Weekly News from State Senator Gustavo Rivera!

 

SENATOR RIVERA IN THE COMMUNITY

STATEMENT ON TUESDAY'S FATAL FIVE-ALARM FIRE IN BELMONT

TEAM RIVERA PARTNERS WITH RNH AND NYRP FOR AN EARTH DAY TREE GIVEAWAY!

Last weekend, Team Rivera partnered with the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), Riverdale Neighborhood House (RNH), and the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation (KRVC) for a wonderful community event, where attendees received potted flowering dogwood, highbush blueberry, and pawpaw trees provided by NYRP.

Thank you to the Riverdale Neighborhood House for hosting this special event, and to KRVC for providing a shredding truck on site, along with environmental activities.

If you were unable to attend, check out one of 51 community gardens that the New York Restoration Project hosts throughout the city. Click here to learn more!

TEAM RIVERA PARTNERS WITH BRONX HEALTH LINK & COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR 3RD ANNUAL COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER!

This week, Senator Rivera partnered up with The Bronx Health Link for the 3rd annual Community Baby Shower with our wonderful host Monroe University to celebrate expecting and new parents across the 33rd Senate District. The event brought together families for a day of connection and access to essential resources.

Attendees received important healthcare information, baby essentials such as diapers, and educational materials, while also connecting with reliable community organizations dedicated to supporting families during pregnancy and postpartum.

This event builds on an ongoing partnership between Senator Rivera and Bronx Health Link. Since 2023, Senator Rivera has proudly supported the Bronx Doula Access Project and the Diaper Giveaway Program, which provides free diapers to dozens of families each week! 

Visit The Bronx Health Link's Website to learn more.

SENATOR RIVERA IN ALBANY

SENATOR RIVERA URGES LEGISLATURE TO PASS FOOD POLICY REFORM BILLS TO PROTECT NEW YORK FAMILIES

Senator Rivera joined colleagues and advocates in The Bronx to call on Albany to pass a number of bills including his Sweet Truth Act (S.427) and Sodium Warning bill (S.428A), to require clear sodium and added-sugar warning icons on chain restaurant menus, and Senator Zellnor Myrie's Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (S.397), which would restrict misleading targeted food and beverage marketing aimed at children and adolescents.



Senator Rivera strongly believes that families deserve straightforward information about the food they are purchasing and consuming. He will continue to advocate for initiatives that foster informed decision-making so that New Yorkers can make healthier choices for themselves.

Last weekend, Senator Rivera hosted the final session of the CUNY/SUNY Model New York State Senate Project, where they debated bills on the Senate floor as part of the SOMOS Inc. Spring Conference.

The Model New York State Senate Project is an annual leadership development program led by the Edward T. Rogowsky (ETR) Internship Program in partnership with the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force of the New York State Legislature and the State University of New York. Each year, more than 60 CUNY and SUNY students take part in a series of intensive seminars focused on state policy, the legislative process, representation, and leadership.

Additionally, Senator Rivera would like to recognize Joel Hernandez, a former intern-turned-staffer in his office, for his participation in CUNY’s Model Senate program. During this final session, Joel joined his peers in the Senate Chamber, where he demonstrated strong preparation. The team congratulates him on his hard work and tenacity.

SENATOR RIVERA HOLDS FIFTH HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE YEAR

This week, Senator Rivera held his fifth Health Committee meeting of the year. All 16 bills on the agenda passed including my bill to allow New Yorkers to register in the “donate life registry” on any mandatory electronic personal income tax filing. With New York having one of the lowest organ donation registration rates in the nation, Senator Rivera will continue to champion measures that will increase organ donor registration and save lives.

This week, the New York Daily News published an op-ed by Senator Rivera on the importance of upholding New York's climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). 

Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods have long carried the heaviest burden of pollution and climate change driven by corporate actors facing higher risks of flooding, extreme heat, and respiratory illnesses like asthma.

Weakening the CLCPA law would only deepen those harms. New York must commit to move forward with full implementation of our historic climate protections. Read the op-ed here.

THURSDAY 5/28: "THE BRONX IS HEALING" EVENT HOSTED BY THE FORDHAM ROAD BID

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