Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & State Senator Brad Hoylman to Introduce the #IVoted Bill
Nov 9, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Brad Hoylman today announced that they plan to introduce legislation, the #IVoted Bill, to legalize ballot selfies in New York.
“I can hashtag just about anything on social media,...
Upper West Side Parents to de Blasio: Keep Lincoln Towers Together!
Oct 26, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), State Senator Brad Hoylman and parents and residents of the Lincoln Towers community rallied to urge the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to keep the Lincoln Towers school...
New York State Cracks Down on Illegal Hotels, Airbnb
Oct 21, 2016
New York, NY – With the signing into law of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal's bill prohibiting advertising of illegal hotels by the Governor, New York today became the first state in the nation to take bold action to stop the spread of illegal Airbnb...
Day One of Tax-Free Tampons, Other Feminine Hygiene Products in New York State
Sep 1, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that the law she sponsored to eliminate state and local sales tax on tampons and similar feminine hygiene product takes effect today, September 1, 2016. The bill was...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Beagle Freedom Bill Becomes Law
Aug 17, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, the Beagle Freedom Bill, A. 8261-A, which would require beagles and other dogs and cats used in scientific research, to be considered for adoption before...
New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Representatives from 10 States Send Letter to Obama Urging him to Veto “DARK Act”
Jul 7, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), along with 19 of her colleagues from 10 states across the country who are sponsors of state-level legislation to require mandatory on-package labeling of genetically modified organism...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Advocates Call On Senate To Pass Wage Theft Prevention Bill After Successful Vote In Assembly
May 23, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today called upon the Senate to take up bill A.5501-C/S.2232-E, the SWEAT (Securing Wages Earned Against Theft) bill, which would build upon the historic Wage Theft Prevention Act by allowing workers...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Applauds Federal Action to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes
May 10, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drugs Abuse, applauded the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it will regulate e-cigarettes like it does...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Bill to Crack Down on Airbnb Passes Housing Committee
Apr 17, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to crack down on Airbnb and illegal hotel operators and protect tenants, bill A.8704-B, jumped a major hurdle today when it was voted out of the Assembly...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Slams State DEC
Apr 13, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) slammed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for carrying out its diabolical plan, disclosed with great pride via press release, to artificially increase...
Court Upholds Illegal Hotel Law
Mar 18, 2016
Tenants and the City won an important battle in the fight against illegal hotels this week when a state appellate court ruled that a major illegal hotel operator was not entitled to break the law just because it had been renting out short-stay rooms before...
Veterinarian-Supported Declaw Ban Gains Strength in New York State with Another Famous Advocate, Ricky Gervais
Mar 17, 2016
New York – Ricky Gervais, well-known actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and musician, has joined the long list of supporters of the proposed legislation to ban the declawing of cats in the State of New York. Gervais, co-creator of The Office...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill Axing The Tampon Tax Passes Assembly Today
Mar 15, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, A.7555, which exempts feminine hygiene products, such as tampons and sanitary napkins, from state sales, was UNANIMOUSLY passed by the Assembly.
“The...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Throws Support Behind Supervised Injection Facilities in New York
Mar 10, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, (D/WF-Manhattan) has come out in support of establishing supervised injection facilities (SIFs) in New York, making her the first state-level official...
NY State Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal: Airbnb Opposition Makes for Strange Bedfellows
Mar 9, 2016
There are some things you can always count on here in New York: alternate side of the street parking, the subways always running (except when they’re not, like late nights and weekends), the Yankees making the playoffs (except when the Mets do) and...
Opponents of GMO Labeling Lie to New Yorkers in Desperate Bid to Win Back Public Opinion
Feb 25, 2016
New York, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), sponsor of bill A. 617-A, New York’s GMO labeling bill, blasted corporate opponents for their recently launched misinformation campaign designed to confuse New Yorkers who overwhelmingly...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & Upper West Side Community Mourn Loss of Neighbor, David Wichs, in Crane Collapse
Feb 6, 2016
"Our Upper West Side community has been left reeling after learning that one of our own lost his life as a result of the crane collapse in Lower Manhattan. Though no words could ever hope to make David Wichs' family whole again, all of our hearts are...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and Advocates to NYC Dept. of Health: “We’re Rabid Over Proposed Regs That Will Neuter Dining with Dogs Law”
Jan 26, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and nearly a dozen advocates at a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) opposed the agency’s proposed regulations on the dining with dogs law in comments at...
Senator Hoylman & Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announce Legislation to Crack Down on Landlords Who Flout Rent-Stabilization Laws
Jan 11, 2016
New York – On the heels of an explosive ProPublica report showing thousands of landlords are flouting New York’s rent-stabilization laws, State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal this week will introduce new legislation that...
Testimony of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Before New York State Homes and Community for Rent Controlled Housing Accommodations Located in the City of New York
Dec 17, 2015
Good morning. I am Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and I represent the Upper West Side and parts of the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods in Manhattan. As the representative of a large number of rent-controlled tenants, a long-time affordable...
