Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force

Press Releases

Assemblymember Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on Governor Hochul’s Lack of Diversity in Government Appointees to Lead State Boards, Commissions & Authorities

Jun 27, 2024

Assemblymember Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on President Biden’s Executive Action to Keep Families Together

Jun 20, 2024

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate’s Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on Hon. Robert J. Rodriguez’s Appointment as Acting President & Chief Executive Officer of the Dormitory Authority of NYS and the Future of the New York State Secretary of State’s Office

Apr 18, 2024
Albany, NY – Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul elevated former Executive Task Force Member, Robert J. Rodriguez as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dormitory Authority of New York (DASNY). Rodriguez currently serves as New York’s...

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on the victims of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Apr 10, 2024

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on Governor Katy Hochul's 2024 State of the State Address

Jan 10, 2024

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Issues Letter of Support for S.1856A/A.7640 - "Birds and Bees Protection Act" to Governor Kathy Hochul

Dec 14, 2023

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on the Appointment of the First Dominican Judge, Bianka Perez to the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division

Dec 4, 2023

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, on the Current Anti-Democratic Efforts in Guatemala

Nov 27, 2023

Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, on the Biden Administration’s TPS Redesignation for Venezuela & Work Authorizations

Sep 21, 2023
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Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, on Texas Federal Judge Ruling DACA Unlawful

Sep 19, 2023
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Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, on the Passing of Gov. Bill Richardson

Sep 6, 2023
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Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, Releases the Following Statement Regarding Governor Hochul’s Plea to President Biden for Federal Funds and Regulatory Reform to Alleviate the Asylum Crisis

Aug 30, 2023
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Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, on the Passing of Former NYC Deputy Mayor, Hon. Carol Robles-Roman

Aug 26, 2023
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Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the NYS Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force, on the Appointment of Edward Caban as New York City Police Commissioner

Jul 26, 2023
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Statement of the Puerto/Rican Hispanic Task Force In Support of Rights of All U.S. Citizens to Have Access to Nationwide Federal Aid Programs

Sep 9, 2021

PRHTF Disappointed with NSF Recommendation to Decommission Arecibo Telescope

Nov 23, 2020
Chairwoman Maritza Davila of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force today expressed a desire for the incoming Biden administration to take a second look at a plan by the US National Science Foundation to begin decommissioning the Arecibo Observatory. Until...

Hispanic Heritage Month Unity Statement

Oct 5, 2020

Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Statement on George Floyd

Jun 3, 2020

Historic Level of Latinas Now Serving in the New York State Legislature

May 1, 2018
“It is fitting that today, on International Workers’ Day, the New York State Assembly is now the home to a historic level of Latinas serving in state-level elected office and who represent working class communities struggling to improve their lives...

Latino Task Force Calls on FEMA to Extend Emergency Housing Program

Apr 20, 2018

Chair

Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Chair Karines Reyes Karines Reyes

Address

Oscar Castillo, Executive Director
518-455-5302
LOB 639A
Albany, NY 12248
castilloo@nyassembly.gov

Members