Press Releases

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) wrote to President Obama asking that he grant clemency to of Oscar López Rivera. The full text of the letter is below.

December 2, 2016

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama:

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-07) released the following statement regarding reports that Anti-Semitic symbols including swastikas and “KKK” had been scrawled in the stairwells of Independence Towers, public housing located in Williamsburg’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhood:

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after Brooklyn’s Community Board 7 (CB 7) voted unanimously to endorse her legislation, the “Landlord Accountability Act”:

Measure Announced Following Spike in Acts Nationally, 31% Rise in NYC

PLAN WOULD HAVE RAISED RENT COSTS FOR THOUSANDS; NOW, METRO AREAS LIKE NYC CAN BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF WITH ‘SAFMR’ AXED FOR CITY; NO ONE WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS THEY LOVE

Earlier This Year, Velázquez & Schumer Urged HUD to Revise ‘Small Area Fair Market Rent Rule’ & Work With Affordable Housing Community in NYC

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that President-Elect Trump has selected Stephen Bannon to serve as Chief Strategist at the White House:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan property manager for harassing rent-regulated tenants in Chinatown and the Lower East Side:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to revise the flood maps for New York City: