.

Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) today announced passage of legislation that he sponsored to stop Governor Eliot Spitzer's policy change allowing those in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses.

The New York State Senatehas passed legislation that would stop Governor Spitzer’s plan to issue drivers licenses to illegal aliens by requiring a social security number or proof of authorized presence in the United States to obtain a New York State drivers license or non-driver identification card.

The legislation (S.6484) the Senate passed is cosponsored by Senator Andrew Lanza. It would require applicants for a drivers license or non-driver identification card to submit a social security number.

Senator Jim Alesi (R-Perinton) today voted to require applicants for New York State drivers licenses to provide a social security number or other forms of official identification that proves authorized presence in the United States. The bill would keep in place the stringent requirements put in place after September 11, 2001 to ensure only legal citizens obtained official photo identification from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

"Currently, a driver's license is an acceptable form of identification for registering to vote.

(DEPEW, NY) Today is a sad day for New Yorkers. The New York State Court of Appeals have placed the last nail in the coffin on New York State's Death Penalty Statute. Sadly, political ideology has reared its ugly head on a public policy matter that impacts all of our lives.

The case involves theshootings of seven innocent people who were shot in the head at point-blank range, apparently to eliminate the witnesses in a robbery by a murderer by the name of John Taylor.Five of the victims died. This was the infamous "Wendy’s Murders" case that took place in Queens several years ago.