Albany Office:
Phone:
518-455-3821
Fax:
518-455-3828
Address:
Legislative Office Building 627
Albany, NY 12248
District Office (1):
Phone:
718-492-6334
Address:
404 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Email: www.ortizf@assembly.state.ny.us
About Felix Ortiz
• In 1980, Assemblyman Ortiz was the first member of his family to move from Puerto Rico to the United States.
• He was elected to the office of New York State Assembly in November 1994, defeating a one-term incumbent.
• As a result of his efforts on behalf of immigrants and other workers, the Speaker of the Assembly selected Assemblyman Ortiz to chair the Subcommittee on Sweatshops.
• With the help of the State Attorney General, Assemblyman Ortiz was able to recover back wages previously denied by the factory owners.
• In 2000, Assemblyman Ortiz achieved passage of the nation’s first law to ban the use of hand held cell phones while driving a motor vehicle.
• He worked to provide farmers with economic relief in 2002 by passing a law requiring schools to purchase locally grown produce.
• Assemblyman Ortiz passed New York’s first Statewide Child Obesity Education Program law which ensures that nutritionally based education programs be a part of every classroom.
• In 2004, he passed a law to create five eating disorder centers across the state to help those who suffer from illnesses such as anorexia and bulimia.
• He continues the fight to pass laws mandating that fast food restaurants post the nutritional value of foods they serve to help consumers make more informed choices.
Driving Directions
ALBANY OFFICE:
From the North:
Take Interstate 87 (Northway) to Interstate 90 (East) exit
Proceed east to Interstate 787 and take Empire Plaza exit.
From the South:
Take New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) to Exit 23 – straight through Toll Booth to Interstate 787
Take Empire Plaza exit.
From the East:
Take Interstate 90 and cross Hudson River
Take exit to Interstate 787 South, along river.
Take Empire Plaza exit.
From the West:
Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) to Exit 24 (Albany)
Proceed east on Interstate 90 to Interstate 787 South, along river
Take Empire Plaza Exit.
DISTRICT OFFICE (1):
From Albany:
Take the ramp onto I-787 S
Take exit 1 toward I-87 (Toll road)
Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-87 S and merge onto I-87 S (Partial toll road)
Take exit 15 for NY-17 S/I-287 S toward New Jersey
Merge onto I-287 S (Entering New Jersey)
Take exit 66 on the left to merge onto NJ-17 S toward Mahwah
Take the NJ-4 E ramp to Fort Lee/New York
Keep left at the fork to continue toward NJ-4 E and merge onto NJ-4 E
Take the I-95 N ramp to G W Bridge/New York City
Merge onto US-9 N (Partial toll road) (Entering New York)
Continue onto George Washington Bridge/Interstate 95 Upper Level N/U.S. 1 Upper Level N
Take exit 2 to merge onto Harlem River Dr toward FDR Dr/Manhattan
Take the R F K Bridge exit toward Bruckner Expy/Grand Central Expy (Toll road)
Merge onto Robert F Kennedy Bridge (Partial toll road)
Slight right to merge onto I-278 W toward Queens/Long Island/NY Airports
Take the exit onto I-278 W toward Brooklyn/Staten Is
Take exit 23 toward 39th St
Turn left at 2nd Ave
Take the 1st left onto 39th St
Take the 1st right onto 3rd Ave
Turn left at 52nd St
Take the 2nd right onto 5th Ave
Turn right at the 3rd cross street onto 55th St
404 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220 will be on the left
From Long Island:
Take County Rd 16/Portion Rd
Merge onto County Rd 97 S/Nicolls Rd via the ramp to I-495/L.Expwy S
Take the ramp to I-495 W/New York
Merge onto Expy Dr N
Merge onto I-495 W via the ramp on the left to New York
Take exit 17W toward I-278 W/Bklyn – Qns Expy/Brooklyn
Merge onto Queens Midtown Expressway Lwr Deck En
Take the ramp to 48 St/I-278 E
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-278 W/Brooklyn and merge onto I-278 W
Take exit 23 toward 39 St
Turn left at 2nd Ave
Take the 1st left onto 39th St
Take the 1st right onto 3rd Ave
Turn left at 52nd St
Take the 2nd right onto 5th Ave
Turn right at the 3rd cross street onto 55th St
404 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220 will be on the left
From Buffalo:
Merge onto I-190 S via the ramp to I-90/NY-5 W/Skyway
Take exit 54-61 to merge onto I-90 W toward Erie
Take exit 54 for NY-400/E Aurora/NY-16 toward W Seneca
Merge onto NY-400 S
Take the U.S. 20 A/NY-78 exit toward E Aurora
Turn left at NY-78 S/Big Tree Rd/E Main St/U.S. 20A E
Continue to follow U.S. 20A E
Turn left at NY-39 E/Leicester Rd/U.S. 20A E
Turn right to stay on NY-39 E/Leicester Rd/U.S. 20A E
Continue to follow NY-39 E/U.S. 20A E
Turn right at NY-36 S/Mt Morris Rd
Continue to follow NY-36 S
Turn right to merge onto I-390 S
Continue onto NY-15 S
Merge onto I-86 E/NY-17 E (Passing through Pennsylvania) (Entering New York)
Continue onto I-81 S (Entering Pennsylvania)
Slight right at I-380 S/I-84 E/US-6 E (signs for Carbondale/Mt Pocono)
Continue to follow I-380 S
Merge onto I-80 E (Entering New Jersey)
Slight left at I-280 E (Partial toll road)
Take the exit toward I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S (Toll road)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S and merge onto I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S (Toll road)
Take exit 13 to merge onto I-278 E toward Verrazano Bridge/Goethals Bridge (Partial toll road) (Entering New York)
Take exit 20 for 7 Ave toward 65 St
Merge onto 7th Ave
Turn left at 55th St
404 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220 will be on the left
Paul B. Harding, Esq.
Managing Partner
Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP
P.O. Box 15141
Albany, NY 12212-5141
(P) 1.518.862.1200
(P) 1.800.529.9922
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