Recent memo downgrades attacks by inmates as “harassment” or “disruptive behavior” instead of assaults.  Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) today blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) memo  as a cynical attempt to rewrite reality amid escalating violence inside New York’s correctional facilities. Since the governor signed the HALT Act in 2022, inmate-on-staff assaults have surged nearly 40%, while inmate-on-in

A Statement from Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) I am appalled, yet utterly unsurprised by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s shameless op-ed attempting to justify her support for the Medical Aid in Dying Act. This isn’t compassion; it’s a dangerous assault on the sanctity of life, dressed up in flowery rhetoric about “individual choice” and “bodily autonomy.” But coming from Hochul, it’s nothing more than rank hypocrisy from a governor who has spent her entire tenure trampling

This Isn’t Enough — And New Yorkers Deserve the Truth As the Ranking Minority Member on the Assembly Corrections Committee, I’ve reviewed the prison package now sitting on the Governor’s desk. After reading the coverage here , I need to set the record straight — because what’s being presented to the public is simply not enough, and in some cases, flat-out misleading. This bill does nothing to address the real crisis inside our prisons: • chronic understaffing • Zero recruitme

DiPietro calls out Albany’s inaction for leaving New York vulnerable.   Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) issued his support...

Hochul’s failed leadership exposed in today’s testimony. Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) expressed his dismay over Gov....

A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) I represent the hard-working people of Western New York. I have...

Floor News Tenant Fixture Installation The Assembly passed a bill (A.1865-A), which prohibits landlords from restricting the...

Committee News Corporations, Authorities and Commissions The Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee reported a bill...

Floor News Emergency Appropriation Extenders The Assembly and Senate passed two bills this week (A.8095 [vote: 149-0] and A.8115 [vote:...

A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) Working-class New Yorkers are fed up, and so am I. New Yorkers are...

Floor News Emergency Appropriation Extenders The Assembly and Senate unanimously passed two bills this week (A.7515 [vote: 144-0] and...

Floor News Debt Service The Assembly and Senate passed the Debt Service Budget Bill (A.3002). Vote: 112-35. Vietnam Veterans Day The...

Floor News Applicability of the Residential Redevelopment Inhibited Property Tax Exemption The Assembly passed a bill (A.6770), which...

Floor News One-House Budget Resolution Despite unanimous Republican opposition, the Assembly Majority adopted its $256.5 billion...

Floor News Short-Term Rentals The Assembly and Senate passed a bill (A.5686) enacting a chapter amendment to Chapter 672 of the Laws of...

Marilla town hall highlights urgent need for statewide action As violence and chaos escalate in New York’s correctional facilities,...

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) demands immediate reform amid prison riots and demonstrations around the state Assemblyman...

New York’s correctional facilities are in a state of absolute chaos. Every day, our correctional officers walk into a battlefield,...

DiPietro Slams Hochul’s Insult to Corrections Officers: “They’ve Been Doing Their Jobs, Albany Hasn’t!” Assemblyman David DiPietro...

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) issued the following statement in support of COs across the state. “Albany’s disgraceful,...