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SCHENECTADY — A Democratic delegation of state legislators slammed the state Office of Court Administration for what one of them described as the agency’s kneecapping of the city and its taxpayers in the protracted dispute over Schenectady’s court facilities and whether to build a new court facility or improve the existing facilities at the police station and City Hall. State Sen. Pat Fahy and Assemblymen Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck and John McDonald III joined forces wit

ALBANY, N.Y. –  Today, Senator Patricia Fahy (D–Albany), Assemblymember Gabriella Romero (D—Albany, Guilderland, New Scotland), the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, and 200-300 concerned citizens condemned the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good that occurred in Minneapolis yesterday while calling on New York State to urgently pass legislation that will hold ICE accountable and put an end to their reign of terror. These pieces of legislation inclu

Albany, N.Y. —  New York State Senator Patricia Fahy (D, WFP—Albany) and Assemblymember Gabriella Romero (D, WFP) today announced two $100,000 state grants they secured for the Village of Voorheesville to support the renovation of the historic Frank Bloomingdale Straw, Hay, and Grain Store on Main Street in Voorheesville.  The once-thriving Bloomingdale store - owned by the first Mayor of Voorheesville, Frank Bloomingdale, for 40 years - has been vacant since 2024. With this

Albany-area state Sen. Pat Fahy and several other Democratic legislators joined lawmakers from seven other states in an effort led by the organization State Futures to discuss a multi-state effort to respond to “escalating federal actions that undermine constitutional protections, target immigrant communities, and disregard court orders." During the briefing, Fahy shared two bills that she’ll be introducing in the next legislative session which addresses the behavior of U.S.

ALBANY, N.Y. –  Today, Senator Patricia Fahy (D–Albany) and Assemblymember Tony Simone (D—NYC) introduced the Immigration Enforcement RADAR (Reporting of Arrests, Detentions, Actions, and Removals) Act (S.XXXX Fahy/A.XXXX Simone), which would require New York State to create a public, online dashboard disclosing data on ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and immigration officials’ activity across the state. Despite a massive surge in ICE enforcement, New York currently

When the federal government shut down weeks ago, no one imagined it’d mean empty plates at a child’s breakfast, a family's bare fridge or the faces of seniors waiting for food assistance that never comes. But after weeks of chaos driven by a Republican Party willing to use hunger as a bargaining chip, we are now at an unthinkable place: missing SNAP benefits for thousands of New York families who rely on them to eat. In my district alone, more than 64,000 neighbors depend on

Senator Patricia Fahy (D–Albany) released the following statement today in response to news that New York State Attorney General James is facing politically-motivated charges brought forth by the Trump administration: “It’s October, and New Yorkers know a witch hunt when they see one. The charges filed against Attorney General Letitia James represent an increasingly authoritarian Trump administration and are rooted in political retribution, rather than in any pursuit of justi

Today, Senator Patricia Fahy and Town of Bethlehem Supervisor David VanLuven were joined by Bethlehem Town Board Members, the Bethlehem Department of Public Works, the Bethlehem Department of Parks & Recreation, the Capital Trail Alliance, and members of the public to cut the ribbon on a fully-finished Normans Kill Ravines Park, including three new bridges. Normans Kill Ravines Park is Bethlehem’s newest park, featuring 155 acres of beautiful forests, ridges, wetlands, and mo

Legislation to ban the use of masks by ICE agents is being pushed by a multi-state coalition of state legislators including New York's own Senator Pat Fahy. Tuesday at a National Conference of State Legislators in Boston, Democratic New York Senator Pat Fahy of the 46th district joined colleagues from Pennsylvania and New York condemning the use of paramilitary tactics by ICE agents. In mid-July Fahy introduced MELT - the Mandating End of Lawless Tactics Act previously introd

Senator Patricia Fahy (D, WF—Albany) and Assemblymembers John T. McDonald III, RPh (D—Cohoes) and Gabriella Romero (D, WF—Albany, Guilderland, New Scotland) announced they introduced new pieces of legislation today aimed at closing loopholes and cracking down on the misuse of flare guns in New York State, following a house fire ignited by the discharge of a flare gun, leaving multiple people homeless, in addition to a shooting that left one person critically injured and multi