Press Releases
April 20, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today encouraged local high school students to enter her annual congressional district art contest, a competition where teens compete to have their artwork displayed in the U.S.
April 8, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep.
April 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) helped pass legislation in the House of Representatives that would provide additional COVID-19 relief funding to small businesses including money for restaurants and drinking establishments that continue to struggle from economic losses.
April 6, 2022
QUEENS, NY – This evening, U.S. Rep.
April 5, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), the two New York members of the powerful House Appropriations Committee—which funds federal agencies and programs—announced a new process for state and local governments and non-profits to receive direct federal funding through the Appropriations process. They have also created guidance to help New York nonprofits and government entities navigate the Community Project Funding process in Congress.
April 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps.
April 1, 2022
QUEENS, NY – This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) held a special ceremony to honor the bravery and heroism of the Queens pizzeria owner and his dad who were stabbed while stopping a robbery in front of their establishment.
This past Saturday night, 38-year-old Louie Suljovic and his 68-year-old father Cazim were working inside their restaurant, Louie's Pizzeria in Elmhurst, and intervened when they saw a 61-year-old Asian women being attacked and robbed outside.
March 26, 2022
UPDATE:
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Airbnb contacted her office and said that it has cancelled all bookings under this house listing, and has suspended the listing indefinitely.
"I appreciate Airbnb's prompt response to my office and its willingness to remedy this situation," said Congresswoman Meng.
March 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she introduced the Disability ID Act of 2022, a bill that would establish a new grant program for states to facilitate the placement of a discrete and voluntary disability identifier symbol on drivers' licenses and other forms of state-issued identification in order to improve interactions between first responders and people with disabilities.
Disabilities can be misjudged or disregarded, leaving many people with disabilities worried that their interactions with first responders may escalate.
March 24, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) urged Airbnb to provide insight following a shooting at a house in Bayside, Queens that was advertised as an Airbnb rental.
In a letter to Airbnb's Chief Executive Officer, Meng posed several crucial questions concerning why and how the site has continuously been listed as a rental property despite it being vacant, and what the company is doing to correct the problem.