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26 May 2016

Hikind Announces Major Victory For Human Rights

Parks Department Swimming Pool Will Continue Women’s-Only Swimming Hours ‘Thank You, Mayor de Blasio’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) announced on Thursday afternoon a major victory for human rights after being notified that the separate gender swimming hours program at the Metropolitan Pool and Recreation Center will not be closing. The Parks Department informed Hikind’s office
26 May 2016

City to Close Separate Gender Swimming Hours Program

‘What Happened to Being ‘Culturally Sensitive?’ ‘It’s preposterous to think that the City could even consider this to be discriminatory’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) slammed a citywide decision to close separate gender swimming hours at the Metropolitan Pool and Recreation Center in Williamsburg, arguing that the separate hours are about being more sensitive to different
25 May 2016

Hikind Urges Mayor De Blasio, Council Speaker Mark-Viverito to Reconsider Criminal Justice Reform Act

Encourages Elected Officials to Revisit Legislation That Will Downgrade Dozens of Quality-of-Life Offenses to Fines ‘We send the wrong message when we pass legislation that diminishes punishment for criminal violations; ‘We are playing with fire’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) recently urged Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to “reconsider” changes within
12 May 2016

Hikind, Golden Propose Tax Credit for Installation of Security Surveillance Cameras Outside Homes, Businesses

After Brutal December Attack on Avenue M, Hikind Rewards Individuals for Tips Leading to Arrest of Perpetrators ‘Surveillance Camera Use a Key Factor in Apprehending Criminals, Deterring and Solving Crimes’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) joined Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn) in proposing a tax credit for the installation of security surveillance cameras outside of private homes
9 May 2016

Hikind Throws Support Behind State Bill That Would Block City Council ‘Bag Tax’

Joins Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) and Over 20 Elected Officials in Effort to Counter City Council’s Grocery Bag Fee ‘I’m outraged that my fellow New Yorkers are continuing to be nickel and dimed’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) joined Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) and dozens of
6 May 2016

Hikind Urges New Yorkers to Stand Up Against Grocery Bag Tax

Calls on Mayor De Blasio, Fellow Elected Officials to Put an End to ‘Bag Tax’ Bill; Commends Efforts from State Legislators to Halt Bag Proposal �? �?‘If it looks like a tax, smells like a tax and acts like a tax, then it is a tax’ ‘This unfair tax will undoubtedly complicate the lives of