Press Releases
NEW YORK, NY -- Monday at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a check presentation at the College Academy located at 549 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10040 (George Washington Educational Campus) to tout $850,000 in federal funding he secured through the Appropriations process to benefit school.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) has announced the start of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition and is inviting all high school students in New York’s 13th congressional district to participate. The deadline for this year’s entries is Wednesday, April 1st.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Espaillat (NY-13) delivers more than $14.1 million ($14,132,000) in Community Project Funding for New York’s 13th District as part of the FY2026 cycle spending bills. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs throughout New York's 13th congressional district.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), released the following statement on the firing of Kristi Noem.
"Kristi Noem demonstrated from the very beginning that she was not up to the responsibility of leading the Department of Homeland Security. For more than a month, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has called for her removal, raising serious concerns about her leadership, the erosion of due process, and a pattern of abuses carried out under her watch.
WASHINGTON, DC— Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will hold his annual Black History Month celebration on Sunday, March 8th at 4:30 p.m. (EST) at the Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Drive (West 145th Street).
This year's event, which was postponed due to the winter snowstorm, is host by Rep. Espaillat in collaboration with the East Harlem Repertory Theatre and will feature Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Natasha C. Coward, Petawane, Kenny Woo, and Thaddeus Birkett.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY., U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 68 Democrats called for a new investigation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over warrantless purchases of Americans’ location data.
NEW YORK, NY-- U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, today announced that prominent landmarks across New York State will be illuminated this evening in the blue, white, and red of the Dominican flag in recognition of Dominican Independence Day and in celebration of the vibrant Dominican community throughout New York.
NEW YORK-- Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the release of Elaina Aghayeva:
"Throughout today, my office worked closely with Ms. Aghayeva's loved ones, attorneys, Mayor Mamdani's team and countless others to collect information and escalate our shared efforts to secure her release. We are pleased to share that Ms. Aghayeva is now at home with her closest friends.