Feb 27 – New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants landlords to be required to alert tenants of their rights. Stringer called for legislation to create a “Tenant Bill of Rights” that would keep a check on landlords who try to take advantage of tenants and possible tenants. Under the
Feb 26 – Advocates, formerly incarcerated people, and lawmakers warned against overhauling the New York law before it has a chance to prove itself. The battle over New York’s bail reform law, which eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, entered a combative new
Feb 17, 2020 – A state Assemblyman wants local governments to find ways to keep waste out of landfills at the same time the recycling market is sending more and more waste to landfills. Assemblyman Harvey Epstein, D-New York City, recently introduced A.9684 which would amend the state
February 12th 2020 – A group of advocates and New York legislators rallied at the state capital to urge New York State to reject any rollbacks to the controversial bail reform law. In a press conference on Wednesday, State lawmakers and advocacy organizations came together in an effort to
Feb 12 – Advocacy groups and Democrats in the state Legislature are revisiting a long-stalled measure that would limit the use of solitary confinement of prisoners. Will this be the year New York will curb solitary confinement in New York’s prison system? Advocacy groups and Democrats in
Feb. 11, 2020 – Will this be the year New York will curb solitary confinement in New York’s prison system? Advocacy groups and Democrats in the state Legislature are revisiting a long-stalled measure that would limit the use of solitary confinement of prisoners, saying the practice
Feb 11 – On January 28, advocates gathered on the stairs outside the Senate Chamber to demand the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) this session. Since last session, advocates have been pushing this bill (S.1527-b/A.1617-b) in the Legislature, which would
Feb 10, 2020 – Baruch College’s Undergraduate Student Government organized a rally on Feb. 6 to protest the recent tuition hike, which was approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees on Dec. 16. University Student Senate members, students, faculty and staff members from all over CUNY, in
Feb 7, 2020 – Over 150 students with disabilities who attend State University, City University, and private colleges and universities from every corner of the state rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday to urge increased state funding for higher education disability services. More
Feb 5 – Students with disabilities from across the state have gathered at the Capitol to urge increased state funding for higher education disability services. The State Education Department has included a $15 million proposal as part of its 2020-21 State budget request to supplement
Sources tell NY1 that Democratic Assembly Members who have been critics of the new bail reform law have been told not to speak up. That’s because Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has been publicly defending the changes. While Governor Cuomo and State Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins have both