Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz has been appointed Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Housing Committee.
“I want to thank Speaker Carl Heastie for appointing me Chair of the Housing Committee,” Assemblyman Cymbrowitz said. “I look forward to advancing legislation that will help provide safe, affordable, and accessible housing to millions of New Yorkers.”
Among its duties, the Housing Committee addresses important issues that directly affect low- and middle-income families across New York State, including public housing, the Mitchell-Lama housing program and rent regulation protections.
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz has extensive background in housing issues. Before he was elected to the Assembly in 2000, he served as the New York City Housing Authority’s Director of Intergovernmental Relations, where he was responsible for developing the Housing Authority’s legislative initiatives.
He also served as Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Homeless Housing Development for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Housing Production and Finance for HPD and Deputy Commissioner of Development at HPD.
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz chaired the Assembly’s Aging Committee since 2015 and previously served as Chair of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee.
“For our fixed-income seniors, for families working to make a better life for their children, for homeless people struggling for financial stability, and for so many other vulnerable New Yorkers, housing can be an all-consuming issue that makes or breaks their lives,” Assemblyman Cymbrowitz said. “As Housing Committee Chair, I look forward to the challenge of advocating for all New Yorkers and ensuring that our residents have safe, affordable and quality housing.”
“We look forward to sitting down with [Assemblyman Cymbrowitz] and getting to work,” said Paula Gilbert, executive director of the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State.
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz was elected in 2000 and represents the 45th Assembly District in Brooklyn as a full-time Assemblyman. His district includes portions of Sheepshead Bay, Midwood, Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Brighton Beach.