In response to several incidents on the Brooklyn Bridge, the Senate Codes Committee passed a bill that would increase penalties for trespassing on critical infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels. On March 28, Sen. Daniel Squadron, D-Carroll Gardens, announced the unanimous passage of S.2190/A.6792 , also known as the “Critical […]
Month: March 2016
NY’s labor unions breathing a sigh of relief
Five of the most influential labor unions in New York are celebrating what could be a short-term victory. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association came down Tuesday to a deadlocked 4-4 vote along liberal and conservative lines. The case threatened to block the ability […]
Gov. McCrory calls Cuomo a ‘hypocrite’ over official travel ban
Written by ISABEL GUERRIERA & EMILY DEMIRJIAN North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is angry over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order banning non-essential state travel to North Carolina. New York’s travel ban is in response to a controversial North Carolina law which states that transgender people cannot use restrooms of […]
350 student groups join coalition against SUNY tuition increases
Over 350 student groups at New York’s public colleges are voicing their opposition to an extension of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “rational tuition” legislation, and are calling for a freeze on SUNY and CUNY tuition rates to keep it at the 2016 academic year’s rate. The SUNY 2020 legislation, signed […]
SUNY brass: $73M one-shot would freeze tuition for one year
The State University of New York Board of Trustees is asking the governor and Legislature to provide SUNY with an additional $73 million in direct state investment. The Board says with such funding, which has been proposed by both houses of the Legislature, they can freeze resident undergraduate tuition […]
Don’t let this happen to you
There are times in life when one feels less than adequate. In fact, there are times when you feel downright foolish. As we get older, we think we’ve seen it all but we haven’t. Many of us have experienced a time when we have felt violated — a friend’s apartment […]
UFC promising four fights a year in New York if Cuomo signs MMA bill
Supporters of the bill sanctioning mixed martial arts in New York state are hopeful Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon sign the measure into law after it finally passed in the Assembly Tuesday night. Sen. Joseph Griffo, a long-time sponsor of the Senate bill, said the new law would ensure safer […]
Assembly ethics bill limits outside income to $77,000 a year
For the first time since former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos were found guilty on corruption charges, ethics reform legislation has passed in the Assembly. The bill (A.09535), which passed in the Assembly by a 138-4 vote on March15, would limit outside income […]