Urge New York officials to strengthen the Raise the Age law so young offenders accused of serious violent crimes are held accountable in Criminal Court rather than Family Court.

I’m calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature to strengthen these laws, while also urging NYCHA to immediately use the $1 million I secured to install security cameras and improve lighting at Berry Houses.

Malliotakis called on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to strengthen juvenile justice laws after a violent assault at Berry Houses.

Malliotakis, Tannousis, Carr Demand Raise the Age Reform, NYCHA Security Improvements Following Berry Houses Assault | Representative Nicole Malliotakis
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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) joined Assemblyman Michael Tannousis and New York City Councilman David Carr in calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State legislature to fix the Raise the Age law.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 30-day lookback window, Malliotakis's official House site reports that she called on New York state officials to fix Raise the Age, directly matching the commitment to urge state action.

delivered same_term A for effort

Representative Nicole Malliotakis |
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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A related Senate proposal to prohibit removal of certain adolescent offenders to Family Court remained in committee, showing aligned legislative effort but no enacted statutory change yet.

unresolved same_term A for effort

NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9871
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Prohibits removal of an adolescent offender to family court where the defendant possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of the offense.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The pending bill targets the same Raise the Age issue by keeping some firearm-related adolescent offender cases out of Family Court, but the bill status does not show enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9871
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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Assembly companion bill for the Raise the Age firearm-removal change was still in committee, supporting that the broader statutory policy change had not been delivered as of the refresh date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A4161
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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ORDERED: This case will be removed to Family Court in the interest of justice.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A New York court decision inside the lookback window shows cases can still be removed to Family Court, indicating the law had not been broadly changed to require Criminal Court handling for all serious youth cases.

unresolved same_term

People v L.M. - 2026 NY Slip Op 26158
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Adolescent Offenders are youth 16 or 17-years old who commit a felony offense. The case is originally heard in the Youth Part of Supreme Court. However, the case may be transferred to Family Court

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current court guidance still describes transfer of adolescent offender felony cases to Family Court as available, supporting that Malliotakis's preferred strengthening had not been fully enacted.

unresolved same_term

Frequently Asked Questions | New York Courts
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