Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Two state lawmakers are condemning what they call overly aggressive action by the NYPD on Saturday as they broke up a protest and march in honor of Breonna Taylor. Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Deborah Glick issued the following statement: “Last night, bystanders and protesters in our districts […]
A gender neutral bill, sponsored by Jo Anne Simon, D-Brooklyn, and Sen. Betty Little, R-Glens Falls, that would update outdated firefighter and police officer language recently passed the Senate and Assembly and is currently waiting to be delivered to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Simon and Little were joined by NYPD and […]
Legislation aimed at imposing harsher penalties on drivers involved in accidents while driving with a suspended, revoked or no license has advanced to the floor of the New York Senate for a second time. Under current law, the most severe penalty a district attorney can seek in cases such as […]
A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the state Parole Board to deny the release of a man convicted of killing NYPD officers in the 1970s. Herman Bell, who is up for parole later this month, was convicted in 1979 of killing two New York City police officers and […]
For the second time in two weeks, Sen. Simcha Felder is calling for armed police to be posted outside every New York City school. Sen. Felder, D-Brooklyn, first called for armed NYPD officers to be placed at city schools after a Halloween terror attack in New York City. In that […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill known as Briana’s Law that requires New York police officers to be retrained in CPR every two years. The bill was written after an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl died when an officer could not administer CPR while she was suffering from a severe asthma attack. […]
Senate Republicans have announced that they will provide $4 million to retrofit thousands of New York City Police Department command vehicles and patrol cars with bulletproof door panels and windows. The funding was introduced by Sen. Martin Golden, R-Brooklyn, a former NYPD officer and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-East […]
Upholding the notion that New York is a progressive state, legislation has been written to remove gender labels from law enforcement and other first responder titles. In an effort to update antiquated and inaccurate titles, Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, D-Brooklyn, announced the introduction of gender […]