Kavanagh Joins Liu & Senate Colleagues for Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 & NYC Schools

May 12, 2020

Kavanagh & Senate colleagues on Zoom for Town Hall on COVID-19 and NYC Schools

On May 12, Senator Kavanagh joined Senator John Liu, who chairs the Senate Committee on New York City Education, along with other Senate colleagues, to hear the thoughts and concerns of parents, educators, and students about COVID-19 and its impact on our school system here in New York City. Hundreds of New Yorkers joined the meeting to speak and listen to the discussion.

Newsday: Higher-Income New Yorkers Now Eligible for Rent Relief

September 21, 2021

At the grand opening of Huntington's Emergency Rental Assistance Program Center on Aug. 20, tenants and landlords were urged to use the center for help applying for federal rent relief. The newest programs are using state funds. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin

Penny-Farthing Lane: New Bike Path on Brooklyn Bridge Opens

September 18, 2021

Two Wheels, Four Paws: A canine cyclist hitches a ride with his human companion.

Brooklyn Paper: Community Board 1 Approves River Ring in Marathon Meeting

September 15, 2021

The proposed River Ring development (center) at River Street near Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. James Corner Field Operations and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

Brooklyn Eagle: Brooklyn Bridge Protected Bike Lane Opens

September 14, 2021

This ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge opened the bridge’s long-awaited, two-way bike lane. Among those seen here are DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman (in sunglasses, toward center) Brooklyn Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (second from left); Manhattan Councilmember Margaret Chin (next to her, holding up scissors); Brooklyn-Manhattan State Sen. Brian Kavanagh (second from right) and Brooklyn Councilmember Steve Levin. Photo courtesy of NYC DOT