🏛️ New York State Senator, Manhattan's West Side, from Christopher Street to 103rd Street 🏠🚇🧠🗳️ Housing・Climate ・Mental Health
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It was great to attend the 2026 State of the City University of New York Address at John Jay College!
Thank you to Chancellor of CUNY Félix V. Matos Rodríguez for sharing his vision for the future of our city’s public university system.
City University of New York is one of NYC’s greatest engines of opportunity, providing an affordable, high-quality education to students from every background and opening doors for generations of New Yorkers.
🌳 Street Tree Care Event
When I served on the City Council, I met my goal of planting 1,000 new street trees across District 3 and introduced NYC’s first Urban Forest Master Plan.
I also launched the Green the In-Between Fund to bring even more trees to neighborhoods that need them most.
Street trees clean our air, cool our streets, reduce flooding, support native wildlife, and improve public health.
Join me, Assemblymember @LindaBRosenthal, and the Lower East Side Ecology Center to care for our neighborhood trees!
📅 Sunday, October 25 | 11 AM–1 PM
📍 Verdi Square, Broadway & West 73rd Street
Register here: bit.ly/verdistreettrees
Francesco’s Law has been signed into law! 💙
@GovKathyHochul has signed Francesco’s Law, landmark legislation I sponsored with Assemblymember @KhaleelAnderson to strengthen New York’s gun safety laws and save lives.
Read more here: governor.ny.gov/news/keeping…
When people think about biodiversity, Manhattan probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But cities have a critical role to play in addressing the global biodiversity crisis.
Now, as a State Senator, I’m working to build on that progress and advance policies that protect pollinator habitats, expand urban green space, restore native ecosystems, and promote sustainable development.
New York State Senator Erik Bottcher retweeted
BREAKING: The City Council just passed legislation to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, with a plan to protect workers. 🐴
🎃 Celebrate Halloween in Hell’s Kitchen! 👻
Join the West 47th–48th Streets Block Association for its 39th Annual Children’s Halloween Party on Saturday, October 31, from 12:30–3:30PM at Hell’s Kitchen Park.
Enjoy magic, face painting, free hot dogs, and a costume contest! 🍬
New York State Senator Erik Bottcher retweeted
Today… Chelsea got shredded!
With @CMCarlWilson, @ebottcher, and @NYCSanitation we hosted a shred truck.
It was great to greet neighbors and securely dispose of documents.
Like, comment, and follow to stay up to date for our next shred truck and other upcoming events!
Thank you to Rebecca Fischer and the entire team at New Yorkers Against Gun Violence for this tremendous honor and for your tireless advocacy. Thank you to Governor Hochul for her leadership, Senate Majority Leader @AndreaSCousins, and the countless advocates
In my remarks last night, I shared why this legislation is so deeply personal to me.
When I heard the story of Francesco, a 17-year-old who died by suicide after gaining access to an unsecured shotgun, I saw so much of myself in him.