The SUNY New Paltz University Police Department has been accredited by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, making it just one of 14 SUNY campus police departments receiving such an honor. DCJS accreditation is a way of helping law enforcement improve their performance and evaluate their department. […]
Month: April 2018
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz calls for state investigation into “floating sex parties”
Floating orgy parties, exposed in an article recently published by a British publication, have led one Brooklyn lawmaker to call for investigations into their legality and their impact on quality of life for residents of his district. An article published by The Independent titled “‘It’s Like Skydiving’: Inside New York’s […]
Budget excludes major criminal justice reforms
To the disappointment of criminal justice reformers, the new state budget does not include the cash bail, discovery or speedy trial reforms Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed earlier this year. Despite a strong push for justice system reforms earlier this session, neither the changes proposed by Cuomo in his State of […]
Gov. Cuomo, DOH warn against use of synthetic marijuana following death of Maryland man
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health are warning health care providers of outbreaks occurring in multiple states of patients with severe bleeding due to the consumption of synthetic marijuana. These life-threatening incidents have been occurring in states such as Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri. […]
Persaud-Ortiz bill would provide voter registration to New Yorkers through tax filings
Assistant Speaker Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced new legislation (A.10230) that would give New York state taxpayers the option to register to vote when submitting their tax returns. The legislation would also create additional security in elections by only allowing potential voters to register with the proper identification needed to file […]
Publisher’s Corner: The public’s ignorance works to Albany’s advantage
We know that most people know little or nothing about state government. I’d hate to hazard a guess as to how many New Yorkers actually know the name of the lieutenant governor. Ignorance of politics works to the advantage of the politicians who practice their rather obscure art. We know […]
New committee chairs appointed following dissolution of IDC
Senate Republican Conference Leader John Flanagan, R-East Northport, has appointed four new committee chairs to fill the vacancies created by the disbanding of the Independent Democratic Conference. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the IDC would rejoin the mainline Senate Democrats in an effort to create a unified and […]
Following community concerns, NYPA to conduct review of Sheridan Ave. power plant project
In a victory for the Sheridan Hollow community in Albany, construction on a proposed fracked-gas microgrid has been halted so a state agency can study possible environmental impacts. The Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy and Albany County Legislator Merton D. Simpson have been against the this project because it […]