Team Claire beamed with SunnyPride 🌈 this weekend as we marched in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ neighbors, our immigrant communities, for human rights, and for the future the working class deserves. 🏳️‍⚧️💕

👋🏽 Maspeth! Join us Tuesday, June 24, for remote office hours. We'll be available to answer your questions + assist you with state services, including benefits, government forms, housing issues and more.

I’m calling on the NY legislature to reconvene in a special session to pass Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N.’s #NY4All It’s never too late to protect New Yorkers.

Our office will be closed Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen Friday, June 20, at 10 a.m. If you need to reach our office for any reason, please leave a message at 718-784-3194 or email [email protected].

Learn the life-saving fire-prevention strategies you need to stay safe. Join the offices of Assemblymember Claire Valdez and Sen. Mike Gianaris for a virtual fire safety education event led by FDNY on Thursday, June 26, at 5 p.m. Register ➡️ bit.ly/ValdezGianaris…

Thank Claire Valdez for being part of #LAGCC graduation!

Congratulations and solidarity forever to the LaGuardia Community College Class of 2025! Thank you for allowing me to share this moment with all of you. I can’t wait to see what you achieve in the years ahead. 🎓🎉

Extreme heat can be deadly, especially over multiple days. Make a plan to stay cool, use energy wisely, and check on others who may be at risk. If you or someone else shows signs of heat-related illness, call 911. For more information or to find a cooling center, call 311 or

Stay safe from the heat Queens! NYC is under an extreme heat watch for the next couple days. Drink water, check on each other, and stay cool at one of the designated cooling centers across the city. We’ve listed a few below, but for a full list visit: finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters

Our office will be closed for Election Day, June 24! Make sure to go vote, volunteer, hydrate + stay safe. We reopen Wed., June 25, at 10 a.m. If you need to reach our office, please leave a message at 718-784-3194 or email [email protected]. More: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

We're diving head first into summer QUEENS!💧☀️ Grab your sunscreen and get cool during these hot days at one of the many pools now OPEN in our borough, including the Windmuller Pool serving Woodside + Sunnyside! Read about public pools closest to you ⬇️ qns.com/2025/06/queens…

Presented my letter, co-signed by 20 Assembly Members representing NYC calling for a rent freeze today at the final Rent Guidelines Board Hearing. When I was a member of the RGB, I led the effort for the 1st and 2nd rent freezes in NYC history.

If you read the survey, it shows that more than half of all NY voters DISAPPROVE of what Trump is doing on immigration, including a whopping 72% of Dem voters. Our constituencies want their leaders to take action to protect our vulnerable neighbors. Just look at the data.

Want to learn more about what to say or do when interacting with ICE, and how you can better protect your neighbors? Our office is proud to cosponsor a Know Your Rights training alongside New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Sen. Mike Gianaris and NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez! Register here: bit.ly/AMValdezKYRTra…

My thoughts are with the family and friends of the man struck and killed by the train at Court Square station this morning. See my full statement below.

Reminder: All QPL locations will be closed for #IndependenceDay Weekend: #July4th, July 5th, and July 6th. Our digital media is always available from anywhere with an Internet connection—enjoy eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, music, movies, and more. queenslibrary.org/help/how-to-ac…

Our office will be closed Friday, July 4. We will reopen Monday, July 7 at 10 a.m. If you need to reach our office, please leave a message at 718-784-3194 or email [email protected].

Had a wonderful time touring Thalia Spanish Theatre yesterday! Director Angel Gil Orrios walked us through the theater’s 48-year history of cultivating Spanish-language theater, dance and art. We discussed the importance of keeping the arts accessible to everyone.

Trump’s bill is a betrayal of working people, and a promise kept to the billionaire class he actually answers to. It’s imperative that New York lead in this moment and step up to protect essential programs and services by taxing the wealthy. ➡️ qns.com/2025/07/queens…

Hi Ridgewood! 👋🏽 Our office is coming to you Saturday, July 12, at the Ridgewood Library! Join us for remote office hours, where we’ll be available to answer questions, hear your concerns—or your policy ideas!—and assist with state services, gov't forms, housing issues and more.