Photo of the Week - Meeting with Cardinal Dolan

James Sanders Jr.

January 12, 2016

State Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village) met with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, on Wednesday, January 6, 2015, in Albany. The religious leader was in the state capitol to kick off the 2016 legislative session with an opening prayer. “I found him to be warm, caring and very funny,” Sanders said. “I was amazed by his sense of humor. We spoke of human things, not of war or crisis. We just had a human moment.”

Sanders Testifies at City Council MWBE Hearing

December 14, 2015

State Senator James Sanders Jr. testifies at a City Council Hearing on MWBEs. He is joined by Carra Wallace, chief diversity officer for the City Comptroller, left, and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of Brooklyn.

Sanders Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery

December 9, 2015

Panelists featured at the event were Anthony Benson of Black Veterans for Social Justice, left, Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, assistant professor of history at Queens College, Shoshana Brown of the New York State Justice Network, Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, professor of history at Hunter College, and Dr. Michael Namphy, assistant history professor at York College.

Photo of the Week - Hope NYC Christmas Parade

December 8, 2015

Sanders Hosts Southeast Queens Grants Fair For Artists

December 7, 2015

Senator Sanders speaks about the importance of encouraging the growth of the arts within a local community. He is joined by panelists Arian Blanco, arts program director at NYS Council on the Arts, Hallie Bahn, executive assistant at Materials for the Arts, Lynn Lobell, grants and resource director at Queens Council on the Arts and David Johnston, executive director at Exploring the Metropolis.