State Rep. Brian Curran
Recent News About State Rep. Brian Curran
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Assemblyman Curran secures $75k state grant for Lynbrook Pool improvements
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) informed Lynbrook residents today that he has successfully secured a $75,000 state grant for improvements to the Lynbrook Pool at Greis Park. Curran, who resides in Lynbrook and has frequented the pool with his family for many years, expressed his satisfaction over this achievement.
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Curran Votes to Fully Fund Schools
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) has taken a stand for education by voting to fully fund Nassau County schools. Curran's opposition to the governor's proposed cuts to foundation aid played a significant role in ensuring that these cuts were not included in the final budget. Additionally, the restoration of the Hold Harmless and a compromised inflation factor to the formula resulted in additional aid for schools in Curran's district."I was proud to vote to fully fund our schools, our children’s education is paramount, and we must ensure they are funded to the...
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Curran Celebrates Malverne Young Leaders
Assemblyman Brian Curran of Lynbrook-21st A.D. recently hosted a special event titled “Young Leaders In The 21st” to recognize the efforts of young individuals making positive contributions to their community. The event, held over the weekend, highlighted the impact of youth involvement in societal change.During the event, Curran emphasized the significance of youth movements throughout history, stating, "Young people are powerful. All throughout history, youth movements have had a tremendous impact on the way society thinks, acts and runs. Even today, it is young people...
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Curran Supports “Kyra’s Law”
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) has thrown his weight behind a new legislative initiative, "Kyra’s Law," aimed at safeguarding children from harm and abuse within the family court system. The proposed law seeks to prevent the court from granting custody or visitation rights to individuals who pose a risk to a child's well-being. It also includes provisions for enhanced training for judges and mandates the appointment of an attorney to represent the child in cases where serious threats to their safety are alleged.Curran's support for the bill stems from a...
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Curran Calls for More Protections for Property Owners, Less for Squatters
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues to call for harsher penalties for squatting and more protections for homeowners in response to two horrific incidents in which one woman was arrested for changing the locks on her own home to try to remove squatters and another in which a woman was brutally murdered by squatters in her mother's apartment. Specifically, Curran is calling for squatting to be classified as criminal trespassing and to clarify that squatters will not be considered tenants (A.6894).Curran emphasized, "The fact...
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Assemblyman Brian Curran Reads to Students at Freeport New Visions School
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook- 21st A.D.) recently visited the Freeport New Visions School to read to first and second-grade students in Mrs. Stanton's class. Curran engaged with the students by reading to them and taking the time to answer any questions they had."It was the highlight of my day to read to these students. They were amazing and if this is what the future looks like, then we will be in good hands. I also want to thank Mrs. Stanton and the entire staff of Freeport New Visions School for having me, I had a blast,” said Curran.The assemblyman expressed...
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Curran Co-Sponsoring Proposal to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook- 21st A.D) has announced his co-sponsorship of a proposal aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors. The proposal, known as A.1065, seeks to eliminate the voluntary incapacitation loophole in sexual assault cases, preventing the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense for sex crimes.Under the current law, individuals incapacitated as a result of their own actions are not protected under the rape statute. Curran argues that this loophole must be addressed to bring justice to victims who might otherwise be denied it. He stated,...
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Curran Calls for Increased Access & Affordability to Child Care for Young Women and Families
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) today stood alongside his Minority colleagues to endorse several initiatives aimed at enhancing access and affordability to child care for young women and families. Curran is a key supporter of measures totaling a $1 billion investment in child care to alleviate child poverty by augmenting tax credits for parents."I can’t think of anyone more deserving of support to help afford child care than working parents; they truly are real-life superheroes, and any chance to give them support is a chance we cannot pass up. Studies have...
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Curran Presents Rockville Centre School District with Aid
Assemblyman Brian Curran of the Lynbrook-21st A.D. recently met with Rockville Centre Union Free School District Superintendent Matt Gaven to mark the allocation of "bullet aid" from the state budget. The aid, totaling $20 thousand, was secured by Assemblyman Curran for The Rockville Centre School District."I will always support the Rockville Centre School District and their amazing students and staff. They truly are one of the best school districts in the country and do an amazing job educating the young people of Rockville Centre," expressed Curran. He also expressed...
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Curran and Brown Present Oceanside Library with Bullet Aid Money
Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook-21st A.D.) and Assemblyman Ari Brown (R,C-Cedarhurst) recently met with Oceanside Library officials to deliver a check commemorating the bullet aid the library received from the state. The Oceanside Library was awarded $8,000 in aid from Curran and Brown for this year."I will always support our local libraries, they are places of learning and imagination for people of all ages, which is why I am ecstatic to present the Oceanside Library with this bullet aid. I know they will put it to good use for the residents of Oceanside, and I can’t...