Senator Patricia Fahy

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 those benefits to...

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 justice. Attorney...

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 more than a half...