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March 24, 2022

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 2022 Congressional Art Competition is now accepting entries from high school students from New York's 13th congressional district for the opportunity to display their winning artwork in the United States Capitol and the district offices of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for up to one year.

Artwork may be emailed to Art.NY13@mail.house.gov. The deadline to submit entries from NY-13 is Friday, April 22, 2022.

Issues:Education
March 21, 2022

NEW YORK, NY -- Today, following reports to his office from impacted constituents, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) penned a letter to Gregory Russ, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) requesting that the PACT conversion of Manhattanville Houses be halted following insufficient community input.

Issues:Housing
March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing crisis in Haiti.

March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)spoke on the U.S. House floor once again in support of Ukrainians fleeing violence as a result of Putin's war. During his remarks, Espaillat urged support of his war crimes resolution highlighting the ongoing atrocities and growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and members of the House Committee on Education and Labor advanced six bills that would strengthen the social safety net and build healthier communities for all Americans.

"As a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, I was proud of the legislative slate my colleagues and I put forth to ensure protections and benefits for families in communities around the nation," said Rep. Espaillat. "It is up to each of us to ensure workers, students, and families have the protections and safety assurances they deserve."

March 17, 2022

Millions of dollars are coming to organizations, programs, and schools in Washington Heights after Rep. Adriano Espaillat secured $11.5 million in funding for Upper Manhattan's 13th Congressional District.

March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a letter led by Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), the Biden administration has announced Temporary Protected States (TPS) designation for Afghanistan.

March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) release the following statement after attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s virtual joint address to the United States Congress:

March 15, 2022

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Millions of dollars are coming to organizations, programs, and schools in Washington Heights after Rep. Adriano Espaillat secured $11.5 million in funding for Upper Manhattan's 13th Congressional District.

The funding from the congressman is broken up into different areas of Harlem, Washington Heights and the Bronx.

For Washington Heights, the money will go to supporting a community kitchen, a food pantry, a mental wellness corps from Columbia University, and a building within Yeshiva University.

March 14, 2022

NEW YORK, NY --RepresentativeAdriano Espaillat (NY-13) stands in firm solidarity with the people of Ukraine during this time of crisis and is a leading voice in Congress to provide Ukrainians vital defense security assistance and humanitarian aid, while holding Russia accountable for war crimes, bolstering international organizations helping refugees, and supporting Ukrainians living in the United States.