119th Congress
Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
7 Maple Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Amount requested: 2,772,000
City of Yonkers
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Amount requested: 1,710,600
Village of Bronxville
200 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
Amount requested: $8,000,000
The Crawford Drainage Basin Improvements is a $10 million flood mitigation project led by the Village of Bronxville in partnership with the Town of Eastchester. The project includes the construction of open stormwater channels, detention areas, and a new underground stormwater pipe to reduce recurrent flooding in residential neighborhoods and around a local elementary school.
Congressman Latimer is excited to announce the 15 Community Projects that he is submitting to the House Appropriations Committee for further funding consideration. After confirming eligibility with the Appropriations Committee, the following projects were submitted for consideration.
Congressman Latimer and his staff will continue to look for funding opportunities for those who were not selected in this process. If you have any questions, please call our office at 425-657-1001.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) participated in a House Democratic leadership hearing on how small businesses have been hurt by President Trump’s tariffs. Small business owners from across the country attended to give Congress an update on how they have been affected by the President’s policies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced that Joseph Piergiovanni of Eastchester has been selected as the winner of the NY-16 Congressional Art Competition. Mr. Piergiovanni’s artwork, entitled “Poisoned by Progress” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) was joined by Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, State Senator Shelley Mayer, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and local veterans’ advocates for a press conference next to the White Plains Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic today. The group was bringing attention to President Trump’s proposal to cut 83,000 VA staff by August. More than 2,000 VA staff have already been fired.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) released the below statement after receiving an unsatisfactory response from the Social Security Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to a letter Rep. Latimer and Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins sent last month.
BRONX, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) recently visited the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the Bronx. In the first few months of the Trump Administration, President Trump and his cabinet have proposed significant cuts to VA staff and healthcare for veterans. Rep. Latimer visited the Medical Center to speak with staff and veterans to hear how he can best advocate for them in Congress.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) and his constituent services team were at the Theodore Young Community Center in Greenburgh and the Doles Center in Mount Vernon this week to assist residents with federal issues. These included delayed Social Security payments, IRS tax returns, and Medicare benefits.