Saturday, August 9, 2025

Biweekly News from State Senator Gustavo Rivera!

 

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SENATOR RIVERA ATTENDS NCSL 50TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT

This week, Senator Rivera attended the 50th Anniversary of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Annual Legislative Summit in Boston, the nation's largest gathering of legislators and legislative staff.


During the conference, Senator Rivera moderated an expert-led panel discussion on vaccine policy. The session provided insight on the critical role that respiratory vaccines play in helping prevent severe illness and the impact that federal shifts will have at state and local levels.

Senator Rivera at the 50th NCSL Annual Legislative Summit

Senator Rivera at the NCSL Democratic Democratic Legislators Lunch headlined by Illinois Governor JD Pritzker

Yesterday, Senator Rivera held his first Back-to-School event of the season at the beautiful Bean Morris Garden on Morris Avenue. Like every year, Senator Rivera will hold a number of these events all across his district.


His next two events include another Pop-Up Giveaway at Washington Park on Tuesday, August 12 starting at 3PM and his main event on Thursday, August 14 at St. James Park starting at 2PM. Looking forward to seeing you there!





We invite you to apply to Senator Rivera's fall internships in policy, constituent services, or communications, and help his team shape change for the community from the ground up. The deadline for submission is Monday, August 18. Send your resume and cover letter to grivera@nysenate.gov*This is an unpaid internship but course credit for college students is possible. *   

This week, Senator Rivera's team joined Bronxites to celebrate the 2025 Edition of National Night Out Against Crime. They attended events held by the NYPD 46th, 48th, 49th, 50th, and 52nd Precincts.


At these events, his team presented certificates to notable members of our police force. Senator Rivera believes in the importance of strengthening police-community relations, which is critical to improving public safety in our city.

SENATOR RIVERA JOINS VIP COMMUNITY SERVICES AT THEIR NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK CELEBRATION

Senator Rivera joined VIP Community Services at their National Health Care Center Week celebration. VIP delivers comprehensive behavioral services and unconditional support to their clients, which makes them an important player in our healthcare delivery network.  

 

There are millions of Americans including many Bronxites, who are in need of affordable primary care. Senator Rivera has worked closely with exceptional healthcare centers that go above and beyond to provide critical healthcare to some of our State's most vulnerable populations. 

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCES

TUESDAY 8/12: JOIN SENATOR RIVERA AT A VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE TOWN HALL TO DISCUSS RECENT MEDICAID CUTS

THURSDAY 8/21: SENATOR RIVERA'S MONTHLY FREE IMMIGRATION CLINIC WITH NMIC

NOVEMBER 2025: APPLY TO THE 'WE ARE THE BRONX' FELLOWSHIP AGAINST HATE

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