Thank you!Dear Neighbor,

First and foremost, I want to thank each and every one of your for your overwhelming support. As of April 30th, 2018, I was sworn in as your Representative for the 80th Assembly District. I want all of you to know just how much this means to me. However, the road to success is not yet over. Only with our continued joint effort will we be able to make the changes we want to see in our communities.

I would like you all to know that my door is always open, and that whatever you need will be answered with the best of my office’s capability. No issue is too small or too large for us to handle.

We may have only entered the Assembly during the last two months of session; however that does not mean that my team and I will not do everything in our power to pass helpful and progressive legislation. It is our job to ensure that we maintain New York’s motto of Excelsior: Ever Upward.

I look forward to working alongside each and every one of you to continue the betterment of our communities. Please continue reading as I introduce my wonderful staff and some of the upcoming events we have planned.

Sincerest regards,

Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez80th Assembly District

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Nathalia Fernandez

■  District Office: 1126 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461 • 718-409-0109■  Albany Office: Room 530 LOB, Albany, NY 12248 • 518-455-5844■  Email: fernandezn@nyassembly.gov

Spring 2018

Reports to the People

Assemblywoman Fernandez meets with local business owners.

Assemblywoman Fernandez speaks with community leader Sheikh Hamad.

Calendar of EventsFridays with Fernandez • Come join Assemblywoman Fernandez

in our office for help with constituent issues 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

June 23rd • 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Rain Barrel Event at Loreto Park. Come receive your free Rain Barrel provided by New York City Department of Environmental Protection!

June 23rd • 2 p.m. Allerton/Barnes Block Party

July 21st • 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Allerton Food Festival

July 28th • 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thwaites Avenue Block Party

TBD Job Resource Fair

TBD Health Resource Fair

TBD Tenant Resource Fair

Chief of Staff, Dylan Tragni ■  Dylan is a proud Pace University gradu-ate with a degree in Political Science with a minor in American Histo-ry. He left Pace as an established cum laude scholar and began his polit-ical career as a Government Affairs intern for the former Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj. Having done so well, the Assemblyman brought Dylan on full-time. He worked up to executive coordinator and eventually becoming the Assemblyman’s Chief of Staff during the 2017 session period. Dylan plans on carrying his wealth of political experience to help Assemblywoman Fernandez make her stamp on Albany.

Community Affairs Director, Odis Guerrero ■  Odis Guerrero is a born and raised Bronxite. She graduated from PS 105, MS 135, The Albert Einstein program in Clinton High School, and Bronx Com-munity College. Her introduction to politics began as a volunteer fundraiser. It was during this time where she met Senator Klein, who quickly brought her on as a District Representative. There she rep-resented her community with great aplomb. Her experience working with and helping community members will lead the way as a strong Community Affairs Director.

Communications Coordinator, Forhad Rahman ■ Forhad is a Bronx local, having been raised in Parkchester before spending most of his adolescent years in Morris Park. He graduated from SUNY at Albany in May 2016 as a magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in English Language. Although politics had not been his field of study, Forhad gained a strong appreciation and dedication towards the field after a Legislative Assistant internship at the State Assembly. Now that he is back in the Bronx, Forhad is looking forward to working with his fellow community members in the betterment of the bor-ough he cares so much about.

Scheduler, Maria Parubi ■ Maria is a Bronx native who spent most of her in life Morris Park. Maria recently graduated from Pace University with a degree in Political Science and a business minor. While still in school, she interned for then Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj as his com-munity affairs intern and later played a pivotal role as his scheduler. Her organizational skills and ability to tackle any problem head forward left an impression on now Assemblywoman Fernandez. Maria is eager to work with her constituents help the community move forward.

So Far in District: ■ Brought the Commissioner of OATH, Hon. Fidel F. Del Valle, to Bronx House in order to educate seniors on how to

fight summonses and tickets■ Secured $25,000 for social service programs such as

local food pantries and the Bronx House■ Worked with the department of sanitation to donate sup-

plies to the local Boy Scouts Pack 162 Service Project

Staff Profile

Assemblywoman Fernandez working with Friends of Mosholu Parkway to help clean up the environment.

Assemblywoman Fernandez with the students from the Bronx High School of Visual Arts on Student Voter Registration Day.

So far in AlbanyApril 30, 2018 ■ Assembly passes measures that would prevent mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minors.

May 1, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation to ensure that all pro-fessionals and laborers involved on construction projects that re-ceive public financing or incentives are paid the prevailing wage.

May 1, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation that will seek to bring justice to victims of childhood sexual abuse by extending statutes of lim-itation for criminal and civil cases. Under this law, the five year limita-tion period for felony sex crime against a minor will be moved from 18 to 23. It will also allow victims to seek legal recourse as adults.

May 2, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation that will eliminate the mandate that state created or administered tests be used to determine a teacher or principal’s evaluation. This legislation will allow school districts and teachers to negotiate an effective and fair evaluation system to meet the diverse needs of their students and communities.

May 8, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation package that will support & protect survivors of domestic violence. These bills will provide tools for rehabilitation, allow for victims of domestic abuse to terminate cell phone and satellite contracts without penalty, pro-hibit employers from discriminating against victims, and ensure the protection and justice of all such victims.

May 14, 2018 ■ Assembly passes a package of legislation to pro-tect tenants and strengthen rent regulations. Working families have suffered from a diminishing number of rent regulated apartments, and the Assembly is seeking to prevent the further displacement of working class families.

June 12, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation that will further re-form the criminal justice system, including critical legislation that would end monetary bail in most instances, reduce the overuse of sol-itary confinement, and end discriminatory practices, amongst others.

June 13, 2018 ■ Assembly passes legislation that will provide feminine hygiene products to women in Correctional Facilities.

Our office has introduced or co-sponsored legislation that will:■ Stop pregnant women from being held in jail

because of bail (A.10837, Fernandez).■ Define and establish a micro-business to help

smaller, local businesses (A.10838, Fernandez).■ Make all State Agency websites must be mobile

friendly (A.10839, Fernandez).■ Require video cameras to be placed on the

entrance/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities (A.745, Gunther).

■ Establish the crime of non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images (A.1641A, Braunstein).

■ Provide for a disability benefit for employees of the NYC Transit Authority who are disabled due to an assault sustained in the course of employment (A.3278, Joyner).

■ Allow tax exemptions for fire extinguishers and fire, heat, and carbon monoxide alarms purchased for residential use (A.9653, Wallace).

■ Make the assault of a physician providing direct patient care assault in the second degree, a class D felony (A.10225, Joyner).

Our office has passed legislation that will:■ Allow the Medical Review Board of State Commission

of Correction to obtain the clinical records of mental health patients who are inmates of a correctional facility (A.10729, Fernandez).

Assemblywoman Fernandez at the Talitha Cumi Etiquette and Leadership Academy Awards Ceremony.

Assemblywoman Fernandez at the Bronx Day Parade with Councilman Gjonaj, Karines Reyes, and two of New York’s finest.

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Spring 2018 Reports to the People

Assemblywoman Fernandez with the ladies at the St. Clare’s Senior Center.

Assemblywoman Fernandez reading to kids at the Bronx House. The future looks to be in capable hands.

Assemblywoman Fernandez working alongside the Tracey Towers Tenant Association.

Assemblywoman Fernandez and a very adorable community member.