- UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (10/4/2012) - Brooklyn, NY – Standing outside Engine Co 241, Ladder Co 109, on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, the Uniformed Firefighters Association, a union of over 7,000 New York City Firefighters, endorsed State Senator Martin J. Golden’s campaign for re-election. Steve Cassidy, President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, stated that, “Senator Marty Golden has been [...]
- NEW YORK’S PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION (PEF) ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (10/2/2012) - NEW YORK’S PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION (PEF) ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – Citing Senator Golden’s ongoing commitment to New York’s public sector workforce, New York’s Public Employees Federation (PEF) has endorsed his campaign for re-election. Wayne Bayer, Vice President and Statewide Political Action Chair, stated, “New York’s Public Employees Federation (PEF) representing over 54,000 New [...]
- 1199 SEIU ENDORSES SENATOR MARTIN J. GOLDEN (9/26/2012) - 1199 SEIU ENDORSES SENATOR MARTIN J. GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – Today, 1199 SEIU, a 200,000 member organization representing healthcare workers throughout New York City, endorsed the re-election campaign of New York State Senator Martin J. Golden. Kevin Finnegan, Political Director for 1199 SEIU, said following the announcement of the endorsement that “the working men and [...]
- Small Business Endorses Martin J. Golden for Re-Election (9/24/2012) - Small Business Endorses Martin J. Golden for Re-Election ALBANY – New York’s leading small business association, the National Federation of Independent Business, has endorsed Senator Martin J. Golden for re-election in the 22nd Senate district. “Marty Golden has been an excellent advocate for small business in the Legislature,” said NFIB/New York State Director Mike Durant. [...]
- LOCAL 831 OF THE UNIFORMED SANITATIONMEN’S ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (9/21/2012) - Brooklyn, NY – Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) today announced that Local 831 of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association has endorsed his campaign for re-election. Local 831 represents over 6,000 active members in the New York City Department of Sanitation. “New York’s strongest are proud to endorse Marty Golden, one of New York’s finest State Senators. [...]
- PATROLMEN’S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (9/18/2012) - PATROLMEN’S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – Joining Senator Golden at his campaign headquarters on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, Pat Lynch, President of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, representing over 50,000 active and retired police officers, endorsed the Senator’s campaign for re-election. “As a highly decorated retired police officer and member of the [...]
- NEW YORK CITY LOCAL 246 SEIU ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (9/6/2012) - Brooklyn, NY – Following theLabor Day Holiday, Local 246, SEIU proudly announced their endorsement of StateSenator Golden for his reelection in November. Local 246, which is the certifiedbargaining unit for more than 1,600 active and 900 retired members, representsnot only Auto Mechanics, but also represent 19 different titles that work onmaintaining the 30,000 vehicles that [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN’S STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR ROMNEY’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH (8/31/2012) - SENATOR GOLDEN’S STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR ROMNEY’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Clearwater, FL – Following Governor Romney’s acceptance speech of the Republican Nomination for President of the United States, State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) issued the following statement: “Tonight I am proud to say that I watched our next President accept the nomination for the highest office [...]
- UNIFORMED EMT’sPARAMEDICS & FIRE INSPECTORS ENDORSE SENATOR GOLDEN (8/30/2012) - Brooklyn, NY – Today the Uniformed EMT’s Paramedics& Fire Inspectors endorsed Senator Golden’s campaign for re-election. Local 2507, affiliated with District Council 37, AmericanFederation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO represents over3,000 of the FDNY EMSC and Fire Inspector employees was one of two FDNY affiliatedunions to endorse Senator Golden in the last 24 [...]
- Teamsters Joint Council 16 Endorses Sen. Martin Golden (8/22/2012) - Teamsters Joint Council 16 Endorses Sen. Martin Golden Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda today announced the endorsement of Senator Martin Golden for re-election in the 22th Senate District, citing his tireless work on behalf of working families and the 120,000 Teamsters represented by 29 different locals in the Greater New York area. “Senator [...]
- SUPREME COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (8/17/2012) - SUPREME COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – Following Senator Golden’s announcement of major crime and safety legislation, the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association has announced their endorsement of his re-election. The NYS Supreme Court Officers Association, who represent the men and women of the NYS court system, thanked the Senator [...]
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 348 ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (8/15/2012) - UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 348 ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – Today The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 348 joined several other local unions in endorsing Senator Marty Golden for re-election. Local 348 is one of thousands of locals that make up the UFCW, which has the largest percentage of members [...]
- MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS UNION LOCAL 983 ENDORSES MARTY GOLDEN (8/10/2012) - MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS UNION LOCAL 983 ENDORSES MARTY GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – The Motor Vehicle Operators Union Local 983 today announced their endorsement of State Senator Martin J. Golden. The Motor Vehicle Operators Unions, which represents 2,500 workers in Asbestos Handlers, Assistant City Highway Repairers, City Seasonal Aides, Associate Park Service Workers, Motor Vehicle Operators, [...]
- UNIFORM FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN (8/8/2012) - UNIFORM FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – The Uniform Fire Officers Association (UFOA), Local 854, I.A.F.F. has announced their endorsement of State Senator Martin J. Golden for his re-election. The UFOA, a union for lieutenants, captains, battalion chiefs, deputy chiefs, medical officers and supervising fire marshals in the Fire Department of New [...]
- NY STATE COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES MARTY GOLDEN (8/2/2012) - NY STATE COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES MARTY GOLDEN Brooklyn, NY – The New York State Court Officers Association today announced their endorsement of State Senator Martin J. Golden. The NYS Court Officers Association, which represents 1500 active members, is an employee organization under the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act. For the past several decades the [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN ENDORSED BY MOTION PICTURE STUDIO MECHANICS LOCAL 52 (7/26/2012) - SENATOR GOLDEN ENDORSED BY MOTION PICTURE STUDIO MECHANICS LOCAL 52 Senator Golden cited as a leader in recharging New York’s Economy Brooklyn, NY – The Friends of Marty Golden today announced that Local 52 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), AFL-CIO, has endorsed him for re-election. The endorsement highlighted Senator Golden’s longstanding [...]
- NYPIRG: GOLDEN GETS THINGS DONE (7/25/2012) - NYPIRG: GOLDEN GETS THINGS DONE Brooklyn, NY – A recent analysis by the New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG) found that State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) is among the state’s most productive legislators. Golden is consistently among the top Senators in terms of the number of bills introduced each session that become law. Golden [...]
- NEW YORK CITY POLICE UNIONS ENDORSE SENATOR GOLDEN (7/23/2012) - NEW YORK CITY POLICE UNIONS ENDORSE SENATOR GOLDEN Former NYPD Officer receives the endorsements of the Lieutenants Benevolent Association and Captains Endowment Association Brooklyn, NY – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) today received the endorsements of the Lieutenants Benevolent Association and the Captains Endowment Association. Senator Golden is a former member of the NYPD and [...]
- FRIENDS OF MARTY GOLDEN ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING TOTALS (7/17/2012) - FRIENDS OF MARTY GOLDEN ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING TOTALS Campaign raised $270,000, with 256 individual contributors and over 50% giving $100 or less Brooklyn, NY – The campaign to re-elect State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) today announced it’s fundraising totals for the July filing. The campaign raised a total of roughly $270,000, with 256 individual contributors, [...]
- NEW ERA DEMOCRATS ENDORSE STATE SENATOR GOLDEN (7/16/2012) - NEW ERA DEMOCRATS ENDORSE STATE SENATOR GOLDEN Independent Political Organization Backs Republican Candidate’s Ideals Brooklyn, NY – The New Era Democrats (NED) have officially endorsed State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) in his quest for another term as State Senator. The endorsement signifies the NED’s belief that the Golden has the qualities as a leader [...]
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2272 ENDORSES SENATOR GOLDEN, ASSEMBLYWOMAN MALLIOTAKIS (6/29/2012) - AFGE Local 2272 AFL-CIO Affiliated Recognizes Golden, Malliotakis As Supporters of Law Enforcement Brooklyn, NY – The American Federation of Government Employees Local 2272 today announced their endorsement of State Senator Martin J. Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis. AFGE Local 2272, an AFL-CIO Affiliated Union, with over 1000 members, represents the U.S. Marshals. “State Senator [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN’S CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES DISTORTIONS OF HIS RECORD ON TENANTS RIGHTS (6/8/2012) - SENATOR GOLDEN’S CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES DISTORTIONS OF HIS RECORD ON TENANTS RIGHTS Defends over a decade of service to the rights of tenants, attacks the motives of special interests groups. Brooklyn, NY – The Campaign of Senator Golden, (R,C, I), in response to the baseless, false, and misleading direct mail attacks lead by Tenants PAC, a [...]
- SENATOR MARTIN J. GOLDEN ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID (4/18/2012) - FRIENDS OF MARTY GOLDEN 8112 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11209 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2012 GOLDEN ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID Brooklyn – Saying that “Albany is turning around,” State Senator Marty Golden today announced his plans to seek re-election to represent the 22nd District in the New York State Senate as the candidate of the [...]
- Senator Martin J. Golden Announces Award to GEC (4/12/2012) - On, Monday, April 16th, Senator Martin J. Golden (R.C. I Brooklyn), will present a grant award of $250,000 from the New York State Economic Development Assistance Program to The Guild for Exceptional Children (GEC). The award was approved by the New York State Senate Finance Committee and administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN SUPPORTS LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO CREATE AN ANIMAL ABUSE REGISTRY IN NEW YORK STATE (4/11/2012) - Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) today is announcing that he will co-sponsor legislation, S. 3804, that seeks to establish an animal cruelty registry in New York State. Senator Marty Golden stated, “There is no place in our society for cruelty or abuse of animals. It is my hope that this registry [...]
- Turner Pushes To Help Veteran-Owned Businesses Encourages NY State Legislature To Pass Veteran-Owned Business Bills (4/9/2012) - New York – Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) sent letters to Senator John Defrancisco, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and New York State Senate Finance Committee ranking member, Liz Krueger, urging them to pass S6819, The Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Act and S6818, The Service Connected Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Act, both of [...]
- Freelance Payment Protection Act Op-Ed by Senator Marty Golden (4/4/2012) - The American workplace is undergoing a radical transformation: independent workers now make up a full 30 percent of the labor pool-and experts estimate that the figure could rise to 50% by 2020. Even though times are tough, these Americans aren’t waiting around for big corporations to create opportunity for them: self-employed workers are launching more [...]
- Monday, April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day (4/2/2012) - Monday, April 2, 2012 is the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day. And the entire month of April is “Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month” in New York State. These important dates provide us with a very special opportunity to continue our efforts to enhance public awareness about autism, and to work together to ensure that [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN ANNOUNCES SALES TAX CUT AND MTA PAYROLL TAX CUT TO GO INTO EFFECT SUNDAY, APRIL 1ST (3/31/2012) - Brooklyn- State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) today is reminding New Yorkers of two tax cuts recently approved by the New York State Legislature that are scheduled to take effect this Sunday, April 1st, including the elimination of the 4% State portion of the sales tax, and the repeal of the MTA Payroll Tax. [...]
- VOLUNTEERS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE (3/30/2012) - Brooklyn- Community residents who have proven to be extraordinary community residents dedicated to special events, events and organizations, will be honored at the 2012 Volunteer Appreciation Night hosted by Senator Marty Golden on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bay Ridge Manor, located at 476-76th Street. More than 150 volunteers will [...]
- STATEMENT BY SENATOR GOLDEN ON REMOVAL OF 4TH AVENUE PARKING SIGNS (3/28/2012) - rooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) today has issued the following statement regarding parking signs in front of Goustaro’s located at 9226-4th Avenue which has sparked local community outrage over a loss of parking spaces: “I have confirmed this morning with the Department of Transportation that by tomorrow, the No Standing parking [...]
- SENATOR MARTY GOLDEN SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR STATE SENATE VETERAN’S HALL OF FAME HONOR (3/28/2012) - Albany– Senator Martin J. Golden (R,C,I-Brooklyn) today is announcing that he is seeking nominations from local residents of veterans whose service on behalf of our nation designates them as an inductee of the New York State Veteran’s Hall of Fame Senator Marty Golden stated, “The Senate takes this opportunity to honor the brave men and [...]
- GOLDEN, MALLIOTAKIS ADVOCATE ASSISTANCE FOR RETURNING DISABLED VETERANS OPENING BUSINESSES (3/23/2012) - Senator Martin Golden (R,C,I-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C-Brooklyn/Staten Island) today were joined by local veterans outside the Ft. Hamilton Army base in Brooklyn advocating for the passage of Assembly bill A9228. At the press conference, Senator Golden announced he will be introducing the same legislation, known as the “Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Act” in [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN OFFERS $1000 REWARD TO HELP FIND PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN BROOKLYN (3/23/2012) - Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) today is offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the persons involved in the desecration of religious statues at Brooklyn’s Visitation Academy. Senator Golden stated, “Acts of religious desecration and intolerance have no place within our society, and no one, no matter [...]
- SENATOR GOLDEN ANNOUNCES EASTER EGG HUNTS: ASKS, “HOW MANY EASTER EGGS CAN YOU FIND?” (3/22/2012) - Brooklyn- State Senator Marty Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), in conjunction with local community organizations, is announcing plans to host two Easter Egg Hunts this year, and is inviting all community children and local families to participate. In announcing the events, Senator Golden is asking “How many Easter eggs can you find?”. The Easter Egg hunt events [...]
- SENATE PASSES TOUGH AUTO INSURANCE FRAUD MEASURES (3/22/2012) - The New York State Senate today passed three bills to combat auto insurance fraud, which costs New Yorkers more than $1 billion a year, as well as legislation that would impose stronger criminal penalties for staging auto accidents. Recent cases of auto insurance fraud have uncovered massive crime rings, including doctors, lawyers and scam artists [...]
- Rally to Save Local Bus Service (5/5/2010) - Please join me at a rally and forum on the future of bus service in our community. Date: Wednesday, May 19 Time: 7:00 PM Place: Xaverian High School, 7100 Shore Road Representatives of the MTA will be in attendance, and they need to hear how these cuts will hurt you and our community: * Complete [...]
- Preventing Child Abuse (4/30/2010) - I have introduced legislation in the New York State Senate, Bill S. 7514, that will establish a temporary commission to study child abuse prevention and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature for the implementation of child abuse prevention programs across New York State. The legislation is co-sponsored by Senators Frank Padavan (R-Queens) and [...]
- New Signage to help slow traffic on Shore Road (3/29/2010) - I’m pleased to announce that the N.Y. State Department of Transportation has responded to my recent letter about speeding along Shore Road, and had recommended action in an effort to prevent speeding. The DOT recently completed an investigation and has issued work orders to refurbish all ’25 M.P.H.’ speed limit signs and ‘Curve’ warning signs, [...]
- Help Me Stop MTA Cuts (3/23/2010) - An important M.T.A. meeting this Wednesday morning where a vote is planned to adopt the proposed service reductions on our local and express bus routes. Many of you have contacted me to express your opposition to the proposed cuts that include elimination of the B37 bus and the B23 bus, elimination of overnight service on [...]
- Help me speed up Tax Refunds (2/26/2010) - I just announced that I am co-sponsoring legislation introduced by Senator George Winner, S. 3985, that requires the Commissioner of the New York State Taxation and Finance to provide for the payment of State tax refunds within 30 days of the Department’s receipt of a taxpayer’s tax return unless there is a discrepancy. Also, today [...]
- Move Terror Trials out of New York (2/4/2010) - As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs I’ve launched a new on-line petition allowing New Yorkers to join my effort to get the 9/11 terror trials moved out of New York without delay. New Yorkers can sign my petition on my government website, golden.nysenate.gov, or on the on-line [...]
