⬇ Congratulations to Albany's next Mayor: Dorcey Applyrs, Albany's next Auditor: Sam Fein, and our Common Council candidates who prevailed in last night's primary election. Democrats have spoken, and now it's time for us to come together as we look ahead to November.

The Sheridan Hollow neighborhood has one of the highest rates of asthma in Albany County because of its promixity to the Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant. I’m proud that we have finally secured funding for the first phase of the Empire State Plaza’s decarbonization, which will begin

Thank you, Patricia Fahy, for recognizing the involvement of young people in this historic election!

✅ Coming Fall 2025: Washington Park's new playground! Thrilled to have provided $250,000 in state funding through my office to help get it done for the thousands of families and kids who will enjoy it. Every neighborhood deserves access to a modern, fully accessible, and

✂️ Thrilled to join the Grand Indian Kitchen’s ribbon cutting in Amsterdam! Congratulations to Benny, Anne, and their team on this new chapter. Thank you for serving our community!

Here we go again with another outrageous attack on academic freedom & #Diversity by forcing the UVA college president to resign! A sad & pathetic day for such a prestigious university. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/…

🇮🇹 Congratulations to Caffe Italia Ristorante on their official ribbon cutting in #Guilderland! Here’s to many more years of success! Salut!

Beautiful parade to commemorate the Philippine Independence Day in a reminder to celebrate #CulturalHeritage, traditions and #diversity !

It's rather head spinning, but I have to say Elon Musk is right on this one! I will continue to call out the extraordinary damage this #BigBeautifulBill will do to our economy, Medicaid & more - only to enrich #Billionaires! Donald J. Trump

🇵🇭 We celebrated Filipino Day and Araw ng Kasarinlán (Independence Day) yesterday in Washington Park! In 1898, the Philippines gained independence from Spain, but would not be fully independent until 1946. Always proud to celebrate the Filipino people’s march to freedom and

It was great to join Bridge Tha Gap for their 12th Annual Peace March yesterday! Loved seeing so many neighbors out building community. It was, however, a poignant reminder that every child across the Capital Region, from Albany to Amsterdam, deserves a life free from gun

The Big Beautiful Betrayal is the largest transfer of wealth from the working and middle classes to billionaires and the 1% in American history. We are ripping healthcare and food assistance away from seniors, kids, and families to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. It’s

I toured Grassroot Givers’ location on Washington Ave. in Albany to view their space, expansion progress, and growing capability to serve our community. Last year alone, they completed 10,000+ requests for clothing, assisted 500+ households with essentials that help stabilize

July is Disability Pride Month, which recognizes the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. While we continue to make progress on the quality and accessibility of care for New Yorkers living with disabilities, we have work to do. As Chair of the Senate

Struggling to afford your utility bills? Bad news: the Big Beautiful Betrayal raises electricity and energy costs at a time when utility bills are skyrocketing. By ending incentives for renewable energy, we’re lining the pockets of Big Oil at the expense of hardworking families

Loved joining Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County for this new home groundbreaking in Amsterdam today! Thank you for all you to do to house our neighbors and help folks in need. Our communities are stronger because of your work.

✅ Legislation I sponsor with John T. McDonald III - Member of NYS Assembly to ban the sale of Kratom to those under the age of 21 is headed to the Governor's desk. Cari Scribner of Ballston Spa lost her 27-year-old son, Nick Scribner, to a Kratom overdose and addiction last year, and has turned her grief

Another day, another outrage: threatening to denaturalize and deport Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the elected Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor and U.S. citizen, is not only unconstitutional, it's un-American. We don’t exile political opponents in our democracy. This is dangerous,

🏊 The day is almost here, Albany! Starting this Saturday, July 5th, at 1:00pm, the new Lincoln Park Pool will be OPEN to the public. After months of careful renovations and new additions, I couldn’t be more excited that it’ll be ready and open for our neighbors this summer.

Please see below for my statement on the approval of the Big 'Beautiful' Bill—the largest wealth transfer in American history from working families to the billionaire class.