Senator Kavanagh discusses housing priorities in state budget

February 29, 2024

Affordable Housing Crisis

Originally published in NY1 on February 29, 2024 .

Senator Kavanagh on NY1

Senator Kavanagh joins NY1 morning show host Pat Kiernan to discuss the pressing housing issues facing our city and state.

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