Assemblyman

Neighborhood Lawyer
Previous NYC Public School Teacher

B.A. degree from St. John\'s University.
M.S. degree in Urban Education from Brooklyn College.
Juris Doctorate degree from St. John\'s School of Law.

Honorary Advisor of the Civil aid services USA.
State Assembly member of the 47th District.

A past co-founder and organizer of the Bensonhurst Tenants Council.
A founder of the Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee
Past member of the Board of Trustees of the Verrazano Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy.
A Previous member of the Board of Directors of the Cardinal Stritch Knights Columbus Council Corporation.

Teacher in the NYC school system for 11 years.
With a Neighborhood law practice, including pro-bono representation in a law suit to prevent the opening of a incinerator.
Passed legislation requiring wireless providers to accept used cellphones for recycling purposes.
Passed legislation requiring the recycling of used tires.
Passed legislation banning mercury switches in automobiles.
Passed legislation making vandalization of property using a swastika or a burning cross a felony.
fought for restoration of funding for campaign for fiscal equities monies, which NYC had been shortchanged for decades.
Introduced legislation requiring NYC DOE to provide gifted and talented in every school district.

I have been a long time advocate of organizing people to fight to protect our neighborhoods quality of life. We must provide adequate monies for quality education to all children. We must remove obstacles that prevent our children from obtaining an affordable college education. We must enact legislation to protect our families against the impacts of climate change and extreme weather conditions. We must support NYPD to protect the safety of people. We must fully fund a public transit system to provide safe and affordable transportation to all parts of the city. We must create affordable housing.