Nettie Mayersohn (May 30, 1924 – August 13, 2020) was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 27th District in Flushing, Queens.
[2][3] She was a resident of the Electchester cooperative housing complex in Flushing, Queens.
[3] Mayersohn spent 30 years as a community activist, and was Executive Director of the New York State Crime Victims Board.
She was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 2011, sitting in the 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th, 198th, and 199th New York State Legislatures, where she was a prime sponsor of the Baby AIDS Bill, which requires all newborns to be tested for that disease.
Dennis Levy, the HIV+ African American President of the community-based "BLAC", was criticized by New York City AIDS advocates for supporting Mayersohn but the two became close friends.