Assemblywoman Sandy Galef is supporting the MTA/Metro North’s initiative requiring that all train engineers undergo testing for sleep apnea, despite the federal government no longer making them mandatory. Sleep apnea has been the cause of several train accidents, including a crash in Spuyten Duyvil in 2013 that resulted in four […]
Tag: public safety
Citi Bike worries about proposed helmet law
Senator Simcha Felder and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic are proposing a law (S.6531/A.8550) that would require all New York City bikers to wear a helmet. Although it seems like a small change it would greatly affect bikers and bike sharing programs like Citi Bike. The legislation would require that any person […]
Bill makes it easier to dial 9-1-1 from public buildings
The Assembly has passed a bill that would make it easier to call 911 from a public building. The bill (A.608/S.932) sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, would require changes to the multi-line telephone systems in buildings owned by the state; a county, town, or village government; a school district; […]