ALBANY, New York – AARP New York today praised State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for appointing Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo of Binghamton as the new Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging. Following is a statement by Beth Finkel, State Director of AARP in New York, home to 2.6 million AARP members:
After the airing of a misleading advertisement criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan, Associate State Director of AARP for New York City Chris Widelo issued the following statement:
AARP today praised Representatives Steve Israel (NY-3), Chris Gibson (NY-19), Tom Reed (NY-23) and John Katko (NY-24) for successfully advocating that the new federal transportation law include a critical provision aimed at curtailing fatal pedestrian accidents.