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July 17, 2015
Congressmembers send recommendations to House Transportation Committee ahead of bill’s introduction
July 10, 2015
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on new dashcam video showing a freight train colliding with a tractor-trailer in Maspeth.
July 7, 2015
NY1 VIDEO: Please see the NY1 video for my comments about railroad cars filled with trash which are affecting our communities.
July 7, 2015
Area elected officials secure extension of public comment period; move ensures that residents will have time to make their voices heard
July 2, 2015
Congresswoman’s measure would create first federal law to ban the unconscionable practice;
Retail establishments continue to sell the outdated products that put infants at risk
July 1, 2015
Students accepted after being nominated by the Congresswoman
June 25, 2015
Public school students are used to having time off on New Year's Day and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Now, the Lunar New Year will enjoy similar status.
"It's an official school holiday, like Christmas," said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
June 25, 2015
Bill seeks to improve Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision allowing new moms to pump breastmilk at their workplace
June 24, 2015
Move would prohibit deportation or detainment of Nepalese nationals who are in the U.S
June 23, 2015
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight hailed Mayor de Blasio's decision to create a school holiday for Lunar New Year. Meng was among the first to introduce legislation that sought to close New York City schools for the holiday when she served in the New York State Assembly, and she has urged the Mayor – in person and publicly – to move forward with it.